How does it compare to Sonos?

[riozilla]

I have 14 Sonos units in my house, I am also a beta tester for them and tested the newest Sonos Play:5 that was announced this week and have it sitting in my office next to a pair of Phantom's that I also own.   I have not done an exhaustive test with two Play:5's and a sub but I have done limited testing switching back and forth between the new Sonos Play:5/Encore and my Phantom but I am happy to share my quick .02.  

Basically the Phantom sounds A LOT BETTER.  It has more dynamic range, overall sound stage clarity and amplification/power. All of this sound fidelity contrast between the two units is immediately obvious when playing the same source (in my case, a 320kb/s AAC stream through Spark client on Mac connected to everything via WiFi (not bluetooth).  

Hands down, the Sonos wins all day long on software and all that it entails. Ease of use, versatility of services and sources, how polished the experience is.  But the Phantom sounds better (as it should, it costs a lot more).

I still switch back and forth and use both my Sonos setup and my Phantom setup frequently throughout the day. I prefer the Sonos due to the number of services that I can stream from and it's rock solid reliability and ease of use.  But I like the way that the Phantom's sound better so I also use them when I feel like it and have the opportunity to play them real loud.



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Dear all,
before jumping on me for daring to compare....i'd like a comparison vs. a comparable Sonos set-up, which would be two Play 5s (two of their biggest speakers paired together) and their Sub (which sounds very good). The price of that set-up is basically exactly the same of getting one Phantom.
I'm pretty sure Sonos wins hands-down on software, ease of use, etc. so i'm actually asking for sound quality opinion. I am actually worried about the software side that i think i would control the Devialet through the Sonos app, using the Devialet as a speaker. I'm not positive at all about the Spark app, it can take years for a company to reach an adequate technical level on that stuff.

The question for me is, how would you think they'd compare? Im considering the Phantom for my 50 square meter living room, right now i have an old and basic set-up. Devialet is honestly a bit over-the-top on pr and marketing jargon, and i'd like some real world opinions.
I am very educated in music but i am NOT an audiophile, for me high quality streamed music from on line services is more than fine.

I obviously will try to hear by myself as soon as possible...but i'm not yet giving into the 45 days trial as i know myself...