Sonos BU250 Multiroom Music System

The controller is great and easy to use. The range is great. I have a 3 story house including a basement. I now have music playing throughout house without the wires. This was the best solution after researching many others (Logitech, Sony, etc...). I little pricey, but it was exactly what I wanted.

My wife and I decided it was time to get rid of the stereos that sat around our apartment working only as radio's and iPhone input players -- we hadn't played a cd or tape on them in years. I stumbled on Sonos after looking through audio magazines on-line and it was on the only system I saw that really address all our needs. I ordered the BU250 bundle along with an S5. They arrived yesterday and I literally had them playing music in under 15 minutes -- including the uninstallation of the previous stereo equipment and the indexing of my music collection.

Step 1. Plugged in Zoneplayer 90 into router and power. Plugged in externally powered speakers.
Step 2. Moved old stereo to floor; attached speakers from old stereo into Zoneplayer 120 and plugged into outlet.
Step 3. Moved old box radio to floor; plugged S5 into outlet in the kitchen.
Step 4. Installed software from cd onto computer (this required pressing the mouse button several times but no actual technical understanding). Indexed the music on the computer too.
Step 5. Following the software prompt, told each Zoneplayer to announce it is around (push mute and volume up button at the same time). The software also had me update the software on the Zoneplayers to the latest versions (automaticly done, I just had to acknowledge this was ok). I then started playing local NPR station per commands from the computer to prove I could.
Step 6. Woke up the Controller 200 (it was already fully charged out of the box) and used the mute/volume button combo press on one of the Zoneplyers to let the remote know there is a system around to latch to.
Step 7. Gave remote to wife (I have an iPhone with the app installed). She then logged into her Pandora account from the remote and was playing music in under a minute.
Step 8. Invited friends over to gaze at what I have accomplished.

It was really that easy. We now have a bunch of bookshelf space back in the living room and we can quickly listen to just about any song out there with just a few touches to the remote. I have a NAS on order so we can play our music collection without having the computer powered on.

Bottom line: a very easy to use, easily expandable, full featured solution to life after cd/tapes.

I have owned the Sonos 250 bundle for a week now and it works like a charm!
It comes with an extensive owners manual,easy setup and most importantly it simply works.
I returned a Squeezebox Duet for a refund after 25 days it was a too problematic (constantly on the phone with tech support),the controler had too much lag time booting up from sleep mode.

The CR200 remote controler is an awesome piece of work it is robust (as is the entire Sonos system),fast and has a very sturdy rubberized build with a big bright full color screen,very nice.
The build quality for all the componets is top notch and I mean TOP NOTCH quality.

One thing to note...the 120 zoneplayer will not connect to a receiver only speakers as it has its own built in amp I made that assumption,not a problem my mini Onkyo receiver will find other duty around the house.All this is to say if you intend to connect to 2 receivers STOP and buy two Sonos 90 zoneplayers and CR 200 separately.
The sound from the built in amp is equal to if not better my my mini 60 amp Onkyo system.
The Sonos 90 zoneplayer in the bundle connects to my big Onkyo receiver in the family room again the sound is awesome and of course it syncs with the other room or plays seperate selections in each room if you desire.
There is another Sonos 90 in my future for my mini Onkyo.

All in all you cannot go wrong here Sonos cost more then its competition but is a better value and worth every penny.
I went the low road (Squeezebox) and it was full of bumps and headaches, dig a little deeper and save yourself some time and headaches Sonos is the way to go.

The Sonos system just works, and works brilliantly. Having multi-room wireless sound in my home with the option of listening to so many sources of music (digital music from my networked computer, Sirius, various online radio stations and online music service) as well as tying it into my existing home stereo for CDs and terrestrial radio is just brilliant. The hardware and software are engineered to the highest standard. It's not cheap but the functionality is a whole level above anything else out there. Those who want the best will be satisfied. Expect to pay $2000-$3000 to truly set up a large home with 4-5 zones assuming you need Sonos amplifiers and speakers in each room rather than using existing equipment. The new remote is spectacular and being able to control everything from my iphone is great. A whole home sound system is like landscape lighting or hardwood floors, not strictly necessary but really adds to the ambiance of the home.