Amen. Sonos has finally concluded that, under most conditions, they can provide reliable music streaming over existing WiFi networks without requiring their $50 Bridge. Not only does this represent a cost savings for potential new customers, but it also provides a far simpler conceptual approach for civilian consumers who may be most familiar with Bluetooth speakers. Sonos can now (or soon) be described simply as a WiFi speaker (with whole-home benefits). And, of course, some neurotic folks such as myself will just be happy with less clutter. Beta testing commences in the next few weeks – register your interest here.
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Still needs a lower cost Connect. :-)
Agreed... and I want a way to beam ANYTHING from my smarthphone - they need to bite the bullet and license Airplay. Maybe dropping the Bridge requirement will allow them to do that.
Since they have been giving away bridge for free with any purchase (except maybe Play:1) for almost a year I don't see this being a big change. I also didn't mind the bridge too much since I used it and other Sonos as Wi-Fi extenders since there are places I have Sonos that I don't really use for Wi-Fi.