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Meet Sonos Five, studio-quality sound

Studio quality sound

Sonos Five delivers the same great sound as the Play:5, with updated internals including increased memory, processing power, and a new wireless radio. Six Class-D digital amplifiers are perfectly tuned for Five’s acoustic architecture to power the three tweeters and three mid-woofers.

The custom-designed woofers deliver rich bass while the sealed architecture eliminates reverb and echo. This ensures faithful playback of vocal frequencies in addition to rich bass without distortion, even at high volumes.

One center tweeter and two precisely-angled side tweeters create a crisp high-frequency response.

This all creates a wide stereo soundstage that directs sound to the left, right, and center from one compact speaker. You can amplify the experience by adding another Sonos Five as a stereo pair in either vertical or horizontal orientations, or bring it to the next level with a Sonos Sub.

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Some more details on Sonos Five:

Simple to set-up. Plug Five into power and bring your phone up to Five to automatically pair and securely transfer WiFi credentials using near-field communication (NFC).
Analogue line-in. With 3.5 mm jack for connecting another device, bring sound to Sonos from anything with a standard audio connection.
Flexible Orientation. Enjoy great sound with a standalone Sonos Five horizontally, or pair two Fives in the upright position for incredibly detailed stereo separation. A pair of Fives can also be used as surrounds for a Sonos home theater speaker.
Control your way. Control Sonos Five with your voice when paired with a voice enabled device, the Sonos app, your favorite music service’s app, or AirPlay 2. Capacitive touch controls for play, pause, skip tracks, adjust the volume, and group rooms just by tapping or swiping the top of the speaker. LED indicates status, and mute status.
Tune with Trueplay. Trueplay puts the speaker-tuning capability of the pros in the palm of your hands, adapting and optimizing the sound of the speaker to the unique acoustics of the room. iOS device required.
Dimensions. The dimensions are (H x W x D) 8.03 x 14.33 x 6.06 inches (203 x 364 x 154 mm) and Five weighs 14 lbs (6.36 kg).

Pre-order today on Sonos.com in black with a black grille and, for the first time, white with a white grille for $499 US (€579 EUR).

We’ve announced details for the Sonos Arc and new Sonos Sub. You can also check out our blog for some great stories.

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arcadelt

Enthusiast I

You guys are really snippy. If I am wrong that’s fine but I’m not trying to misrepresent anything.

I thought it was a 5 year guarantee...I know it could be longer but is 5 years the guaranteed minimum that Sonos promises? Please tell me the actual minimum guarantee, I’ll be very happy if they guarantee more than 5!. Thanks.

They might be snippy, but I can understand the reaction to the immoderate and inaccurate language on this issue from many across this forum and in social media more widely. Anyway, you are correct that the minimum support guarantee is five years after a product is discontinued, so it is possible the Play:5 Gen 2 may start to lose access to new features in five years time, but they are very unlikely to stop working altogether. I’m still happily using products that I bought 10+ years ago, and am only swapping those out now because I’d like to keep up with S2 developments.

jgatie

Oh, I thought there was a 5 year minimum guarantee, thus the countdown on the guaranteed support period. I know it can be longer, what’s the minimum it will be supported as I guess I’m wrong?

Funny you mention the 8 times more memory, the new sub has 8 times more memory than the Play5.

A “countdown” denotes there is a definitive end when the timer reaches zero. It also connotes a bomb going boom, or a rocket going off in ball of flames and rising to leave the Earth. It’s a loaded phrase, purposefully used to bring up that type of image, wouldn’t you say?

After all, nobody ever went “10, 9, 8, . . . 3, 2,1. And now we are going to sit here like this for a few more years of functionality.”

Right?

A

Arkka

Lyricist III

You guys are really snippy. If I am wrong that’s fine but I’m not trying to misrepresent anything.

I thought it was a 5 year guarantee...I know it could be longer but is 5 years the guaranteed minimum that Sonos promises? Please tell me the actual minimum guarantee, I’ll be very happy if they guarantee more than 5!. Thanks.

They might be snippy, but I can understand the reaction to the immoderate and inaccurate language on this issue from many across this forum and in social media more widely. Anyway, you are correct that the minimum support guarantee is five years after a product is discontinued, so it is possible the Play:5 Gen 2 may start to lose access to new features in five years time, but they are very unlikely to stop working altogether. I’m still happily using products that I bought 10+ years ago, and am only swapping those out now because I’d like to keep up with S2 developments.

Thanks for confirming I am correct about the 5 year minimum software support guarantee. What was inaccurate or immoderate about my language if I may ask?

Your specific experience with a long support time is great, I hope my devices will get at least 10 years of updates. But not everyone got 10 years right? There are a lot of people who only got 5, 6 years of updates and I would like to avoid that.

R

RipStop

Contributor I

I hadn't seen that Verge link when I posted so am surprised that it is an identical listening experience to the Play 5 Gen 2 but can't be stereo paired with it.

Does anyone know what’s up with this :point_up: - why can’t they pair if they are the same sound?

Great discussion folks! In this regard, while their physical dimensions and acoustic profile are similar, Five and Play:5 Gen 2 have very different internal processors and computing platforms. The gap in processing capabilities means that we will not be able to offer a stable stereo experience. Stereo pairing takes a lot of complicated computing work and it just didn’t work properly because of the differences here.

Ryan,

What are the options for Play: 5 (Gen2) owners that need to complete a stereo pair now? The Gen2 is not currently available for purchase on your site. I already have the sub (also Gen2) but need to complete this room with true stereo.

Thanks.

A

Arkka

Lyricist III

Oh, I thought there was a 5 year minimum guarantee, thus the countdown on the guaranteed support period. I know it can be longer, what’s the minimum it will be supported as I guess I’m wrong?

Funny you mention the 8 times more memory, the new sub has 8 times more memory than the Play5.

A “countdown” denotes there is a definitive end when the timer reaches zero. It also connotes a bomb going boom, or a rocket going off in ball of flames and rising to leave the Earth. It’s a loaded phrase, purposefully used to bring up that type of image, wouldn’t you say?

After all, nobody ever went “10, 9, 8, . . . 3, 2,1. And now we are going to sit here like this for a few more years of functionality.”

Right?

Mr Pedant, Sonos guarantees 5 years of software updates from the last sale right? It seems that the Play5 is at the last sale point. The countdown to the end of the guarantee is on. So it would be correct to say that the 5 year guarantee will run out in 5 years.

I have no idea why you are talking about bombs, rockets and flames. Countdowns aren’t just for astronauts, North Koreans and doomsday cults.

What do you think about the sub having 8 times the memory of the Play5?

A

Arkka

Lyricist III

I hadn't seen that Verge link when I posted so am surprised that it is an identical listening experience to the Play 5 Gen 2 but can't be stereo paired with it.

Does anyone know what’s up with this :point_up: - why can’t they pair if they are the same sound?

Great discussion folks! In this regard, while their physical dimensions and acoustic profile are similar, Five and Play:5 Gen 2 have very different internal processors and computing platforms. The gap in processing capabilities means that we will not be able to offer a stable stereo experience. Stereo pairing takes a lot of complicated computing work and it just didn’t work properly because of the differences here.

Ryan,

What are the options for Play: 5 (Gen2) owners that need to complete a stereo pair now? The Gen2 is not currently available for purchase on your site. I already have the sub (also Gen2) but need to complete this room with true stereo.

Thanks.

I’m seeing refurbished Play5 available at retail such as Best Buy- But would love to know where a new one could be ordered as well.

jgatie

Mr Pedant, Sonos guarantees 5 years of software updates from the last sale right? It seems that the Play5 is at the last sale point. The countdown to the end of the guarantee is on. So it would be correct to say that the 5 year guarantee will run out in 5 years.

I have no idea why you are talking about bombs, rockets and flames. Countdowns aren’t just for astronauts, North Koreans and doomsday cults.

What do you think about the sub having 8 times the memory of the Play5?

See there you go again. They are not automatically stopping all support after 5 years. They guarantee a MINIMUM of five years, but support could very well go on for far longer (as it did with the ZP units). So this is no closed guarantee that warrants a countdown, it is very much open ended.

I think the new Sub is probably more future proof than the 5 years older Play:5 Gen 2 from 2017. Also think the Play:5 Gen 2 is far more future proof than the original Sonos units that lasted a decade and a half. Your point?

Oh and by the way, if you are who I think you are, you aren’t getting any more replies from me. I’m a little out of practice spotting your socks, but I got there eventually.

arcadelt

Enthusiast I

Thanks for confirming I am correct about the 5 year minimum software support guarantee. What was inaccurate or immoderate about my language if I may ask?

Your specific experience with a long support time is great, I hope my devices will get at least 10 years of updates. But not everyone got 10 years right? There are a lot of people who only got 5, 6 years of updates and I would like to avoid that.

I wasn’t referring to you specifically, but more generally the mood around this issue which has some people being a little more forthright than usual. I guess the only minor inaccuracy from you has been outlined by @jgatie above.

Sonos has discontinued and then stopped supporting products in the past, and I guess there were shorter-duration updates for those - the iPod dock comes to mind. However, I don’t recall any support stopping immediately for products removed from sale. With respect to this round, we don’t know how many years of updates people have received because the support hasn’t stopped yet. For example, let’s consider the Play:5 Gen 1. This product was discontinued when the Gen 2 was announced in September 2015, although I suppose you could have bought new stock for a period after that. If you did buy a Gen 1 from a retailer a year later (which I think would have been at a pretty good discount), you’ve had about four years so far and we don’t know how many more you’ll get for this as an S1 product - I hopefully guess it will be several.

arcadelt

Enthusiast I

What are the options for Play: 5 (Gen2) owners that need to complete a stereo pair now? The Gen2 is not currently available for purchase on your site. I already have the sub (also Gen2) but need to complete this room with true stereo.

Lots available on eBay at the moment, which you could pick up at a good price if you are patient. I’m sure you’d also find stock at some retailers, although I would be insisting on a discount.

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Magictwanger

Enthusiast II

I am not unhappy at all that I bought a pair of Play 5 gen 2’s and the sub,three months ago.I figured the product would eventually be updated and compared to my high end audio experiences,this system is down right cheap…..but...extremely good!

It’s the soon to be released high resolution App that I am awaiting,with baited breath!

The fact that the Gen 2 Play Five’s overall design and driver quality is able to support such a jump in sound quality(with the S2 App) is all i care about…...It should be a tremendous improvement on well recorded material and with the addition of the sub…..WOW!

IMO,a pair of Play 5’s(gen 2 or the newest) along with the sub,will definitely put this set up in the high end class,once that new App comes out,for a smidgen of what a luxury audio system costs.

You current owners should be thrilled.-:)

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