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docSephiroth
Avid Contributor III
Jun 24, 2018 6:02 PM UTC

Sonos Sub difference

Hello, what’s the difference between these 2 sub?
What’s the newer one?
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    docSephirothAuthor
    Avid Contributor III
    Jun 24, 2018 6:05 PM UTC
    Also, which is the difference between product with black box and black/orange box? Which is the newest?
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    Sonosjunkie
    Sonosjunkie
    Prodigy III
    Jun 24, 2018 6:34 PM UTC
    As far as i know there have only been 1 Gen of each. So i’m guessing the changea are either marketing/cosmetic/regional variations. I gather there used to be a matte black varient of the sub but is now discontinued.

    I bought my Playbar in April and the box was identical to your middle photo, which matches the design of all the other packagingnon Sonos devices I’ve bought recently (black models anyway). So i expect that is the most recent.
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    docSephirothAuthor
    Avid Contributor III
    Jun 24, 2018 7:52 PM UTC
    Maybe I’m wrong but I read somewhere that for the sub, like the play:5, there is a gen 1 and a gen 2...
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    ratty
    ratty
    Jun 24, 2018 7:56 PM UTC
    The left SUB picture is the newer one. It simply had a cosmetic refresh.

    PLAY:5 gen1 and gen2 are totally different players. Many have suggested the gen2 should have been called something different, such as PLAY:6 (it has six drive units).
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      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      Jun 24, 2018 10:15 PM UTC
      The Gen 2 Play 5 also dropped the headphone output, a big surprise if you didn't read the details and just ordered another Play 5 like a big dummy. Oh, and pairing Gen 1 and 2 Play 5 is apparently a problem although I haven't paid a lot of attention to that topic. So yes, calling it a Play 6 would have been good, even a Play 5.2 would have helped.
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      docSephirothAuthor
      Avid Contributor III
      Jun 25, 2018 8:33 AM UTC
      Play 5 gen 2 has the line in output. What do you mean by jack drop?
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      Sonosjunkie
      Sonosjunkie
      Prodigy III
      Jun 25, 2018 8:42 AM UTC
      Play 5 gen 2 has the line in output. What do you mean by jack drop?

      gen two has line in. Not line out. So no headphones option.
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      docSephirothAuthor
      Avid Contributor III
      Jun 25, 2018 9:28 AM UTC
      Ok now I understood:-)
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