What Is The Best Multi Room Music System? Sonos or something cheaper?
The top 5 ways to play the same music in more than one room from the same source. Like Sonos but cheaper.
Chapters
00:00 Multi Room Music Explained
00:45 Alexa Multi Room Pros and Cons
03:10 Chromecast Multi Room Pros and Cons
04:56 Airplay Multi Room Pros and Cons
06:25 Linkplay Multi Room Pros and Cons
07:27 Sonos Multi Room Pros and Cons
08:12 Multi Room Music Recommendations.
Product Links
Amazon Echo Dot
Wiim Pro WiFi Streamer (Supports Linkplay, Airplay 2 or Chromecast Multi Room)
Sonos Era100 WiFi Speaker (Supports Sonos, Airplay 2, or Alexa Multi Room)
Audio Pro A10 WiFi Speaker (Supports Linkplay or Airplay 2 multi Room)
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Pro-Multi-Room-Bluetooth-Connected/dp/B07K6PKD42?crid=3HNLI3M6AWHD4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ogMUp6xrOEuDEzYqFV4VDxmkgbx5GCKg5FLE8jya-yYEXdX2y_G5ZElWUMKj7zpfJMjf6Fj1GsUFyMaholw9buBz34AqSjpBq8vGI4wMb5UzbC9b_zhnNaL3vfWPQyvZnl2_JNz0aZ7acHVAu2XQyvLskBxLUaBNVliaVCc0LeWcRGYZL_YOaf44tKvYBF7jCaKHWIucx3GNhtxFidIl4pxDxcEIJIxeGtiZ1kKlAaw.sRN1Tgp0mctYjeLn6um4MjBO42CiFbNcoZofPpWa1i4&dib_tag=se&keywords=audio%2Bpro%2Ba10&qid=1717102405&sprefix=audio%2Bpro%2B%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=56ad5e871d046607dd25f3700d38996f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
So tired of Sonos and network issues. And then the crappy app on top on that…
I will never buy or trust SONOS again after the made the bulk of their equipment obsolete a few years ago and expected SONOS owners to purchase upgrades…it had all the markings of the KODAK management decades earlier.
I am sorry if you explained in your video but it is not very clear to me. Could I buy (Let’s say) 8 Echo Dot 5th gen and place each of them in a different room, all connected and playing the same song simultaneously? Without connecting them to another system or unit, just Echo Dots by themselves. Is it possible?
Automatic software updates are a plague that sometimes break perfectly functioning systems. . Google systems are not the only ones that are affected, a recent update of the Sonos app seems to have broken some functionality for many people. In my own system everything was working fine until I upgraded my router. Then intermittent dropouts and device discovery problems occured not just with the google devices but also some other devices on my network. Since the WiFi was the thing that changed I assumed the router was the problem. I kept looking out for new updates and fortunately the latest one fixed all the problems on all the devices. These are sometimes frustrating problems, and it could have been an automatic update on the chromecast devices or the router that broke things. Before you give up though, I’d suggest doing a factory reset on all the devices and see if that clears the problem.
Nice video mate.. very informative and clear. New sub👍🏻
Chromecast is not reliable anymore for multi room audio, from personal experience. In recent months, speaker groups that previously worked fine have been plagued with endless issues and complaining to Google doesn’t seem to solve them.
When Sonos got rid of Android support and told me I had to buy a NAS just to listen to music on my phone (where I have all my music stored), I decided to get out of Sonos. The Sonos sound is great but update problems aside, they really are a device for Apple users only.
Sonos is possibly the best … But their ios app is utter shite !
Quite possibly the worst software I’ve ever used.
Do you have any experience with Juke Audio? Looking for a way to tie in 4 zones of architectural speakers to TV soundbars. Essentially, play either TV content or music together in the family room and kitchen.