Sonos Wireless Dock 100 For Ipod And Iphone (Discontinued By Manufacturer)

sonos wireless dock 100 for ipod and iphone discontinued by manufacturer

Sonos Wireless Dock 100 for iPod and iPhone (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Wirelessly play the music from a docked iPod or iPhone, including music apps, on Sonos ZonePlayers
Dock and charge wherever it’s most convenient
Control the music from your docked iPod or any Sonos Controller
High-fidelity, all-digital audio quality
Requires at least one Sonos ZonePlayer, high-speed Internet connection and wireless router

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Brand : Sonos
Category : Electronics,Portable Audio & Video,Portable Speakers & Docks,Audio Docks
Rating : 3.3
Review Count : 31
SalesRank : 0

Sonos Wireless Dock 100 for iPod and iPhone (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

I set this up yesterday and have been testing it for two days now. This is a wireless iPod accessory dock to combine with an existing Sonos Wireless Music system or to go along with a newly purchased Sonos system.This item took me 9 minutes from opening the box to listening to music on my iPod Nano. It was a breeze. After unpacking I plugged it in and read the 3 step directions. I grabbed my Sonos Controller, pressed a Sync button on the back of the dock and updated my system wirelessly. The next thing I knew I had an icon for my iPod with my songs, playlists, etc. Easy and simple just the way the Sonos system is.I can now zone the music together-so I can play that music from my iPod in multiple rooms (only the same music) at the same time, or play iPod in one room and Pandora in another. Of course it does this with a low profile-the item is very small like most accessory docks and also while charging your iPod. I can play the songs on the iPod, Playlists, artists, etc. I have also tried the dock with my iPhone 3G and it worked well-although it does take 30 seconds or so to sort of \"read\" whatever iPod you dock.You can also play music while you search for other playlists to artists within the iPod that you want to listen to.The fidelity is very impressive. I have some floor standing B & W Speakers connected to a higher end Yamaha amp and the music sounds great-better than Pandora through Sonos-and Pandora sounds pretty darn good. I also an running it through a Denon Amp and some Gallo a \'Diva Speakers that sound great as well. Apparently the dock takes the music right off of your iPod vs. converting it to analog-which is huge for original sound integrity. I found this to be the case.UPDATE: I have now had this dock for 5 days and still love it. There is question as to why one would need this if their iTunes is already synced with Sonos and a thought is that if you have others that visit your house often-they can bring their iPod and sync it with your Sonos. An example would be if you have a significant other not living with you or Mother/Father that have different musical tastes.The dock itself has volume +/- on the side and a sync button on the back. Note that the sync can be easily accidentally pressed when trying to move this dock-as my wife did when she was cleaning the countertop. It will sort of re-set the iPod and dock again and your music will not play properly until it has reset itself fully. Just something to get used to once you know it\'s there. One sized dock should fit all iPod except the Shuffle.I love theSonos system and left a review for it several months ago singing its praises but a critical comment I made of it was that I thought I was supposed to be able to wirelessly connect my Mac and iTunes to the Sonos system and always access my music library. I have not been able to do this after quite a bit of trying but admit to not calling their tech support. I have been resigned to listening to my iTunes via wired LAN connection-essentially my MAC hooked up wired to one of my Sonos 120\'s or 90\'s but now I no longer have to do that. My Mac can be off, it can be with my wife away from home or it can simply be in my lap and not plugged in to the wired connection-but I can still access all my iTunes music library that is stored on the iPod docked to this new item.For it\'s price point-this is a must have for anyone that has an existing Sonos system and doesn\'t have an ideal set-up to hear their iTunes library whenever they want. The fact that it charges the iPod and also plays the music with such great fidelity are also huge plusses. Sonos hit a home run with this one.
At first, I thought this was great, but in practice, it\'s dysfunctional. Why do I have to dock a wifi device in order to get on a wireless network? I keep my phone with me while in the house because I need to make/receive calls/text/email/etc wherever I happen to be. That\'s the point of a wireless device, after all!This dock is tethered via yet another power cord & brick. So while it technically gets you on the wireless network, it\'s not \"wireless\" from a practical mobile/portable standpointInstead of this dock, why not an app that allows you to stream the iDevice audio over wifi to the Sonos zones? Same for Laptops... I\'d love to wirelessly stream the audio from my laptop to my sonos so while I\'m doing anything with audio (youtube/skype/dvd/websites, etc.) it can be played to my Sonos zones.In the meantime, if you want to put your iphone audio on your sonos network, you can do it today for $2 instead of $120 for yet another dock! Just use a wire to connect headphone jack of iPhone/iPod to \"line-in\" port on any Sonos Zone, and your iPhone/iPad can be played to any/all Zones. Just one wire (same as this dock), but a lot less $$$
If your goal is to stream audio from an iPod using the old 30-pin dock connector to your Sonos speakers, this is the way to do it. I use it with a 6th-gen iPod Nano. It locks up every once in a while, but all you have to do to fix that is reset the iPod by holding down the sleep/wake button and the volume down button for a few seconds.Put it right by your front door and you\'ll be able to transition between headphones and Sonos almost seamlessly.
Bought it for my Dad for Christmas, he loved it.
First a little plug for the S5 speaker (which I did not purchase from Amazon): I am very impressed with the quality of the sound and the speaker\'s sonic detail. The dock is very easy set up. I\'ve had no problems with the music transmission. It\'s nice to use when I don\'t want to turn on my computer and this is probably one of the reasons to purchase the dock. Amazon did a nice job of packaging the dock and it arrived within the time frame they estimated. I am satisfied with buying from Amazon.
I do not have the great experiences others have had with the iPod dock. I have 6 Sonos components and they all work fairly flawlessly. They get music from the internet (Rhapsody) or my Media Vault without issue. This dock, however, constantly drops the WiFi connection. It really cannot get through a single song without losing the signal. Doesn\'t matter where the device is placed or the iPod used. Not very happy about the iPod dock, but everything else I have from Sonos works well.
Like everything I own from the Sonos system, this device set up in seconds, and worked immediately. After syncing, drop in an iPhone or iPod, and the music is immediately available from anywhere in the system. It can also be automatically configured to play to a specific area when the used. The system requested an update when the device was first used, which only took about 2 minutes to complete. Sonos may seem expensive, but it is engineered perfectly and I would highly recommend this device and the system as a whole.
As others have written already, this piece of kit is WELL worth it. Works flawlessly and as a bonus it acts as a docking and charging station for your iPhone/iPod that u can have situated anywhere in your home/office.The awesome thing about Sonos\' products is the similarity with Apple\'s software, interface, and hardware design and look/feel, which as we all know, is no bad thing...These guys make superb, highly-refined and well-thought out products. This one is no exception.