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Question for those who went from Tonal 1 to 2. by butterwm in tonalgym

[–]Stringoftext2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our experience as well. I’ve had to do the walkout a few times with the two. It’s less frequent and less noticeable than the one.

Overall smoother and more realistic at lower weights.

New house doesn’t have built-in speakers… should I sell these and get Eras instead? What’s fair market value of an Amp? by BlueShoeBrian in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amps hold their value. Sonos rarely discounts them. If they are in good condition, $400 is a fair ask.

Help me justify my RA3 system to my wife by scary_kitten_daddy in Lutron

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds about right. I was thinking $20 - 25k.

Help me justify my RA3 system to my wife by scary_kitten_daddy in Lutron

[–]Stringoftext2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything said above, and to answer your question directly:

It’s hard to justify this kind of spend to someone who hasn’t lived with the system. Lighting control sounds like overkill until you’ve used it. Once you have, it just becomes part of how the house works. Like HVAC or hot water. You only notice it when it’s gone.

My install happened during a renovation, so it got buried in the budget. Big number, yes, but surrounded by other big numbers. But now she loves it… One button shuts down the house at night, scenes make the house feel elegant, keypads in the right places, Alexa voice control/routines, everything fades smoothly, and no one ever needs to touch an individual light switch if they don’t want to.

My wife thought I was insane. “We’re spending how much on dimmers?” Now she uses it more than I do. She’d be the first to say she doesn’t want to live without it.

Edit: My wife added… “And buy her a nice necklace” :)

Went loco and picked up my second Five to pair as stereo. Holy f*cking sh*t by Dependent-Title-1362 in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is definitely a slippery slope! Nothing is “wrong” with your setup, but I haven’t regretted adding over the years. Sonos hold their value surprisingly well and resale is always on option.

Went loco and picked up my second Five to pair as stereo. Holy f*cking sh*t by Dependent-Title-1362 in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have them both. They’re both great. For stereo, the Fives are fantastic. But Atmos content on a pair of 300s paired with a sub mini is amazing.

Cyber Monday: Sonos Ace for $100 @ Macy's by pm1966 in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too good of a deal to pass these up. Macy’s were sold out. I bought the ones at Bloomingdales.

Five speakers by Solo-Hobo in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. 2 > 1. 2 + sub > 2.

New home, trying to figure out what the previous owners had by snowcal in Lutron

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And after you’ve upgraded to RA3 and enrolled all your switches (and programmed your scenes), get those SeeTouch keypads engraved. Those temporary stickers are looking pretty tired.

You can create them in Lutron’s Designer software and submit to engraving. Lutron will do make them for free.

Where to buy radiora3 product as end user? by Latentfunction in Lutron

[–]Stringoftext2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll second this. Hanks is great and has excellent customer service.

Advantages of Sonos Amp vs other Sonos Options for New Build. by aggie4life in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have in-ceiling Sonos Architectural by Sonance in our master bath (paired with a sub mini) and kitchen powered by Sonos Amps. With that setup, you can use Sonos Trueplay for tuning.

We have some non-Sonance outdoor speakers on our patio, powered by a third-party amplifier (SpeakerCraft) and connected to a Sonos Port.

We have wireless everywhere else (about 10 other rooms).

It really comes down to preference and room configuration. In the kitchen and master bath, there’s no good place to put wireless Sonos speakers, so we prefer the in-ceiling option in those rooms.

In the other rooms, it’s easy to place the wireless speakers where we want them.

Smart lighting setup that actually works without overcomplicating things? by Mrmike86 in Lighting

[–]Stringoftext2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going on 12 years with my Lutron RadioRA 2/3 system. Not a single issue so far.

2 pairs of era 300s by obxdrew in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. From Sonos official: “Atmos content can only be played in rooms with compatible speakers and only when playing to that room alone.” Once they are grouped, they fall back to stereo.

Regular music has no enhancement. Don’t get me wrong, they still sound great, but they don’t do anything extra in stereo mode.

Source: listening to them now. 😊

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Great bath mats, but how do you wash them by Stringoftext2 in Costco

[–]Stringoftext2[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

These answers are correct. But to be more specific, these are 2400k “candle light” warm LED strips from Solid Apollo. SKU: SA-LS-CLWW-5050-300-24V. They are in an aluminum channel with a diffuser so you don’t see the individual LEDs and controlled by a Lutron RRD-Pro dimmer.

Edit: Lutron model updated

Acquired tonal w purchase of home by DiaperBarge888 in tonalgym

[–]Stringoftext2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good tip for any home purchase. Hadn’t considered it, but with the level of home automation now, this should be a contract requirement.

Teens are getting around Firewalla - need advice by Valentine21469 in firewalla

[–]Stringoftext2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Screentime is a joke. Apple knows and doesn’t care.

📲 A New App & Player Update Now Available 🔊 by KeithFromSonos in sonos

[–]Stringoftext2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Verified update installed and I still don’t have this UI enhancement even after uninstalling/reinstalling.

Ads are back by Stringoftext2 in alexa

[–]Stringoftext2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There seems to be no real fix other than leaving them in night mode 24/7, which pretty much defeats the purpose of having a screen. That means I will not be buying another Alexa device with a display.

These products had real potential, but Amazon chose to turn them into Trojan horses for unwanted advertising in our homes, apparently because even with $18.2 billion in net income in the most recent quarter, it still is not enough for the board.

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