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How does it compare to Sonos?
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(02-Oct-2015, 18:55)riozilla Wrote:
(02-Oct-2015, 18:35)Vannibombonato Wrote: 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.

Thanks for sharing.
I understand you are making a comparison between the Phantom and ONE Play5, correct? 
Because there is a world of difference in the Sonos performance when you insert their sub, and another smaller increase when the main speakers become 2.

Thanks a lot.

PS
Regarding software, i think i would absolutely just use a Sonos connect (already have it) and do everything via Sonos, treating the Phantom just as a zone.
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RE: How does it compare to Sonos? - by Vannibombonato - 02-Oct-2015, 19:01
RE: How does it compare to Sonos? - by Damon - 02-Oct-2015, 20:28
RE: How does it compare to Sonos? - by zimbly - 02-Oct-2015, 21:51
RE: How does it compare to Sonos? - by angenet - 03-Oct-2015, 10:03

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