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  • March 10, 2026
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Hi, everybody 🖖 I’ve been looking forward to today for some time now. I’m super stoked to announce our most versatile speaker yet: Sonos Play!

We designed this speaker to deliver seriously big stereo sound and deep bass in a compact, take-anywhere design. With up to 24 hours of continuous battery life, an IP67 waterproof rating, and a handy utility loop, it is fully equipped to handle whatever your day brings. It's just as comfortable on a table top or desk as it is in a backpack or carry-on bag. And it’s a first-class upgrade for its spiritual predecessor, the original Play:1. 

At Home And On The Go

When you're at home, Play can rest on its convenient 45W (15V/3A) charging base. It connects to your home network over WiFi 6 as a seamless part of your larger Sonos system. You can control everything using the built-in touch controls, the Sonos app, or hands-free with three beam-forming microphones supporting Sonos Voice Control and Amazon Alexa. Group it with the rest of your system, or use it to share Bluetooth audio all around the home.

When you're headed out, Play supports Bluetooth 5.3 for convenient, high-quality audio. Wherever you place the speaker, Automatic Trueplay™ continually optimizes the sound for the acoustics of your environment. The utility loop comes in handy – it’s easy to grab on the way out the door, and convenient to hang almost anywhere you go. And for sustainability, the battery was designed to be easily replaceable so you can keep the music going for years to come.

More New Features

I also want to highlight two of my favorite new features. First, you can now group your speakers on the go, without requiring a WiFi network! If you're completely off the grid at a campsite or the beach, you can group up to four of your Sonos Play (or Move 2) speakers together directly from a Bluetooth connection when away from home, filling the space with synchronized audio. I’ll have more to share on this feature when it’s released in a future post.

Second, if your phone battery gets low, Sonos Play doubles as a power bank. Just plug it right into the USB-C port to charge it up while the music plays.

Coming Soon

Sonos Play is available for pre-order starting today for $299 USD / €349 EUR / £299 GBP / $499 AUD in matte finish with Black and White color options. 

I’ll be back with a deeper dive on tech specs and a full review of Sonos Play after the official launch on March 31st. In the meantime, let me know your thoughts and questions down below – I'll be hanging out in the comments to help answer whatever I can.

Cheers!

 

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    MoPac
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    • MoPac
    • Headliner III
    • March 10, 2026

     Will it play stereo L/R via Bluetooth?

      melvimbe
      • melvimbe
      • March 10, 2026

      Looking forward to hearing more about this one!  Curious to see how it sounds compared to Move and Roam.

       

      . First, you can now group your speakers on the go, without requiring a WiFi network! If you're completely off the grid at a campsite or the beach, you can group up to four of your Sonos Play (or Move 2) speakers together directly from a Bluetooth connection when away from home, filling the space with synchronized audio. I’ll have more to share on this feature when it’s released in a future post.

       

      I’m not going to wait to ask.  Based on referring to this as ‘grouping’, rather ‘stereo pairing’, does this mean that you cannot have one speaker playing the left channel, a second speaker playing the right channel, in this connected bluetooth configuration? (you can stereo pair over wifi)

      I assume this also means that you can group Play and Move 2 speakers together over bluetooth?

      Will grouping be controlled through the Sonos app? Can SVC commands be used to group speakers over bluetooth?

      Can you control individual volume of speakers while in a bluetooth group?

      When SVC voice commands are used over bluetooth and Play/Move 2 speakers are grouped, such as volume control, will it impact the entire group or just the speaker that hears the command?

       

       

      Danny
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        • Atom P
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        • March 10, 2026

         

        Based on referring to this as ‘grouping’, rather ‘stereo pairing’, does this mean that you cannot have one speaker playing the left channel, a second speaker playing the right channel, in this connected bluetooth configuration? (you can stereo pair over wifi)

        Correct. Each individual speaker will continue to play stereo sound, but they will not form a stereo pair when grouped outside the home.

        I assume this also means that you can group Play and Move 2 speakers together over bluetooth?

        Will grouping be controlled through the Sonos app? Can SVC commands be used to group speakers over bluetooth?

        Can you control individual volume of speakers while in a bluetooth group?

        When SVC voice commands are used over bluetooth and Play/Move 2 speakers are grouped, such as volume control, will it impact the entire group or just the speaker that hears the command?

        Yep! Here’s how it works. You can group any combo of Play and Move 2 speakers (up to four total). Grouping itself is done via the touch controls, not the app. SVC features require a regular local area network (like WiFi). You can control individual volume of speakers by using the touch controls. 

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        • Atom P
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        • Sonos Staff
        • March 10, 2026

         Will it play stereo L/R via Bluetooth?

        Each Play supports left/right stereo audio, including when playing content from a Bluetooth connection. To create a stereo pair (where one speaker plays the left channel and another player plays the right channel), WiFi is still required.

        melvimbe
        • melvimbe
        • March 10, 2026

         

        Yep! Here’s how it works. You can group any combo of Play and Move 2 speakers (up to four total). Grouping itself is done via the touch controls, not the app. SVC features require a regular local area network (like WiFi). You can control individual volume of speakers by using the touch controls. 

         

        Thank you for the answers.

         

        Regarding SVC though, the product page implies SVC works on bluetooth, and there is this support document.  Perhaps SVC doesn’t work for a bluetooth group for some reason?

         

         

        Danny
        SarahN
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        • SarahN
        • Headliner I
        • March 11, 2026

        It is being released just before my birthday so I have pre-ordered a white one as a gift to myself :) 

         

        Can you have too many Sonos speakers? 🤔 😆
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          • Raider
          • Contributor I
          • March 20, 2026

          Will these be available at Costco in the future? 

          AjTrek1
          • AjTrek1
          • March 20, 2026

          As making products available at any retailer requires an agreement between the manufacturer and the retailer I doubt that you’ll get an answer at this point. Agreement’s change and the parties involved for good reason don’t make pre-mature announcements until everything’s is signed/finalized.

          Typically Sonos doesn’t say which retailers sell their products as it’s usually the retailer that makes that announcement. The strongest retail partnership with Sonos in effect at this stage in the US and Canada is with BestBuy. That’s no secret as the Sonos website offers local pickup at BestBuy for certain products. 

          Regarding Costco…history shows about a 15% or $50 off MSRP. I remember that from the Sonos Arc. If memory serves…sales at Costco for a reduced price typically don’t occur at product launch; even maybe 3 months later 🤔. That said the importance of such a discount is a personal choice and may make more sense when buying multiple units.

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          • laurentga
          • Contributor I
          • March 23, 2026

          ​@Atom P  - I already have a Sonos Beam (Gen 2) for my TV. Will the new Sonos Play allow me to use it in a surround sound setup?

          Mr. T
          • Mr. T
          • March 23, 2026

          ​@Atom P  - I already have a Sonos Beam (Gen 2) for my TV. Will the new Sonos Play allow me to use it in a surround sound setup?

          No, confirmed under the FAQs on the Play product page.

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