Sonos - How it works:

For many the most impressive aspect of the system is that you have your entire music collection and the ability to listen to it anywhere in your home, at your fingertips. The controller features a click-wheel and operates in a very similar fashion to an iPod, anyone familiar with an iPod can pick it up and instantly feel right at home.

The controller is the perfect size to sit in your hand, its weatherproof, sturdy yet comfortable, incorporating a sensor that detects light changes to illuminate buttons and automatically wakes up when you pick it up. It features a simple layout with a large colourful screen providing an intuitive interface and simple, yet powerful functionality. Simply press the “zone” button to select the room or rooms you wish to hear music in and press play.

Each room can listen to different music at the same time or be linked together with another keypress so that they all play the same song, album or playlist. Party mode links all zones together, importantly each rooms volume level can still be adjusted to tailor the sound best to each room. Arranging custom playlists, choosing songs, albums and artists is intuitive – picked up easily within a few minutes.

Once you are comfortable with how Sonos works, it's time to take advantage of the more powerful features it offers. One of these being the incredible way that the Sonos handles internet radio, hit the internet radio button, scroll down and choose a country, choose a radio station, hit play and instantly you are listening to radio from anywhere in the world. Another excellent feature involves using the Sonos alarm system, wake up to your favourite songs, albums or even radio stations – Or use the feature to turn music on just before you get home from work and instantly unwind.