Apple Music coming to Sonos, beta out on December 15

 “We’re thrilled to be working with Sonos to provide the Apple Music experience in even more places fans enjoy music.” - Eddie Cue, Apple's SVP for Internet Software and Services.

Sonos has just announced that Apple Music will soon be accessible and compatible with Sonos speakers and networks.  The power of Sonos is that it can access and play back music from a variety of sources including Beats Music and Spotify as well as DRM-free local music on iPhones and Macs.

Sonos users will soon be able to stream anything from the Apple Music collection to single or multiple connected speakers simultaneously. This puts Apple Music within reach of thousands of Sonos users who have been clamouring for Apple's streaming music service and live radio service that is still being offered as a three month free subscription for new users. In other news Beats Music, which was compatible with Sonos before Apple purchased Beats, has shut down today.

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Sonos launches new flagship PLAY:5 speakers for $549

Sonos has a new flagship wireless speaker, the PLAY:5 which, in addition to horizontal orientation as a standalone speaker, two SONOS PLAY:5s paired together vertically can deliver top-of-the-line stereo sound with a focused and intense sweet spot. Paired horizontally, they create a larger stereo image for an immersive, room-filling listening experience. The new speaker costs CAD $549 each.

Sonos also released new a speaker-tuning app called Trueplay which allows existing Sonos users to tune their Sonos speakers to optimize the sound no matter where the speaker is placed. 

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Sonos home audio systems to support Apple Music by end of 2015

Sonos users will have to wait just a bit before getting to blast Apple Music through their speakers. Apple and Sonos have confirmed that the companies are working towards the availability of Apple Music on Sonos systems by the end of the year. Apple’s new service is coming out in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 30 to coincide with the release of iOS 8.4 and developer seed of iOS 9.

Source: MacRumors

Sonos now bundling its PLAY:1 speakers for $379

Sonos is selling two of its PLAY:1 WiFi speakers, in sets of black or white,  for $379. Ideal for starting a multi-room or stereo speaker system for the home, PLAY:1's usually sell for around $220 each. Check out the details here.