5. Competition

For multi-room audio systems, the Sonos units are perhaps the closest competitor to Eos at the moment, but they are more expensive and do more to integrate with iTunes, Internet radio stations and your PC. They also sound better—because you can connect them to whatever speakers your pocketbook can afford—and you can play different songs in different rooms.

There’s also Squeezebox, Logitech’s slightly cheaper Sonos alternative that is designed for a single room, but can operate with multiple rooms if you purchase more than one unit.

There are also numerous iPod docking/speaker units, including the Griffin Journi, Logitech’s Pure-Fi Dream, Altec Lansing’s InMotion, and JBL’s OnStage, among others. But these are single units and don’t have the ability to broadcast over your entire abode.

The Eos is at the lowest price point for supporting multiple rooms, and also exceeds these others in terms of ease of setup and use.