| Feature |
Description / Benefit |
 |
|
| Wireless, multi-room
digital music |
| Built-in wireless capability |
ZonePlayers can go anywhere and connect
wirelessly when a wired Ethernet connection is not available.
ZonePlayers and Controllers will establish their own secure
wireless mesh network. NOTE: The first ZonePlayer
you install must connect to your home network using a standard
Ethernet cable. |
| SonosNet™ |
A secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer
wireless mesh network that streams music wirelessly to other
ZonePlayers, avoiding sources of wireless interference while
ensuring synchronous music playback. |
| Multi-zone synchronous playback |
Plays the same song simultaneously in
up to 32 different zones without echoes or delays. |
| Multi-stream playback |
Plays different songs simultaneously
in up to 32 different zones. |
| Home theater integration |
| Designed to connect to an external amplifier |
The ZP80 seamlessly integrates your home
theater and other audio devices into your Sonos multi-room
digital music system. |
| Superior audio
quality with digital output |
| Analog and digital audio output |
Enjoy your music anywhere by connecting
to your home theater receiver or amplifier with analog, optical
and coaxial digital audio outputs. We also provide fixed or
variable audio output volume control. |
| Analog input with digital encoding |
Music from an external audio source (such
as a CD player, radio or MP3 player) can be connected to a
ZP80 and played by all ZonePlayers in the system. |
| Tone and volume controls adjustable for
each zone |
Optimize sound performance for each zone
using zone-specific bass, treble, balance, and loudness controls.
Adjust volume by zone or group of zones. |
| Radiant cooling |
Operates silently - all you hear is the
music. |
| Ease of set up
and use |
| Automatic set up |
Automatic wired or wireless set up. Initialize
new ZonePlayers with the press of a single button. |
| Expandable system design |
Allows you to expand your digital music
system room by room. |
| Multi-language support |
Sonos System Software supports English,
French, German, Italian, and Spanish. |
| Compact size |
So small, it fits almost anywhere. |
| Front-panel volume controls |
Provides quick access to volume and mute
controls when you don't have a Controller in hand. |
| Support for multiple
music sources |
| Plug-and-play access to millions of songs |
Sonos plays music from your personal
digital music collection, music services, Internet radio, or
all of the above. |
| Multiple music sources |
Sonos accesses music stored on up to
16 PCs, Macs or NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices on your
home network, as well as music services and Internet radio
stations and even CD or MP3 players connected to a ZonePlayer. |
| Playback of popular audio file types |
Support for compressed MP3, WMA (including
purchased Windows Media downloads), AAC (MPEG4), Ogg Vorbis,
Audible (format 4), Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless) music files,
as well as uncompressed WAV and AIFF files.
Native support for 44.1kHz sample rates. Additional
support for 48kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22kHz, 16kHz, 11kHz,
and 8kHz sample rates.
Apple "Fairplay" and WMA Lossless formats not currently
supported. |
| Playback of Internet radio |
Plays Internet radio stations using streaming
MP3 and WMA format. ZonePlayer comes with over 300 pre-programmed
radio stations and it's simple to add more via the Sonos
Desktop Controller. ** |
| Analog audio input with digital encoding |
Music from an external audio source (such
as a CD player, radio or MP3 player) connected to a ZP80 can
be played by all other ZonePlayers in the system. |
| Music services supported |
Audible®, eMusic®, Napster™ |
| Album Art Supported |
JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF |
| Playlists Supported |
Rhapsody®, iTunes®, WinAmp®, Windows
Media Player®, and MusicMatch™
(.m3u, .pls, .wpl) |
| Other cool features |
| Alarm with clock, snooze, sleep timer
and scheduler features |
Set the alarm and wake up to your favorite
music or Internet radio station in one room or all over the
house. Fall asleep to soothing music with the sleep timer.
Use the scheduler to play music at a specific time
for a set duration—great for that 30-minute workout. |
| Automatic library indexing |
Schedule your library to automatically
update on a daily basis—ideal for updated podcasts and Audible
content. |
| Network bridging |
The ZP80 has 2 Ethernet ports that
can be used to connect other devices to the home network through
SonosNet. |
