Sonos has updated their music system to version 2.2. The primary change in version 2.2 is the addition of the Pandora streaming music service.

In our Sonos review, Pandora was one of they key additions we wanted to see. Pandora provides a personalized radio service based on the Music Genome Project which analyzes popular music. The result is that you can create your own Pandora stations based on artists and songs you like.

Sonos' implementation of Pandora is nicely done. From both the hand-held and computer-based controllers you can rate songs, listen to any of your 100 Pandora stations, create a new station based on any artist or song, create a new station based on the currently playing track or artist, bookmark a track or artist and tell Pandora not to play a song again for 30-days. The only thing you can't do from Sonos that requires the Pandora website is setting up the initial account and deciding which stations make up your mix (a multistation mashup). We wish that Pandora would allow multiple mixes, especially with Sonos.

Getting house-wide, unlimited music with the advanced matching system used by Pandora for $36 per year is an excellent deal. We like the Pandora interface on Sonos better than Rhapsody. If you have Sonos, you really need to give it a try. If you are a fan of Pandora and want it throughout your house, it may be time to pull the trigger on a Sonos system. With Sonos' new Bundle 130, which includes a ZonePlayer 80, ZonePlayer 100 and a Controller, $999 gets you quite a bit.

Sonos users can trial Pandora free for 30-days.

Unfortunately, Pandora is only available for U.S. users.

Pandora on Sonos