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Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
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Amazon echo dot and Sonos or bose wireless and Hue lights

OK as I'm a nightmare to buy presents for so I've been looking at a wireless solution for the house.

This new..ish echo dot seems good and Sonos seems the 'best' (easiet) sollution to work with it?

I also like the idea I could automate the lights with this also...

I see Bose do wireless speakers but apparently they are not as integrated but I know quality wise are very good?

It seems you can start small, one echo, one sonos and then a bulb (bulb monitor) and then grow

Anyone use this already.

10th Nov 2016 8:24pm

JAY BOY

Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Not here
Posts: 1706

No but I've been looking at the echo as it seems good value.

10th Nov 2016 8:48pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
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We've got 3x Sonos Play 1s and a Play 5 in our house, really easy to use and great sound. Sandy

10th Nov 2016 8:59pm

Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3741

^ Have you thought about the echo dot to work with it?

You can walk in a room and ask it to play a track or radio

Or ask one room to play something and another something else.

I'm tempted to give it a punt

10th Nov 2016 9:01pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
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Don't know much about it myself but my lad works on a big yacht that has the Sonos system and thinks it's great

10th Nov 2016 9:04pm

Projectblue

Member Since: 22 Nov 2011
Location: Devon
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Friend of mine just did a review of the echo dot here:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/138823-a...ersonality

Martin: if linking to this breaches rules let me know. It's for a reviews mag so no LR content, just helping a forum member out. New project and it's green: www.projectoverland.info

10th Nov 2016 9:25pm

Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
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Thanks good review

10th Nov 2016 10:30pm

defender4

Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: South East London
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Sound from the Sonos is superb, don't know how they do it. One thing to remember is that it only as good as the wireless network in your house.

11th Nov 2016 11:14am

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

Stacey007 wrote:
^ Have you thought about the echo dot to work with it?

You can walk in a room and ask it to play a track or radio

Or ask one room to play something and another something else.

I'm tempted to give it a punt

So am I, is Echo / Sonos connectivity available yet though? Sandy

11th Nov 2016 3:27pm

Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3741

Apparently fully in early 2017

However any wireless speaker should work with the echo?

http://venturebeat.com/2016/08/31/amazon-alexa-sonos-guide/

11th Nov 2016 9:14pm

Thon

Member Since: 22 Nov 2015
Location: Salisbury Plain
Posts: 696

I have the Bose Soundlink speaker as a standalone, so not quite as sophisticated as you are after, but the sound quality is rather special for such a small size.

As you say, this one is not integrated and simply (and reliably) connects individually on Bluetooth, but it suits what we want it for. Quality-wise, definitely very top end.

11th Nov 2016 9:42pm

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