A solid, clean design make the Play:5 easy to integrate into almost any home décor. Structurally the Play 5 is a very well built unit. The unit recognizes the orientation so when it’s horizontal, it’s in stereo and when it's vertical, it's in mono. The SONOS Play:5 is designed to be oriented in either a horizontal or vertical position and the rubber feet on the sides and bottom do a great job of keeping the Play:5 in place. It went beyond the scope of this review to see just how water resistant the Play:5 is so we’ll just have to take SONOS’ word for it. The Play:5 is humidity resistant (NOT waterproof or weather resistant) so big master bathrooms and outdoor patios can be opened up to SONOS music. The Play:5 comes with 3 mid-woofers and 3 tweeters in a sealed cabinet with a phased speaker array (three drivers on top and three on the bottom) to help create a wider stereo soundstage directing sound left, right, and center and for power, the Play:5 has six class D amplifiers. But for the smaller SONOS One, Play:1 and Play:3 this might present an issue. This probably won’t be a problem for most people since normally you won’t move your unit after setup. If you slightly moved the unit the power cord unplugged from the back of the Play 5. On a Personal Note: The power cord drove me crazy for the Play:5. Also on the back of the speaker is the Ethernet port, synch button, and antitrip and fall power cord. The rear of the Play:5 has a line-in for connecting your Play:5 to a non-wireless device and then sending that music to other SONOS speakers around the house. ![]() The top of the unit contains the touch response buttons for volume and track changes as well as a centrally located multicolored light indicator for setup. The graphite grill on the front of the speaker is solid feeling with an ample amount of holes (SONOS says over 60,000) to let the sound through. For a speaker system the size of a shoe box, the unit is surprisingly heavy coming in at 14 lbs. I received the black finish, but the Play:5 also comes in white. Just the Play:5, a power cord, and Ethernet cord, and a quick start guide. The unit was securely and safely nestled inside the innermost box with the quote, “A room feels more welcoming when there’s music playing…” emblazoned on the side. Sonos Play:5, PlayBar and Wireless Subwoofer YouTube Review Play:5 Overview To get an idea of how well the SONOS line of products worked together we decided to test their Play:5 and Playbar models in separate rooms while linking their SUB to the playbar for a 3.1 surround system. All four speaker systems have to ability to link to a wireless sub simply called the SONOS SUB. ![]() They currently have six options for bringing music to different parts of your home including their SONOS One, Play:1, Play:3, and Play:5 compact wireless speakers, and their Playbar soundbar. If you’ve been looking at wireless whole home speaker solutions recently, you’ve probably come across SONOS. Their visionary plan was to be able to walk from room to room with your omnipresent smartphone in hand to cast your music wherever you are in your house. Started in 2002, SONOS’ goal was to reinvent home audio for the digital age by connecting multiple devices in multiple rooms for seamless integration. Have stand alone wireless speaker systems that easily work together to provide music or home theater sound to all parts of your home. Wireless audio company SONOS decided to give you an option “c”. Do I setup one system with different zones to multiple rooms (crazy cable runs?) Do I setup multiple systems in multiple rooms (price?)ī. ![]() Audiophiles today install sound systems in every room in their house, and every TV in every room has to have some sort of sound system or home theater to play your tunes, shows, video games or movies.
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