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DO I SELL OR DO I KEEP

WHEN I MOVED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WAS TOLD MY STEREO EQUIPMENT WAS OBSOLETE AND THAT I SHOULD PURCHASE A SONOS SYSTEM.  I DID AND WHEN IT WORKS, ITS WONDERFUL; WHEN IT DOESN'T, ITS AWFUL AND THIS HAPPENS WITH SOME FREQUENCY.

I OWN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS GOOD EQUIPMENT AND WHAT ITS WORTH IF I WERE TO SELL IT:

1.  SONY 5 DISC AUTO DISC LOADING SYSTEM

2.  NAD/RDS STEREO TUNER C 420

3.  NAD STEREO INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER C 370

4.  MARANTZ AV SURROUND RECEIVER SR5300

I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT AN AUDIOPHILE AND APPRECIATE WHATEVER OPINIONS I CAN REVIEW.

THANK YOU.

KENNETH
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lalitk
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Kenneth, in regards to issues with Sonos, how are you listening to Sonos?

I have Sonos throughout my home and never experienced any dropouts in last 5 plus years.  The Sonos bridge is connected to my AT&T router/modem providing seemless connectivity. 

I used to own Sonos connect box in my dedicated home theater until I upgraded to a Aurender server / DAC setup.  

My current setup includes Sonos speakers in following areas in a three story home.  

Sonos playbar with a sub in living room
Sonus play 1, a pair in the kitchen
Sonos play 3 in the bedroom
Sonos playbar with a sub in lounge
Sonos play 3, a pair with a sub in the study


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lalitk
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I agree with wspohn. Due to the mediocre CODAC and the associated high jitter clocks within Sonos Connect, it falls short on most audiophiles expectations. You must use an outboard DAC or get an upgrade by Wyrd 4 Sound. 

https://www.wyred4sound.com/products/upgrades-and-mods/sonos-connect-modified

However I must say, there is no other streaming system I have heard sounds as amazing as Sonos if you are using their own proprietary smart speaker system.  


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