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53 reviews
May, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 53 reviews of Sonos Controller CR200. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the durability and size are on the whole positive. The design and usability also get good feedback, but the reliability and price get less positive views.
usability, design, size, durability
price, reliability
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sonos Controller CR200 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 34 user reviews of Sonos Controller CR200 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the durability and design are generally positive. Views are divided on the size, and some have doubts about the reliability.
usability, design, durability
reliability
71% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Edward N Albro (techadvisor.co.uk)
The Sonos Digital Music System has a lot of things to like, but the thing that grabbed people at its launch in 2005 was the controller: it looked a bit like an overgrown Apple iPod, complete with touchwheel navigation and a big, beautiful screen.
In essence, whether the Sonos CR200 is for you comes down to convenience and your wallet - and, of course, whether you own a Sonos Digital Music System. While the hardware controller is quicker to start up and has a longer battery life, you'll get most...
Expert review by : Paul Miller (engadget.com)
Well, here we are at last, at the tail end of a tear-filled journey across controllerland, CR100 finally in the trash, iPhone app getting a little love on the side, and the CR200 at last providing a true, elegant touchscreen interface for ...
Expert review by (engadget.com)
It's here Sonos fans, finally. The new touch-screen CR200 controller is announced and ready for purchase. After making an appearance at the FCC on its way to...
Expert review by : Edward N. Albro (pcworld.com)
Touchscreen makes navigation easier ; Extremely responsive
Still pricey ; Seems like it could be thinner ; Sonos CR200 Controller ; CR200 Controller Review, by Edward N. Albro, PC World August 4, 2009 ; The Sonos Digital Music System has a lot of things to like, but the thing that grabbed people at its launch...
Expert review by : Review Crew (reviewboard.com)
Sonos, makers of the Sonos Multi-Room Music System (), made an interesting decision several months ago. The company chose to create the free Sonos Controller iPhone application. This application not ...
Expert review by : Christopher Breen (macworld.com.au)
The existence of that app basically torpedoed the CR100. After all, why pungle up $699 when, for $329, you could control your Sonos system with an iPod touch that just happens to also be an iPod touch? But the hardware controller is not dead to Sonos,...
Macworld’s buying advice. Having lived with the CR200 for a few days, I’ve gotten into the habit of using it rather than my iPhone to control my Sonos system. Most of all I appreciate its responsiveness, the subtle interface tweaks that allow me to...
Expert review by : Christopher Breen (macworld.com)
How do you justify a $349 Sonos hardware controller when you can get nearly duplicate functionality in a free iPhone app? Make it snappy, offer solid battery life, and gently tweak the interface.
Slightly larger than a deck of cards at 4.5 inches tall, 2.9 wide, and 0.7 inches thick, and bearing a 3.5-inch, 640- by 480-pixel color touchscreen display, the CR200 is significantly less bulky than the original CR100 controller. Below the screen are...
Expert review by : Jason Chen (gizmodo.com)
The next-gen touchscreen Sonos controller is here, and as strange as it seems to say, it's actually better than the Sonos app for iPhone/iPod Touch for controlling their multi-room music solution wirelessly. But it is expensive.
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
Miles better than the CR100. Takes us less space, easier to use and having the touch-screen keyboard for searching your music library, Last FM etc. is great. Similar interface to the iPhone app, except that its always ready for use, and it has mute,...
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
Lovely design, pleasure to use.
Expensive
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