Not the same use-case. Individually networked multi-zone speaker is different from an HTIB.
They've done this a number of times now (according to Wikipedia, must be true!)
This is one area I wish they'd spend some time on. Even the Arc can have low dialog at times, especially when compared to special effects. Having explicit control over center channel level would be an easy first step but Sonos seems to averse to doing exactly that.
From what I've seen in reviews the only thing that helps with this is a sub or going bigger with the rear speakers.
Apple Music as a standalone app is a mess. Apple Music as a service promotes (to me) auto-tuned Rap “artists” years after its launch even though I’m not interested in that crap. Sonos doesn’t need a bobo assistant like Siri. Sonos has done a good job strategically handling their supply chain during the pandemic. Apple is mastercraft in that arena.
To be fair, they did relent on their unthinking corporate blunder, and it cost them dearly in reputation. I‘m happy all my Sonos still works as new, 10 years on, (every Sonos speaker going back 17 years still works) but that close-call makes me think twice about any ‘smart’ device purchase. As does my experience with smart TVs (garbage), and several ‘app-connected’ gadgets I got as gifts and were bricked before I ever even used them.
No thank you. I like my Apple products, but every one of those steps would make Sonos worse, and then they’d double the price. HomePod didn’t bomb because it was a bad tech. It bombed because of Apple. It was an overpriced vanguard for Apple services that nobody loves. Apple can’t seem to make a product these days that exclusively serves the user.
Well no, I'm not wrong because Sonos did exactly as I described to the CR100. Owners installed the update and it was bricked with no warning.
Readers should not be misled into thinking the CR100 was a Sonos speaker. It was a remote control, which was retired after 13 years in favour of the free app.
I think Sonos will have a big hit on their hands with this mini sub. The high priced Sub has been keeping many people away from their ecosystem. The new Ray, a mini sub, and the slew of smaller products certainly coming in the future with their recent acquisition of the Dutch company Mayht, seems to set them up for a wider net of potential customers.
Sonos is set to release a smaller, more affordable subwoofer that will be able to wirelessly pair with the Sonos Ray and the rest of its existing soundbar lineup, a new report has confirmed.
According to The Verge, Sonos is working on a smaller version of its $749 Sub, called the Sub Mini, which will be capable of pairing with the company's second-generation Beam, the Arc, and the Ray, which was unveiled earlier this month.
In an earlier leak, Sonos described the Sub Mini as a "smaller, cylindrical subwoofer," and that is pretty much reflected in a rendered version of the actual product seen by The Verge.
The full features list, dimensions, price, and release date have not been disclosed, but the subwoofer is likely to follow the same design signature as other recent and upcoming products in its home theater lineup.
Apart from the Ray soundbar, Sonos also announced this month that it will be launching its own voice control system for its speakers, allowing users to say "Hey Sonos" to control compatible music services, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Pandora, and Sonos Radio.
Article Link: Sonos 'Sub Mini' Design Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement
The beam 2 just came out last year?
I’m guessing you have the original Beam (gen 2 didn’t come out till late last year)
