Sonos Introduces the Sonos(TM) ZonePlayer ZP80
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`PR Newswire
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`January 4, 2006 Wednesday 8:30 PM GMT
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`Copyright 2006 PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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`Dateline: SANTA BARBARA, California January 4
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`- ZP80 Makes Existing Audio Devices Part of a Wireless, Multi-Room Digital Music System
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`Sonos, Inc., the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, today introduced a new
`ZonePlayer to complement the Sonos(TM) Digital Music System suite of products. The Sonos(TM) ZonePlayer
`ZP80 allows music lovers to play all their digital music, all over their house, on all of their favorite audio equipment -
`- a home theater system, powered speakers, a premium table top radio such as a Bose Wave(R) Radio, and more.
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`By connecting a ZP80 to any amplified audio device via the analog or digital outputs, that device instantly and
`seamlessly becomes part of a wireless, multi-room digital music system. This provides the consumer with the power
`to use the full-color Sonos(TM) Controller to control all of their music, in all of their rooms, all from the palm of their
`hand.
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`"We created the ZP80 because many of the rooms where consumers want to listen to digital music already have an
`amplifier," said John MacFarlane, chief executive officer, Sonos, Inc. "Our goal is to provide digital music lovers with
`a range of products for building a wireless digital music system throughout their homes."
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`The ZP80 can also be used to retrofit a conventional multi-room audio system with home-run speakers or as a
`wireless extender to increase the wireless range of Sonosnet(TM), the peer-to-peer wireless mesh network created
`by Sonos.
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`As with the Sonos(TM) ZonePlayer ZP100, the ZP80 includes auto-sensing line-in connectors that can digitally
`encode any line-in source. This provides Sonos users with the ability to connect an external audio source, such as
`an Apple iPod(R), a CD player or satellite radio, to the Sonos Digital Music System and to listen to that source
`throughout their home.
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`The Sonos ZonePlayer ZP80 will ship in spring 2006. The ZP80 will retail for $349US.00 / euro 399.00 (including
`VAT) / 269.00 pounds Sterling (including VAT). The new ZonePlayer will be available at Sonos authorized retailers
`worldwide and directly from Sonos at www.sonos.com.
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`Sonos ZonePlayer ZP80 Technical Specifications:
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`- Sound quality -- THD+N<0.02%, 20-20kHz
`- Line-out connections -- Analog (RCA), optical and coaxial digital
`audio, fixed and variable settings
`- Line-in connections -- Analog (RCA), auto-detecting, able to digitally
`encode line-in sources
`- Ethernet connection -- 2-port switch, 10/100Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX
`- Wireless connectivity -- Sonosnet(TM), a secure AES encrypted,
`peer-to-peer wireless mesh network
`- Audio formats supported -- Support for compressed MP3, WMA, AAC
`(MPEG4), Ogg Vorbis, Audible .AA (format 4), Apple Lossless, FLAC
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`Sonos Introduces the Sonos(TM) ZonePlayer ZP80
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` (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. Firmware
` upgradeable to support future audio formats. Apple "Fairplay" and
` Microsoft "Plays-for-sure" DRM-encrypted and WMA Lossless formats not
` able to be supported.
` - Audio services supported -- Rhapsody 3.0+, Audible
` - Internet radio -- Streaming MP3, WMA. Pre-loaded with more than
` 190 Internet radio stations.
` - Album art supported -- JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
` - Operating systems -- Windows(R) 2000, Windows(R) XP, Macintosh(R) OSX,
` v10.3 and v10.4; NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices supporting CIFS
` - Power supply -- AC 100-240, 50-60 Hz
` - Dimensions -- 5.4 x 5.5 x 2.9 in (136.0 x 136.8 x 74.0 mm)
` - Weight -- 1.5 lbs (0.69 Kg)
` - Finish -- Light gray, high-quality PC grade with Aluminum details
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`The Sonos Digital Music System is the first and only wireless multi-room music system with a full-color controller
`that lets consumers enjoy digital music all over the house. To learn more about Sonos, to place an order or to
`locate an authorized Sonos dealer, please visit www.sonos.com.
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`About Sonos, Inc.
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`Sonos is the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home. The award-winning Sonos(TM)
`Digital Music System is available direct from Sonos or at more than 500 retailers and custom integrators in North
`America. Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA
`and Hilversum, Netherlands. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Digital Music System, please visit:
`www.sonos.com.
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`Web site: http://www.sonos.com
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`Thomas Meyer, Manager, Public Relations of Sonos, Inc., office, +1-714-389-4639, or cell, +1-949-212-6201,
`Thomas.meyer@sonos.com/ NOTE TO EDITORS: For high resolution photography of the Sonos ZonePlayer ZP80:
`http://www.sonos.com/news_and_reviews/press_kit/digital_assets
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`SOURCE Sonos, Inc.
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