Conclusion

The ZonePlayer S5 is a wireless audio player that stands apart from its competition due to its impressive features, performance, upgradability, and its ability to provide whole house audio distribution with additional players. The user-friendly design of the player itself and the features of the controller software will allow anyone to quickly and easily enjoy their music collections, internet radio and music services. While I encountered some minor issues with the system, they were not hardware related. Sonos stands behind their products and will continue to evolve the software controllers to address user issues and improve the ZonePlayer's features and user interface to satisfy their customers. Users of the ZonePlayer will significantly increase the amount of music they listen to, simply due to the simplicity of using the system, especially if the use the Controller App on an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. I highly recommend the ZonePlayer S5 to anyone looking for an iPod dock alternative to enjoying their music collection.

Matthew Shanks is a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional, based in Calgary, Alberta. His interests include photography, home theater, and gaming. He is happily married and recently welcomed his baby daughter to the family.

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