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The original Play:5 has been replaced by a new, upgraded PLAY:5. It sounds so much better than the original with more internal power and speaker drivers. It also incorporates Sonos' new Truplay technology- use your iPhone to equalize the PLAY:5 to the room acoustics. Stunning sound plus you can use two of the new PLAY:5 as a left and right stereo pair for a fantastic stereo experience.

We have them in stock and ready for local delivery.

Thanks-

Doug @ Hear More Music LLC

hearmoremusic@gmail.com  815.877.6832

First came MOG. Beats Music replaced MOG...

Now- Apple purchased BEATS several months ago and have replaced it with Apple Music.  Apple Music is now available in near CD quality sound on your Sonos system.  Visit the app store and update your Sonos app.  Apple Music will appear as another available music source in the 'Add Music Services' menu.  Like it's predecessors Apple Music is a monthly subscription service with a free initial trial.

Enjoy-

Doug

If you haven't attended the Axpona Audio Show in Rosemont, IL you've been missing out. http://www.axpona.com

High-end audio, headphones, amplifiers, speakers, CDs and vinyl for sale. Meet manufacturers and factory reps. If you love audio and music you should attend this show. Plus our vendors Paradigm, Anthem, Sonos, Audioengine, Grado headphones, Technics and more will be on display! http://www.axpona.com/exhibitors.asp

*You can still take advantage of early registration until 1/31/16.

Schedule of events and schedule  >>>>  http://www.axpona.com/sessions_grid.asp 

Enjoy!

Doug @ Hear More Music LLC

We have been selling accessories that are manufactured specifically for Sonos for some time now.

Have a Play:1 Sonos speaker that is sitting on a shelf, desktop or (shudder) on the floor?  Add one of these cool stands to not only make your Play:1 look better but also to improve it's sound quality.  Placing the speaker on a stand decouples it away from the shelf or floor that it is setting on.  The result is clearer sound and much greater clarity in the vocals and midrange area of the sound and open up the sound performance of these little gems. Even AM talk radio sounds much better when using these stands. If you stream music from your music library, Deezer, Pandora, etc the improved performance is amazing.

If you are interested in adding these to your Play:1 give our office a call at 815.877.6832 or email us at hearmoremusic@gmail.com. Previous customers will have my cell number and are welcome to call me personally or text me.

Enjoy!

Doug @ Hear More Music LLC

Sonos has released a new room equalization technology for fine-tuning their stand-alone Play:1, Play:3 and Play:5 powered speakers. This coincides with the recent release of their brand new Play:5.  You can use your iOS device's microphone and the Sonos app to tune these speakers to play at their best audio quality. See this Sonos video that explains the technology and how to use it.

The new higher-powered Play:5 offers improved sound quality, more internal speaker drivers and an updated box design.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sonos stand-alone speakers can be used as stereo pairs? Rather than listening to one speaker you can add a second, creating a true stereo sound experience in your room. Add a Sonos SUBwoofer for serious deep bass that also improves the sound of your main speakers.

Feel free to call or email if you have questions- or if you'd like to order a system for your home.

Thanks-

Doug at Hear More Music LLC

815.877.6832

Earlier this week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Luxul was awarded honors for their network components. We are proud to offer sales, installation and programming of these fine products.  As people add more streaming, wifi and connected products in their homes the network becomes of even higher priority. Just as a solid foundation is needed to build a proper structure, quality networking products are now the foundation of our internet-connected homes.

If you wish to learn more about Luxul and how we can integrate their technology into your home to offer reliable connected and wifi service feel free to call or email us.  Congratulations to Luxul!

This news just released by Sonos regarding people using Apple devices as controllers-

Doug

Hear More Music LLC

From Sonos- We're sending out a software update tomorrow. If you're no longer running iOS6 on the iPhone or iPad you use with your Sonos, you'll be good to go. However, if you're still controlling your system with a device that's running iOS6, here are a few changes you should be aware of. 

During our audio/video system installations the past several years we have been convinced of the importance of a quality internet network.  Like in many businesses today the home's internet network is now the backbone of the home.  This is especially true of one's wireless network and the many devices that now rely on it.

Five years ago there were generally a handful of wifi devices in use at home- a laptop, an iPad and a smartphone. Now, in addition to everyone in the house with a smartphone there are multiple laptops, iPads, Kindles, iPods, Roku, Apple TV, 'smart' televisions, lighting, audio, video (see a trend here?) on the wifi. The old $49 router from your local superstore just can't keep up with all of the internet and wifi traffic anymore.  This decreases the reliability when you want to stream music, youtube, etc.

In 2013 we began selling and installing a high end network product from Ruckus and Access Networks for clients who need a more reliable internet experience. We have now expanded that by adding a second supplier, Luxul, a company that offers a major performance upgrade over the old traditional router.  Luxul offers commercial-grade gigabit routers, switches and wifi access points (even outdoor access points!) that offer fast and reliable service for those who want such performance.

If you have questions regarding the addition of Luxul, Ruckus or Access Networks networking components for your home or commercial business please give us a call or drop us an email.  815.877.6832 / hearmoremusic@gmail.com.

Latest Spotify news from Sonos.  

Sonos and Spotify have been working together, making some significant upgrades to ensure that your customers who listen to Spotify on Sonos enjoySpotify, all around their house.

Dear Sonos users-

If you desire additional controllers for your Sonos system Amazon may have just the ticket. They just began taking orders for a $49 Android-based controller.  It could be a perfect solution for downloading and using the Sonos app. See Amazon's info here:

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Amazon expects to put new tablets and Fire TVs under the Christmas tree with the launch of a $49.99 tablet, a new kids' tablet with a price cut, and two new Fire HD tablet sizes at 8 and 10.1 inches.

The 10.1-inch model is the company’s largest screen tablet to date.

On top of that, the company unveiled two new Fire TV cord-cutting streaming-media players, both the first with 4K Ultra HD streaming. And it added the Alexa voice assistant to the Fire TVs and a new Fire TV Stick.

Here are the details:

Amazon's Fire TV with voice remote

Fire TV Trio

Three new Fire TVs include a new Fire TV Stick, a Fire TV set-top box that adds 4K Ultra HD streaming, and the first gaming-oriented set-top-box package with included game controller. It also streams 4K.

All are the first with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to scour the web for information and streaming songs and deliver a natural-language response. The Fire TV devices continue to offer voice control via an app or voice-enabled remote, but Alexa will be extended next year to such functions as finding and playing TV shows and movies, navigating Amazon Fire TV, launch apps, and the like.

The Fire TV Stick is available with standard remote at $39.99 like before, but a $49.99 version now comes with voice-control remote, previously sold separately at $29.99, It is available for pre-order today (Sept. 17) and ships Oct. 22. Like its predecessor, it comes with 1GB RAM, dual-core processor, and 8GB of storage.

The Fire TV set-top box with 4K 30 fps streaming is available for pre-order today at $99 and ships Oct. 5. It retains its predecessor’s $99 price point but adds 4K streaming of content from Netflix, Amazon Video and Prime Video, enabling it to access more 4k content than any other streaming-media player, the company contended.

It also features 75 percent more processing power than the predecesor, which ran up to 1.7GHz. The new model runs at 2x2GHz plus 2x1.6GHz.

The new models also offers twice the graphics performance and adds expandable microSD storage up to 128GB to complement 8GB of embedded storage. The original 1080p model launched in early 2014 lacked memory-card slots, came with only 8GB of embedded storage, but was later updated with a firmware upgrade to add USB storage.

The new model also steps up to add Wi-Fi 802.11ac and the more efficient HEVC video codec, reducing the home-network bandwidth needed to stream HEVC-encoded HD content.

RAM remains the same at 8GB.

The Amazon Fire TV Gaming Edition is available for pre-at $139 and will start shipping Oct. 5. It combines the new 4K Fire TV with a new game controller, a 32GB MicroSD card, and two included games: “Shovel Knight” and “Disney's Ducktales.”

Amazon Fire TV Gaming edition

The new game controller, also sold separately, features new ergonomic design, a headphone jack and microphone to access Alexa voice search.

The streaming-media players access such video services as Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO Now, Hulu and WatchESPN; access to streaming-audio services; and can download and play games, the company said. The settop box versions play high-performance games, while the Stick plays casual games, the company said.

$49.99 Fire Tablet

Amazon's $49.99 Fire tablet

Amazon’s current opening-price tablet is the $99 6-inch Fire tablet, which isn’t getting an upgrade, but the company is reducing its opening price for a tablet to $49.99 with the launch of the 7-inch Fire with 1024x600 IPS display with 171 PPI, quad-core 1.3GHz processor, 1GB RAM, front- and rear-facing cameras with 2-megapixel and VGA resolution, 8GB embedded memory, up to 128GB of expandable storage, Wi-Fi b/g/n/, and battery delivering seven hours of activity.. A buy-five-get-one-free six-pack costs $249. The new model is available for preorder and ships Sept. 30.

Its new Fire OS 5 includes an updated user interface said to replicate the look and feel of a magazine plus “hundreds of new and upgraded features and platform updates,” the company said.