Learn more about Sonos Multi-Room Music System

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As its product name would imply, the Sonos Multi-Room Music System is an in-home audio sharing solution that works in multiple rooms throughout your house, and it's capable of transmitting different audio to different rooms at the same time. A Sonos system connects to your music source--whether it be stored on a computer running iTunes or Windows Media player, or a network-attached storage (NAS) drive--and works as both transmitter and receiver via its two parts:

• Controllers: You can manage audio playback to the whole house or to individual rooms via remote control with touchscreen interface. Additionally, the Sonos system can be controlled via an iPhone/iPod touch app as well as software for PCs and Macs.
• ZonePlayers: These are the wireless receivers that connect your music source to your speakers, and they come in several flavors--from one that allows you to connect either powered or powerless speakers to one with integrated speakers.

Tip: In addition to stored music, the Sonos system can also connect to Internet radio stations as well as a variety of Internet streaming music services, such as Pandora, Rhapsody, Sirius Internet Radio, Last.fm, and more.

The ZonePlayer receivers connect to your music source via your wireless network, and you can place multiple receivers throughout your house. You can then choose music to play via the touchscreen Sonos Controller. And if you have multiple ZonePlayer receivers, the Controller can select different music for different rooms as well as adjust volume independently for each receiver.

To get you started playing music in two different rooms in your house, the Sonos Bundle 250 (with the Controller and two ZonePlayers) retails for $999. Individual component vary from $349 for a Controller to $349 to $499 for a ZonePlayer.