Sonos Controller (CR100)

$399.00
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The Sonos Controller gives you instant, wireless access to all your music and all your rooms. SonosNet ensures that every Controller works wirelessly, all over the house, so you don’t have to run back and forth to your computer. Instead, you can choose exactly what to play and where to play it from anywhere — sitting on the couch or cooking in the kitchen. With the Controller in hand you can find and play music from your personal music collection, Internet radio and the most popular online music services. And using the Controller couldn’t be easier. Just pick a room, pick a song and hit play. Use search to find your favorites, and quickly link and unlink zones to play the same song in every room or different songs in different rooms. Controllers aren’t tied to a specific ZonePlayer, so you can use any Controller to control the music — and the volume — in any or all rooms. And there’s practically no limit to how many Controllers you can have — one for every room, floor or music lover in your house.
- Zones button
- Where do you want to listen? Hit the Zones button to choose your room.
- Music Button
- What do you want to play? Hit the Music button to access your music menu and to see what’s playing in any room.
- LCD screen
- Full-color album artwork, song titles and more are all crystal clear — in all lighting conditions.
- Volume control
- Use the volume controls to increase or decrease the volume in any room, whether you’re in that room or not. And when zones are linked, you can control all rooms at once.
- Soft buttons
- View or edit your music queues, power scroll through your lists, add to favorites, link zones, and more. The soft button functions change to reflect what’s displayed on your Controller screen.
- Scroll wheel
- Scroll through any and all of the displayed lists on your Controller screen with ease.
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Wireless, multi-room control from the palm of your hand
Control all your music and all your ZonePlayers from the palm of your hand. The Sonos Controller goes where your computers and IR remotes can’t. One Sonos Controller can control any Sonos product in your system, so you can move around the house and stay in complete control over your multi-room music experience.
Instant access to endless music
With the Controller in hand, you can find and play any song from your personal collection of music stored on your computer, plus thousands of free Internet radio stations. And Sonos works seamlessly with the most popular music services so you can stream millions of songs and stations from the Internet to the rooms of your choice.
Easy and fun to use
When it comes to scrolling through music libraries, searching for songs, viewing album art, choosing zones, and more, the Sonos Controller makes it all incredibly easy. Just pick a room, pick a song and hit play to let the fun begin.
In living color, indoors and out
The full-color LCD display makes everything on the screen bright and easy to see, whether it’s album artwork, song titles, or artist names. And because you can enjoy your music anywhere, the screen is optimized for indoor and outdoor use.
New features and music services with automatic updates
Unlike most other consumer electronic products, the Controller and the entire Sonos system keep getting better even after you buy it. With free automatic software updates you’ll always have the newest features and music services to enjoy. Just register your system and Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.
| Wireless, multi-room control from the palm of your hand |
| SonosNet wireless mesh network |
SonosNet, our secure AES encrypted wireless mesh network, extends the range of the Controller and avoids sources of wireless interference by communicating with the closest ZonePlayer, rather than through one distant access point. |
| Integrated, multi-room control |
Lets you control what music is playing in every room in your house, from anywhere in your house. Control of your music is not tied to the room where you're listening. |
| Unique design dedicated to multi-room music control |
Everything about the Controller – from its buttons to its screen – are carefully designed to let you control your music anywhere and everywhere. |
| Find out what’s playing anywhere in your home |
The Now Playing screen shows you what’s playing in the rooms you’re in with details like album art and elapsed time of a song. The Zone Menu gives you an overview of what’s playing in each room of the house at a glance. |
| Flexible playback options |
Control what zone or group of zones plays the music selected. Put it in “Party Mode” to play the same songs all over the house. Set shuffle/repeat playback as desired. |
| Instant access to endless music |
| Plug-and-play access to millions of songs |
Get instant access to millions of songs on your Controller that you can enjoy all over your house. No ripping, downloading or computer required. |
| Liberate the music on your computer and enjoy it in every room |
Sonos can play music stored on up to 16 PCs, Macs or NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices on your home network, supporting the most popular audio formats. |
| PC-free access to Internet radio and online music services |
Listen to millions of songs and Internet radio stations, without turning on a computer. |
| Pre-loaded Internet radio stations |
Comes loaded with more than 600 radio stations and it's simple to add more via the Sonos Desktop Controller. |
| Play music or audio from MP3 players, CD players, TV, DVD, VCR, and radio throughout the house |
An analog audio input with digital encoding on every ZonePlayer lets you play music from an external audio source (such as an MP3 player, CD player, TV, or radio) and enjoy throughout the house. |
| Support for the most popular music services |
Best Buy™ Digital Music Store, Napster®, Pandora®, Rhapsody® 3.0+, SIRIUS® Internet Radio, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks. |
| Find, discover, and control your favorite music with ease |
| Browse through music selections |
Browse your music collection and favorite music services by Artist, Album, Genre, Track Name, Composer, or Playlist. |
| Search |
Quickly find the music you want to hear by searching for the artist, album or track within your personal music collection or favorite music service. |
| Power scroll |
Lets you browse through your music collection alphabetically so you can quickly find your favorites. |
| Display of album art |
Full-screen and thumbnail views of album art, including detailed track information, are displayed in full-color on the Controller. |
| Single library view |
Regardless of where your music is stored, Sonos presents a single view of your entire library (all artists, albums, composers, genres, etc). |
| Queue-based music playback |
You can queue-up music to play next while listening to what’s playing now – then pass the Controller along to someone else to pick the next song. |
| Full-color display and scroll wheel |
| High-resolution, transflective, full-color LCD screen |
Whether it’s full-color album artwork, song titles, or artist names, the Controller’s screen is bright and easy to read – both indoors and outdoors. |
| Scroll wheel selector |
Makes it quick and easy to scroll through large music collections and make selections. Using it is so simple that you can give it to your friends at a party and let them pick the music. |
| Backlit buttons and screen |
Backlit buttons and screen make the Controller easy to operate in low-light conditions. Adjust the brightness of the LCD and buttons to suit your style and extend battery life. |
| Other cool features |
| Movement sensor |
Automatically wakes up the Controller when you pick it up. |
| Light sensor |
Turns backlighting on only when necessary to conserve battery power. |
| Wake up to music |
Set the alarm and wake up to your favorite music or Internet radio station in one room, or all over the house. Just hit snooze to get a few minutes more sleep. Fall asleep to soothing music with the sleep timer. |
| Schedule your music |
Use the scheduler to play music at a specific time for a set duration—great for that 30-minute workout. |
| Automatic software updates: Sonos keeps getting better |
| New features and music services delivered automatically — and for free |
The Sonos system keeps getting better over time with new features and music services. Once the Sonos system has been registered, Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself. |
| Specification |
Description |
| Display and User Interface |
| Screen |
3.5 in. (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlighting, 240 x 320 (QVGA) |
| Screen type |
Transflective LCD screen, ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Adjustable LED backlighting. |
| Browse control |
Touch-sensitive scroll wheel with center-mounted selector button |
| Function buttons |
9 backlit buttons, 3 soft-selector buttons below screen |
| Indicators |
Wireless signal strength and battery charge indicator (on-screen), battery status LEDs |
| Power / Connections |
| Battery |
High density rechargeable Li-ION Polymer battery, factory-replaceable |
| DC charger |
Input 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz; Output 6 VDC, 3.8A |
| Battery charging time |
2 hours to full charge |
| Battery life |
2-5 days (depending on usage pattern and sleep timer settings) |
| Wireless connectivity |
SonosNet 1.0, a secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network. * |
| General |
| Dimensions |
6.5 x 3.8 x 0.95 in. (165 x 97 x 24.5 mm) |
| Weight |
12.5 oz. (360 g) |
| Finish |
Metal cladding on light gray enclosure, with rubber grip |
| Package contents |
Sonos Controller CR100, AC Adapter, Power Cord, Controller Documentation |
* Internet connection required for access to Internet radio stations, online music services and software updates (DSL, cable modem or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection required.) Internet functionality may require payment of separate fee to a service provider; local and/or long distance telephone charges may apply. Note: All specifications subject to change without notice. |

- MacWorld
- 5 out of 5 Mice rating - “If you thought a handful of AirPort Express Base Stations, an iPhone, and Apple Remote application for that iPhone would bring you the greatest multi-room audio playback on earth, think again. Chris Breen is convinced Sonos has it beat hands down.”Read More

- Time.com
- Sonos: My Favorite Music SolutionRead More

- PCMag.com
- “There's got to be a better way to control our electronics, and I'm betting Sonos Controller for iPhone represents the future of remote controls...the company has a history of innovation, and in using the iPhone as its remote control, it is pointing the way for the entire CE industry to follow.”Read More

- Forbes.com
- "This might just be the ultimate house-party accessory."Read More

- Rolling Stone Magazine
- “Rick Rubin has seen the future of the record industry and it is sitting in his living room.”Read More

- CNET.com
- “Best Digital Audio System 2007 - The Sonos BU130 Digital Music System actually offers more flexibility and ease of use than many multiroom audio systems that cost thousands more.”Read More

- Mass High Tech
- "A crop of young tech-savvy companies is infiltrating the home audio and entertainment system market traditionally occupied by such local stalwarts....the new kids on the block are focused on technologies such as software, wireless and broadband networking."Read More

- Businessweek.com
- "The Sonos system remains the best way to play music from your PC through your entire house. And the new products and features add distance to the already yawning chasm between Sonos and its rivals."Read More

- Seattle Times
- "The Sonos is proof that it really is possible to search and control a world of music from your hand, through a wireless system that takes a few minutes and zero technical skill to install. There are other great devices for streaming digital music from a PC to a stereo.....but with its full-featured remote and dedicated network, the Sonos is in a different class."Read More

- Fortune / CNN Money.com
- "I can't imagine life without it. In fact....take my cable TV service. You can have my Sonos remote control if you pry it from my cold dead fingers."Read More

- Financial Times (UK)
- "A few personal technology products are so well designed and engineered that they set the benchmarks for all others… the Sonos Digital Music System – an expandable “whole house” wireless digital music system – deserves a place in this elite group."Read More

- CNET.com
- "8.7 - Excellent - The bottom line: Recent firmware and feature upgrades cement the Sonos Digital Music System's position as the best multiroom streaming audio solution available."Read More

- GQ
- "Consumer electronics often confound, but the Sonos Digital Music System is in a class by itself. "Read More

- Salon.com
- "...in the past year the company has added a fantastic search feature to the device that renders the thing nearly magical: Now you can type in any song you want, anytime, and it's more than likely to be available for your immediate gratification"Read More

- Audioholics.com
- "5 out of 5 Stars. Sonos stands out from the vast landscape of digital music systems for good reason. Its uniqueness and attention to detail earns it a place at what should be the top of everyone's shopping list.”Read More

- BoingBoing.net
- "Experiencing the Sonos after struggling with these other systems for years was astonishingly pleasant. Finally, somebody has done digital music right. I'm listening to as much music as I did when I was in college. Sonos really has brought back music into my life."Read More

- Business 2.0 Beta Blogs
- “Why the Sonos Beats the iPod - These two technologies paired—Sonos running Rhapsody—turn out to be about as perfect a music experience as I've ever had."Read More

- 2007 CNet Editors Choice Award
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- Business 2.0 Magazine
- "Digital Music's Ultimate Player"Read More

- BusinessWeek Magazine
- "A Sonos system can now connect to a variety of online sources....The computer makers' dream of the "connected home" is finally coming true. But that home may be filled with devices that are perfectly happy to connect all by themselves."Read More

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- BusinessWeek Magazine
- "We looked at six systems. The most elegant and easiest to install is the $999 Sonos ZP80 system......The true beauty of Sonos' system is that you do not need to hook it up to a PC."Read More

- CNET.com
- "If Apple did a home iPod digital music distribution system, we doubt it would be better than this."Read More

- Forbes Magazine
- "...the hardware and software make beautiful music together."Read More

- Forbes.com
- "It's one of the smartest digital music products I've seen in years, and it bears all the markings of an important innovation in digital home audio."Read More

- Fortune / CNNMoney.com
- "Using Rhapsody in my living room over the Sonos equipment was a revelation - it was now possible, on a whim, to listen to anything I wanted - whether it be an individual song...or an album."Read More

- Fortune Magazine
- "....the Sonos system is the missing link in the evolution of digital music in the home."Read More

- G4TV.com
- "...the Sonos system is simply the best way we've ever seen to manage tracks, content and players in separate rooms for the best music experience."Read More

- New York Times
- "The Sonos system is designed for the digital music age..........pure heaven."Read More

- PC world - 100 Best Products of 2006 July 2006
- "Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Ranked #18 out of 100"Read More

- Playlist Magazine 'Play of the Year' Awards
- "I simply haven’t seen a system that so effectively combines digital music, high-quality audio, wireless convenience, ease of use, and, well, fun."Read More

- PlaylistMag.com
- "5 out of 5 stars. I simply haven’t seen a system that so effectively combines digital music, high-quality audio, wireless convenience, ease of use, and, well, fun."Read More

- San Jose Mercury News
- "Sonos is a new digital music system that..........turns out to do the best job I've seen in moving MP3 music tracks around the house."Read More

- Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity
- "This is without a doubt the most full featured music server system that I've used, and I thought the interface and setup ease were second to none."Read More

- Sound & Vision Magazine
- "I was thoroughly impressed with its performance and usability. This is a terrific example of how far music can go once it's digitized"Read More

- Stereophile
- "....the real beauty of the Sonos system is the way in which it marries excellent audio engineering to a system design that allows foolproof and efficient setup of a distributed-audio system."Read More

- Stereophile.com
- "A Visit to Sonos"Read More

- STUFF Magazine
- "Surrounded By Sound"Read More

- Time.com
- "Gadget of the Week"Read More

- Time.com
- "Gadget of the Week"Read More

- USAToday.com
- "4.5 out of 5 Stars. Setting up the Sonos system turned out to be easier than most network devices."Read More

- Wall Street Journal
- "It is simple, fast and rewarding."Read More

- Wall Street Journal
- "The Sonos system is easily the best music-streaming product I have seen and tested. It's the Lexus of the category."Read More

- WIRED News - Best Gadgets of 2005
- "Verdict: 5 out of 5 (smokin')"Read More
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- "Digital music should be like the Matrix: You can jack in whenever you want. The Sonos Digital Music System delivers, piping tunes around your pad, without special wiring or remodeling."Read More
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- MacWorld
- 5 out of 5 Mice rating - “If you thought a handful of AirPort Express Base Stations, an iPhone, and Apple Remote application for that iPhone would bring you the greatest multi-room audio playback on earth, think again. Chris Breen is convinced Sonos has it beat hands down.”Read More

- Time.com
- Sonos: My Favorite Music SolutionRead More

- PCMag.com
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