Sonos Ends 1 Sale, Begins Another, as End of Software Updates for Legacy Gear Approaches

Sonos, coming off a bookshelf speakers and entry sound bar sale that ended last week, is continuing to cut prices into May, lopping $150 off the Sub subwoofer and Playbar sound bar through May 5, “or while supplies last,” said the website Monday. The company had been discounting the One, One SL and Beam speakers by $50 through Thursday. It’s also selling sale-priced bundles, combining the Beam sound bar and Sub to create a “3.1 Entertainment Set” at $150 off to $948. A $1,098 bundle, with the Playbar and Sub, is $300 off. Sonos announced (see 2001220057) in an unpopular January blog post that it will sunset several “legacy” products -- Zone Players, the Connect and Connect:Amp, the first-generation Play:5, the CR200 controller, and the Bridge -- in May, saying those products would no longer get software updates. After a social media firestorm, CEO Patrick Spence walked plans back a bit several days later (see 2001240015) saying the company will keep legacy gear updated with bug fixes and security patches “for as long as possible.”