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TV and soundbar with local integration
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Sonos is not so bad and in any case they have kept the legacy apps for devices not updated and they still run with homeassistant ( I have a Sonos amp that have at least 18 years ๐ ), I have a soundbar, it sounds very good and is integrated with homeassistant without problems, for example in the evening I have an automation that sets the audio to hear more speech and less sound to disturb less, and compatible with music assistant without hassle, I installed its app only for the first configuration.
I was about to get in the car and go buy the Sonos soundbar, but I checked the manual first. The network setup itself is done through an app that connects via BLE, and to use the app, you first have to create a Sonos account. That's a 'no' from me. I may be unreasonable, but I don't want to share my personal data and be gate-kept by a company, just to use hardware that I ostensibly own and is sitting in my living room. It's too bad, because from what I read, the sound quality is excellent.