Sonos Intros New ZonePlayers

By Geoff Duncan Updated August 5, 2008

Sonos Intros New ZonePlayers

Sonos had introduced the new Sonos ZonePlayer 120 and Sonos ZonePlayer 90, expanding its line of multi-room music systems. The ZP120 comes with a built-in amp, so all users have to do is place the unit in the room of their choice and connect up their speakers; the unamplified ZP90 is ideal for hooking up to an existing stereo or audio system.

“Sonos’ mission is to fill every house—and every room—with music,” said Sonos president and CEO Phil Abram, in a statement. “These new products continue Sonos’ heritage of blending the latest technology, software and user experience to create an unmatched music experience in the home.”

The ZonePlayers work by connecting with an in-home wired (or, with the ZoneBridge, wireless) network to pull together music and make it available via a proprietary wireless mesh network between ZonePlayers. Users control nearby ZonePlayers via a Sonos controller, and have access to their entire music library from any zone—as well as Internet radio stations and other media.

The Zp120 offers a class D amp with two 55 Watt channels (into 8 Ohms) along with a subwoofer output. The system features line in, a two-port 100Base-T Ethernet switch, and the SonosNet wireless networking, The ZP90 sports RCA and digital outputs, RCA audio inputs, a two-port 100Base-T switch, and the SonosNet wireless technology. The ZP120 has a suggested retail price of $499; the ZP90 will have a suggested retail price of $349.

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