Sonos Play 5 Analysis
Exceptional sound quality, a terrific app, and ample volume—the Sonos Play:5 surely impresses. For the most part, though, the outstanding sound quality alone makes this speaker a worthy investment for the serious audiophile.
There’s a good reason the Play:5 has been included in our top 10 portable speakers list. We’ll get into the details after the jump.
Design
About the size of a small PC tower, the speaker weighs 6 kgs and has a simple, understated design. But don’t let its plain-looking appearance fool you because its sound could easily blow you away!
You can set the Play:5 to either stand or lay flat with no problem, too. It helps that its touch-sensitive buttons are on the side, right next to the Sonos logo. The cleverly designed …show more content…
The Sonos Multi-Room System
The Play:5 along with other Sonos wireless speakers are individually excellent, most of them good enough to fill a room with full sounds on their own. But put them all (or even just two) together and from awesome they become amazing.
Sonos multi-room setup is a powerful, wireless streaming system that you can control from your smartphone. Simply select the room where you’ve set up a Sonos speaker, queue what music to play with the device, and you’re set for a fully immersive listening experience wherever you are in the house.
Verdict
The compact yet powerful Sonos Play:5 is easily one of the best-sounding Wi-Fi speakers you’ll ever see on the market. It’s a bit pricey, sure, but it’s sound quality is nearly parallel to none. It’s full, well-rounded sound makes it a worthwhile investment for the most part. It does come with a lengthy setup process and a lack of Bluetooth, Google Cast, and AirPlay support.
Overall, it’s a great speaker to have when you live in a spacious home for its sheer power. When you live in a small flat or apartment, it’ll be an overkill (and you should probably turn the volume down a little
There’s a good reason the Play:5 has been included in our top 10 portable speakers list. We’ll get into the details after the jump.
Design
About the size of a small PC tower, the speaker weighs 6 kgs and has a simple, understated design. But don’t let its plain-looking appearance fool you because its sound could easily blow you away!
You can set the Play:5 to either stand or lay flat with no problem, too. It helps that its touch-sensitive buttons are on the side, right next to the Sonos logo. The cleverly designed …show more content…
The Sonos Multi-Room System
The Play:5 along with other Sonos wireless speakers are individually excellent, most of them good enough to fill a room with full sounds on their own. But put them all (or even just two) together and from awesome they become amazing.
Sonos multi-room setup is a powerful, wireless streaming system that you can control from your smartphone. Simply select the room where you’ve set up a Sonos speaker, queue what music to play with the device, and you’re set for a fully immersive listening experience wherever you are in the house.
Verdict
The compact yet powerful Sonos Play:5 is easily one of the best-sounding Wi-Fi speakers you’ll ever see on the market. It’s a bit pricey, sure, but it’s sound quality is nearly parallel to none. It’s full, well-rounded sound makes it a worthwhile investment for the most part. It does come with a lengthy setup process and a lack of Bluetooth, Google Cast, and AirPlay support.
Overall, it’s a great speaker to have when you live in a spacious home for its sheer power. When you live in a small flat or apartment, it’ll be an overkill (and you should probably turn the volume down a little