Neilf:

A litt;e difficult to do as there is an apples to oranges issue her -- at least in some aspects due to the folllowing:

-- No squeezebox has amplification whereas the Sonos ZP100 does meaning that to the extent amplification is needed I would think that the Sonos would be less costly and less intrusive spacewise. A fairer comparison would be a SB versus a Sonos ZP80 and, to that end, I do nopt know the price of a standalone Sonos ZP80.

-- Ergonomics are, in my mind, fundamentally different in that the Squeezebox (other than the Duet) need to be in line of sight to see what is being selected whereas the Sonos can be hidden as all information appears on the controller.

Also, in this regard, there are things one can do with a Sonos that cannot be done with a SB...there is a discussion on this very subject on the Sonos forum at http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=7325 .

-- And finally, I believe that the Sonos network is more reliable because it uses a mesh network which means that each unit acts as an extender...this is particularly useful for greater distances between the source and the unit.


Hope this helps a little.


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