Sonos vs. Bluesound Whole Home Multi-Room Audio | Which is Best for You?

I have blu os on my NAD t773 and it never works

My home Sonos system (6 amps ) work flawlessly year round

Unfortunately Sonos is now terrible

One of the best things I did this year was to drop Sonos after their chaotic update. Great for my mental heath as their app was impossible to use and creating a lot of stress. It’s summer and couldn’t even use the speakers for a bbq party!
Bluesound seems great. I’ll give it a go.

I enjoyed this video a year ago and decided to do a whole home Sonos system so my wife can use the app easily. Was happy with it until the May ‘24 update came out and now I wish I went with Bluesound. 😂 and 😢

It's humorous listening to this review, which was before the Sonos May 2024 debacle, which made me swap from Sonos to Bluesound. :D

Sonos blew it with their new app update

I added a PulseM and a Node 2i to my Naim and Marantz systems. Works for me

Missing the part where Sonos doesn't support Chromecast

Pretty insightful. I came here looking at Bluesound as my complete sonos setup is broken now that they updated their app... I hope they fix it soon otherwise I need to replace a Sonos surround setup w/ Bluesound.

I've been looking around for a replacement for my smart speaker system, being able to play music through the whole house, or on just a couple speakers from different sources (my wife's and my music taste are NOT compatible 😅). Would the Sonos system be what I've been looking for?

I recently purchased and set up the Bluesound Pulse+ Soundbar. I was replacing an older (10+ year) Definitive passive soundbar, and I did a lot of research. I've always really liked the Sonos Arc, but it needs a subwoofer, and that pretty much double the price. I looked at the Sennheiser Ambeo Plus, and I liked the fact you could use an existing/3rd party sub. I stumbled across Bluesound, and after further research, I went with the Bluesound. Setup was a "piece of cake". Plugged it in, connected it to my wireless network, updated the firmware, plugged the HDMI into the eARC on the TV and soundbar, pugged the sub (Yamaha 10") into the RCA port, and boom, I was up and running. A few minor tweaks on the BluOs and the sound is outstanding. Looking at adding a couple of Pulse Flex 2i for surround.

Bluesound supports their older hardware. Sonos does not.

Such a stream of ideas call for one or two tables that show Bluesound and Sonos as column headers, a list of features, and indicators or comments for each brand to facilitate apples-to-apples comparisons. A somewhat helpful video here that could be better by accommodating us who are visual learners.

After an update about a year ago, Sonos does not allow people to play their personal music library.

Wanted something for music and movies... The Powernode with 2 B&W 706S2's + SVS Sub was perfect for me. Added 2 BlueSound Flex 2i speakers for rear surround and I can't believe how great it sounds! Best option if you want both in my mind

I think the real value in bluesound is in the Node and Powernode.

Their other speakers are nice but if you care about lossless music, you're definitely not going to notice the outlandishly minor difference on their speakers. You'll need something more high end.

For home theatre, I'd go with Sonos- a bit of a no-brainer.

I own a Node and three Powernodes. It should be noted that when you stream from any service both units play an audible clicks when the tracks change bitrates, such as 44.1/16 to 192/24. I’ve opened multiple tickets on this issue and there is lots of information out in the forums. Perhaps Audio Advice can validate and work with Bluesound to drive a fix.

Much needed comparison; awesome job!

Really impressed with the specs on the Bluesound line. I would not mind adding those into my home!

This is a great comparison between these two product lines. They each have their own advantages. The new Bluesound Node X is very tempting.

I got the BlueSound Node X from you all and its terrific. I would highly recommend.

I think Sonos is great for the mass market, but if you are really into high performance audio BlueSound is the better options IMO

Super insightful! Thanks for the breakdown

They both offer incredible set up convenience. Sonos, however is mostly limited to their brand of components. I have a simple Bluesound system in my office (Powernode, small bookshelf speakers but my main system is mostly from their sister companies: an NAD integrated M33 amp (BlueOS built in) with PSB speakers and two subwoofers from SVS. NAD and PSB make good to great components and they blend seamlessly with the Bluesound ecosystem.

devialet is also an option right? though i don't think they're available in the usa?

I love my high-res Node in my dedicated stereo system. Hard to beat the Node's value.

Great review, I do love my Bluesound products.

A lot of bang for your buck!

nice review, ty. I was turned off by sonos s1 v/s s2 software, stopped purchasing sonos since. bluesound is much easier to use across all blueos devices using only one software.