Testseek.com have collected 254 expert reviews of the Sonos Play:5 bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos Play:5 bluetooth portable speaker.
November 2009
(86%)
254 Reviews
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2297 Reviews
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The editors liked
Beautiful design. Great sound. Elegant setup
Powerful audio performance with seriously deep bass and accurate highs
Easy setup
Expandable to multiple rooms
Can be used as part of a stereo pair
The editors didn't like
Ignoring Bluetooth just feels regressive at this point. Software UI feels dated
Should You Buy It?
As a Sonos user myself
I'm torn. This new speaker is incredible at what it does-but it's also awfully expensive for something with limited features. I th
Wonderfully musical to listen to, Sonos's mesh network makes for outstanding whole-home audio, Terrific price/performance ratio
Not as high fidelity than the more expensive B&W Zeppelin Wireless, No threaded mount
Sonos knocks one out of the park with the all-new Play:5. This is a spectacular speaker either on its own or as part of a whole-home audio system...
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Published: 2014-08-29, Author: Matt , review by: tuaw.com
Abstract: A little while ago I reviewed the Sonos Play:1 speaker . I was thrilled with how the speaker packed a real punch in sound, performance and design. Over the last few weeks I've had the addition of the the Sonos Play:3 (US$299) and Play:5 (US$399) to add to...
Abstract: Sonos is a company well-known in the tech industry for their line of wireless speaker systems, designed to let you sling music around your house without the hassle of complex setup processes or routing wires through ceilings and walls. To mark the lau...
Abstract: AirPlay's a very useful protocol, and it certainly extends the Sonos system's usefulness (and futureproofs it in the rapidly changing streaming marketplace). That said, AirPlay's limitations really do show off jut how mature Sonos' own system is: As yet...
Abstract: As someone who used to watch my uncle fiddle with his then-cutting edge vinyl record player, it never ceases to amaze me how far music technology has gotten these days. Take the Sonos S5 Multi-Room Music System. If you took a time machine and showed th...
Extremely simple setup and operation, Impressive audio performance, Allows whole house audio distribution with additional ZonePlayers, ZonePlayers can be synchronized or play different music in different zones,
More expensive than many iPod docks, Desktop Controller Software isn't as polished as it could be and has some issues with iTunes libraries, Cannot play protected music songs, unless upgraded through iTunes.
I like the ZonePlayer S5 and saw its potential immediately. Most rooms in a home don't have a dedicated sound system, and that's where the ZonePlayer S5 really comes in handy. To have a wholehouse audio system usually means running Cat-5 cable all over t...
Easy setup, Surprisingly good sound quality, Loads, loads, and more loads of music services available, Free Sonos Controller iPhone/iPod touch app is the cat's pajamas with bees' knees printed on them
The S5 isn't quite as "all-in-one" as its name implies, since the proprietary network makes two ZonePlayers or a ZoneBridge necessary for wireless access, adding to the cost, While setup is easy, if you run into any snags they're hard to fix, Sonos wants
Whether you're considering the ZonePlayer S5 as an addition to an existing Sonos system, or simply as a portable standalone audio system, it's a smart, compact device with sound quality that belies its small size. That, combined with its plethora of av...
Published: 2010-08-25, Author: Edward , review by: techworld.com
But if you aren't deterred by the Sonos ZonePlayer S5's unique setup requirements, you'll be hard pressed to find an all-in-one system that sounds better or is more versatile....
