HARRISON, NY (January 21, 2025) - URC, a leader in global smart residential and commercial automation, and Sonos, the world-renowned sound experience brand, today introduced a next-generation, seamless integration. Now users can enjoy unique audio functionality and automation by integrating seamlessly with URC’s Total Control solution.
Sonos is a global manufacturer of wireless music systems for the home, including speakers, home theater components, and accessories. Its portfolio includes a variety of speakers, including the Sonos One, Beam, Move, Arc, and Era 100. Sonos also offers home theater speakers and components, including the Sub Mini. By integrating with URC’s Total Control, Sonos adds unified user control and combines capabilities with other smart home and commercial environment areas like lighting, shades, climate, security, entertainment, and much more.
URC and Sonos created an initial integration in 2018 and this new integration significantly enhances the functionality of Sonos products within the URC Total Control system. It provides enhanced search functionality and allows end-users to save favorites and play preferred tracks faster. URC’s Total Control includes voice control so users can simply ask for their favorite tracks with ease.
URC’s Sonos Module GUI
Combining these powerful brands offers seamless, unified control and automation for homeowners and streamlined programming for URC-certified dealers. Key benefits include:
- Elevated Experience – Combining Sonos’ distinctive audio solutions with URC’s Total Control automation platform creates unparalleled style with seamless use.
- Unified Function – Users can use a single device through the Total Control system to control a broader range of devices, interfaces, and sub-systems, minimizing the number of other controllers, remotes, and devices.
- Easy Voice/Hands-Free Control - URC’s voice commands allow simple operation and can act as a virtual remote to activate entertainment devices in an occupied room.
- Superior Choice – Both brands offer superior quality and ease of programming so installers and end-users can enjoy unique automation without sacrifice.
- Robust Scenes and Voice Events – URC’s Total Control executes professionally programmed scenes and voice events, combining Sonos’ impeccably-designed audio solutions with other devices and sub-systems to announce visitors, host epic parties, create movie night events, and much, much more.
- Remote, Secure Dealer Access – Within a secure environment, this integration allows dealers remote access (with end-user approval) to troubleshoot, monitor, or adjust the Total Control system and configure the Sonos’ integration.
With professional installation, Total Control allows this new integration to combine with customized scenes where multiple interior activities occur, like lighting, climate, shades, and more. Easy and convenient for the end-user, this integration adds to URC’s user interfaces, like touch screens, remotes and in-wall keypads.
“This next generation integration with impeccably designed Sonos portfolio, creates unique opportunities for our dealers, with easy programming, and luxury consumers, with upscale audio design and superior technology. URC’s Total Control continues to offer choice and reliable automation that unparallelled in the industry,” stated Lars Granoe, URC’s VP of Product Development.
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About Sonos
Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) is the world’s leading sound experience company. As the inventor of multi-room wireless home audio, Sonos innovation helps the world listen better by giving people access to the content they love and allowing them to control it however and wherever they choose. Known for delivering an unparalleled sound experience, thoughtful design aesthetic, simplicity of use, and an open platform, Sonos makes the breadth of audio content available to anyone. Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at www.sonos.com.
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Lindsey Carver
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