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Despite apparently being far alongSonosis cancelling itsstreaming set top box.

What’s next for Sonos?

Sonos Arc in front of Samsung Q80C

Last year, Sonos released theArc Ultrasoundbar and Sub 4 as well as the excellentSonos Aceheadphones.

Both are quality and among thebest soundbarsandbest headphones.

Though it appears both may have suffered from the ill-conceived app designed that defined much 2024 for the company.

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Only mostly dead

Based on the report though, Pinewood may not be totally dead.

A potentiallycontroversial systemthat might have been more ad-centric than people would want.

What was Pinewood?

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Reportedly, the box would have been Android-based and act as an entire home theater system.

It’s supposed to be an HDMI switch with a number of HDMI ports capable of passthrough.

The most exciting feature was the ability to actually configure your Sonos speakers as a true surround sound system.

Sonos Ace - Black - Wireless…

Honestly, if that’s all Sonos did this year, it would make many people quite happy.

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Sonos Ace headphones

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Google Chromecast

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Google TV Streamer

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