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joetiii
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Apr 5, 2018 - 2:56pm |
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Alchemist wrote: rgio wrote: I own 6 HEOS speakers. All set up as pairs. Two pairs of HEOS 5, and a pair of HEOS 3. Sorry...no soundbar/TV experience.
I acquired them at first by accident ....then a bit of obsession / opportunity. I say that because it explains why HEOS and Sonos. The first H3 was a deal offered by Spotify for $99. It sounded really good, so I quickly picked up another off ebay (from someone else looking to profit off the Spotify deal). I paid around $150. I had a pair for $250 vs. the $600 retail....and there's no going back.
Then the real opportunity. When HEOS came out with their V2 (HD audio), they had a deal offering the H5 for $199 ($400 retail). I bought one (the limit per email address)....and it was amazingly "bigger". Lucky for me I have multiple emails. $800 and a few weeks later I had the pair of H5's I'm listening on right now, a pair in our great room, and the H3's in the living room. I use it nearly everyday....I'm surprised by how good the sound out of the H5's is every so often. We had a party a few weeks ago outside, and 2 H5's sounded amazing outside. Plenty of volume, and more bass than I expected outside. unplug...move...plug in (within wifi range)....and listen. I love them.
All of that said, Sonos always is rated higher. The HEOS app is a bit screwy sometimes, but seems to get better and better. It takes me 10 seconds to launch the app and get RP / other stations / Spotify running. My daughter "borrowed" my H3's for her bedroom.....and we easily ran different music simultaneously through the app. I like the looks of the HEOS speakers better, but that a personal preference item. I would have a tough time telling someone paying retail to buy HEOS. I love them, but all of the reviewers must have a reason for picking Sonos. HEOS just announced some new equipment this week....so maybe that could sway your decision. I don't think there is a wrong decision. I listen to music a LOT more with these speakers.
I also have a Chromecast for my office. I purchased RCA cables after to plug into my receiver. It works great. It sounds really good. If you have a stereo you want to leverage for wireless, it is hands down a great way to go. For $50 you can run wireless in a single location.
HEOS 3 speakers can be had for $91 now on Amazon - a smokin' deal. These are the discontinued version that doesn't do Alexa (I don't want Amazon listening to me anyway). rgio, which is better, two 3's as stereo or one 5? Can you let me know if you run RP through your mobile device, or is it available in the "Online Radio" tab? Thanks
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Alchemist
Location: San Jose, CA Gender:
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Jan 17, 2018 - 11:23pm |
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rgio wrote: I own 6 HEOS speakers. All set up as pairs. Two pairs of HEOS 5, and a pair of HEOS 3. Sorry...no soundbar/TV experience.
I acquired them at first by accident ....then a bit of obsession / opportunity. I say that because it explains why HEOS and Sonos. The first H3 was a deal offered by Spotify for $99. It sounded really good, so I quickly picked up another off ebay (from someone else looking to profit off the Spotify deal). I paid around $150. I had a pair for $250 vs. the $600 retail....and there's no going back.
Then the real opportunity. When HEOS came out with their V2 (HD audio), they had a deal offering the H5 for $199 ($400 retail). I bought one (the limit per email address)....and it was amazingly "bigger". Lucky for me I have multiple emails. $800 and a few weeks later I had the pair of H5's I'm listening on right now, a pair in our great room, and the H3's in the living room. I use it nearly everyday....I'm surprised by how good the sound out of the H5's is every so often. We had a party a few weeks ago outside, and 2 H5's sounded amazing outside. Plenty of volume, and more bass than I expected outside. unplug...move...plug in (within wifi range)....and listen. I love them.
All of that said, Sonos always is rated higher. The HEOS app is a bit screwy sometimes, but seems to get better and better. It takes me 10 seconds to launch the app and get RP / other stations / Spotify running. My daughter "borrowed" my H3's for her bedroom.....and we easily ran different music simultaneously through the app. I like the looks of the HEOS speakers better, but that a personal preference item. I would have a tough time telling someone paying retail to buy HEOS. I love them, but all of the reviewers must have a reason for picking Sonos. HEOS just announced some new equipment this week....so maybe that could sway your decision. I don't think there is a wrong decision. I listen to music a LOT more with these speakers.
I also have a Chromecast for my office. I purchased RCA cables after to plug into my receiver. It works great. It sounds really good. If you have a stereo you want to leverage for wireless, it is hands down a great way to go. For $50 you can run wireless in a single location.
HEOS 3 speakers can be had for $91 now on Amazon - a smokin' deal. These are the discontinued version that doesn't do Alexa (I don't want Amazon listening to me anyway). rgio, which is better, two 3's as stereo or one 5?
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rgio
Location: West Jersey Gender:
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Sep 8, 2017 - 1:42pm |
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I own 6 HEOS speakers. All set up as pairs. Two pairs of HEOS 5, and a pair of HEOS 3. Sorry...no soundbar/TV experience.
I acquired them at first by accident ....then a bit of obsession / opportunity. I say that because it explains why HEOS and Sonos. The first H3 was a deal offered by Spotify for $99. It sounded really good, so I quickly picked up another off ebay (from someone else looking to profit off the Spotify deal). I paid around $150. I had a pair for $250 vs. the $600 retail....and there's no going back.
Then the real opportunity. When HEOS came out with their V2 (HD audio), they had a deal offering the H5 for $199 ($400 retail). I bought one (the limit per email address)....and it was amazingly "bigger". Lucky for me I have multiple emails. $800 and a few weeks later I had the pair of H5's I'm listening on right now, a pair in our great room, and the H3's in the living room. I use it nearly everyday....I'm surprised by how good the sound out of the H5's is every so often. We had a party a few weeks ago outside, and 2 H5's sounded amazing outside. Plenty of volume, and more bass than I expected outside. unplug...move...plug in (within wifi range)....and listen. I love them.
All of that said, Sonos always is rated higher. The HEOS app is a bit screwy sometimes, but seems to get better and better. It takes me 10 seconds to launch the app and get RP / other stations / Spotify running. My daughter "borrowed" my H3's for her bedroom.....and we easily ran different music simultaneously through the app. I like the looks of the HEOS speakers better, but that a personal preference item. I would have a tough time telling someone paying retail to buy HEOS. I love them, but all of the reviewers must have a reason for picking Sonos. HEOS just announced some new equipment this week....so maybe that could sway your decision. I don't think there is a wrong decision. I listen to music a LOT more with these speakers.
I also have a Chromecast for my office. I purchased RCA cables after to plug into my receiver. It works great. It sounds really good. If you have a stereo you want to leverage for wireless, it is hands down a great way to go. For $50 you can run wireless in a single location.
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TonyApuzzo
Location: Boulder, CO
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Sep 8, 2017 - 11:41am |
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Blackbirds wrote:Hi you RP audiophiles!
I have this question... we are considering here a Denon HEOS system (the new bar, the new sub and a 5.1 HEOS 3 setup + multiroom too) for both TV and/or music (predominantly RP, duh what else?).
How does this compare to a Sonos setup? Yamaha? Any other options?
Comments, suggestions, experiences are welcome!
Thnx in advance.
I bought 3 ChromeCast Audio ($25ea) plus 3 mini-Toslink optical cables ($5ea) the last time Google had a sale and tied them to a HomeGroup and now I have full-house streaming of RP on my 2 Onkyo and 1 Yamaha receivers with digital inputs. Works great and is only slightly fidgety to individually power on each receiver via the corresponding phone remote control app. If I ever get any ambition I will create a Python script to power everything on and start streaming RP and then register that with IFTTT so I can start everything with one button on my Harmony Hub.
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Blackbirds
Location: Netherlands Gender:
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Apr 27, 2017 - 3:41am |
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Hi you RP audiophiles!
I have this question... we are considering here a Denon HEOS system (the new bar, the new sub and a 5.1 HEOS 3 setup + multiroom too) for both TV and/or music (predominantly RP, duh what else?).
How does this compare to a Sonos setup? Yamaha? Any other options?
Comments, suggestions, experiences are welcome!
Thnx in advance.
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