As before, setup can be handled completely through the Sonos smartphone or tablet apps for iOS and Android - all you need is your Wi-Fi password. I put the latest beta software through its paces with a Sonos Play:1 in recent days, and it performed flawlessly at a distance of about 15 feet (4.5 meters) from my Wi-Fi router in the next room. While the Wi-Fi compatibility makes good on a pledge the company made back in April, a Sonos representative told CNET that the company has been working on the solution for "about 2 years" and that Sonos has done interoperability testing on "every router we can find." That said, Sonos is advising that existing customers who are happy with their setup "shouldn't change a thing" - in other words, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The only remaining exception: Sonos setups using the Playbar soundbar in 3.1 or 5.1 configurations will still require a wired connection to guarantee airtight synchronization between the main and surround speakers.
Going forward, Sonos speakers can be completely wireless (save, of course, the power cable) so long as they're within range of the home's Wi-Fi router.
That will all but eliminate the major caveat that has dogged Sonos since its debut: the fact that the "wireless hi-fi system" required at least one wired connection to a home router.
#SONOS BOOST UPDATE#
A software update (version 5.1) made available today for the multiroom streaming speaker system will allow customers to connect directly to a Wi-Fi network.
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