

The Sonos Digital Music System is available in multiple configurations. But there are still plenty of folks out there who like the idea of having a ZonePlayer that can be connected to-and will power-a pair of speakers on its own. For that crowd, Sonos now offers the Z80 bundle (a.k.a. If this system has a weakness, it's that that the company's original ZonePlayer, the ZP100-two of which are included with this bundle along with a CR100 remote-has a built-in amp that's overkill for buyers who already count an amplifier or an A/V receiver as part of their existing music systems.

So why has little Sonos, a start-up based in Santa Barbara, managed to attract so much attention for its relatively expensive audio-only Digital Music System? Well, because it's essentially the product everybody's been hoping Apple would make: a simple, elegant solution to streaming hard-drive-based music to multiple rooms via a series of networked ZonePlayer base stations and a sleek command module.
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In the last couple of years, several companies have introduced digital audio receivers or media servers that enable you to stream music-and sometimes images and video-from your PC or Mac to a stereo, a TV, or a set of speakers in another room. But if you already count an amplifier or an A/V receiver as part of your existing music system, the ampless Sonos ZP80 bundle is a better bet. This, the original Sonos Digital Music System, is still a very slick solution for affordably distributing your music throughout your house.
