Sonos aims for AirPods Max, Apple TV with rumored headphones, streaming box

Without them adding support for Siri ( App Intents API ), these will be DOA…. Take the hint SONOS….. 

glennh said:

Without them adding support for Siri ( App Intents API ), these will be DOA…. Take the hint SONOS….. 

They've never supported Siri, yet successful and admired despite that. You cn't use TruePlay on Android either. I'll guess they'll support Airplay, so mostly a non-issue, right?

I don't use voice control now with my Sonos system,  Alexa, Google, or Sonos own, so it doesn't matter to me, and probably most others who use their products.  They wouldn't buy them otherwise. 

Though I like my Apple TVs, I trust Sonos to better execute on connected media devices. I LOVE my Sonos gear. Their neutral support of pretty much every streaming service, without favoring an in-house service is refreshing. Loading a queue of mixed content from various services is a superpower that I really like. 

polymnia said:

Though I like my Apple TVs, I trust Sonos to better execute on connected media devices. I LOVE my Sonos gear. Their neutral support of pretty much every streaming service, without favoring an in-house service is refreshing. Loading a queue of mixed content from various services is a superpower that I really like. 

I’m very interested to see what their vision for a streaming box looks like. And I’ll certainly take a look at their headphone, though I’m a bit more skeptical of how those might improve on Apple AirPods. 

The AirPods Max headphones are all but abandoned by Apple since they were first announced IMO. It might be the only Apple electronics product that has never received a firmware update three years after it went on sale, so they've certainly left the door open for Sonos. Now it's up to them to deliver. 

gatorguy said:

glennh said:

Without them adding support for Siri ( App Intents API ), these will be DOA…. Take the hint SONOS….. 

They've never supported Siri, yet successful and admired despite that. You cn't use TruePlay on Android either. I'll guess they'll support Airplay, so mostly a non-issue, right?

I don't use voice control now with my Sonos system,  Alexa, Google, or Sonos own, so it doesn't matter to me, and probably most others who use their products.  They wouldn't buy them otherwise. 

I just saw your comment since I do not live my life in the comment section as you do. 

Others and I do use our voice to control our products at home.

As far Sonos, I have used their products (plays 1, 3, 5’s and PlayBars) for years. However, the last few speakers have been outdated as far a voice control and smart AI. Hell the Roam cannot even keep a two minutes blue-tooth or WiFi connection outside the home.  

Sonos in the past has had a habit of not seeing where the market is going or paying ant attention to their loyal users. Just look at their stubborn refusal to include the various Dolby attributes in their products for years. Yeah, pcm was soooo much better and more modern than Dolby….

For me, I dumped all of my Sonos speakers with the exception of my Arc which has Dolby Atmos. It will be replaced in the coming months with a TV surround system bar that let me incorporate the new bar into my HomeKit Home with various App Intents App speakers and other device. The API has been free for developers like Sonos to use and incorporate into their products. Even old man “Bose” is expanding the use of the API in their product lines.

With Sonos being stuck on ignoring the API and losing the Patent case to Google, I do not think their speakers will be flying off the shelves like in the past. You are free to think and use whatever you please. My observations and thinking is different than yours. In my humble opinion, Sonos is becoming the new Sony Betamax. 

Ps. Must you negatively comment on everything in here? Word for the day is “disengage”. You should try that whenever you get the impulse to alway put you “half a cent” in ... 😎