Sonos vs Squeezebox



Sonos or Squeezebox?


If you are looking to purchase a wireless home audio system, you may be wondering whether the Sonos home audio system is better, or the Logitech Squeezebox. The Sonos is much more expensive than the Squeezebox, but it has a better quality and more modern appeal. The Logitech Squeezebox is pictured above, and the Sonos S5 ZonePlayer is pictured to the right.



Best Feautures of the Logitech Squeezebox:
  • Fairly inexpensive
  • Great support for podcasts
  • Free music services
  • Superb online integrator for multiple music service accounts
  • Stream music live from internet radio stations
Best Features of Sonos:
  • You can choose to play up to 65,000 songs from your music library on your Mac or PC
  • Listen to thousands of internet radio stations
  • Play a different song in each room
  • Apple compatible/Use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote
  • ZonePlayer S5 has a 5-driver speaker system that is individually powered by 5 dedicated digital amplifiers and includes 2 tweeters, 2 mid-range drivers and 1 subwoofer for high-quality sound that rivals much larger, more complicated audio equipment
  • Won't mess with the bandwidth of your home wireless system
The Bad Side of Squeezebox:
  • Not compatible with iTunes purchases
  • Only works well with streaming internet radio, rather than those who want to play music straight from their Mac or PC
  • Multiroom configurations may put a bandwidth strain on your wireless home network
  • Only works well with a small number of rooms
The Bad Side of Sonos:
  • Needs at least one wired internet connection to your home network
  • More expensive than competitors

So What Should You Get?
As you can see, there are pro's and con's with each music system. While the Squeezebox is more affordable, the Sonos has many more great features and simply looks better. What has been said about these two products is that if you are a person who wants to use the wireless home audio system mostly for streaming internet radio, then go with the Squeezebox.
However, if you want to listen to music from your iTunes library, or media library from your computer, as well as streaming internet radio, and you have multiple rooms you want to stream music to, then the Sonos is probably the right choice for you.