Skip to main content
saltimsaltim
Contributor II
August 31, 2023
Answered

release dates

Hi there

does anyone know the release date of the next sonos 5 and gen 4 of the sub please? 

i don’t want to buy this week to find out that an updated model will be released in a couple of months

many thanks for any help on this  

This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.
melvimbe
melvimbeAnswer
August 31, 2023

Sonos typically announces new products about a month before they are actually released.    Sonos has no product releases announced currently.  It’s common for rumors/leaks to occur a few months before release, but there is nothing on a new Five or Sub Gen 4, though a Move Gen 2 is rumored to be released in the next couple months.  Sonos typically release 2 new speakers a year.

Because the Five and and Sub were both released about 2 years ago, if I recall correctly, I would not expect them to have new generations for at least another 2 years.

Danny
View in thread

5 replies

melvimbe
melvimbeAnswer
August 31, 2023

Sonos typically announces new products about a month before they are actually released.    Sonos has no product releases announced currently.  It’s common for rumors/leaks to occur a few months before release, but there is nothing on a new Five or Sub Gen 4, though a Move Gen 2 is rumored to be released in the next couple months.  Sonos typically release 2 new speakers a year.

Because the Five and and Sub were both released about 2 years ago, if I recall correctly, I would not expect them to have new generations for at least another 2 years.

Danny
    saltimsaltimAuthor
    Contributor II
    September 1, 2023

    Hi Danny, many thanks for your reply. i was reading yesterday that the sub gen 3 and the sonos 5 were released june 2020….so 3 years ago

    surely, they’ve managed to improve both since then? i have gen 1’s of both and there was the whole debacle over ceasing updates on them a couple of years ago, so i really don’t want to shell out 1300 quid (with trade in) only for a new version to be released in a few months. i know if you contact customer services they won’t tell you, but i’m really reluctant to buy at the mo’ just in case. Is there somewhere you can leave your email address for product updates? i have all my details and permissions in this community, but never receive product updates. 
      

      saltimsaltimAuthor
      Contributor II
      September 4, 2023

      okey doke, many thanks. 

      buzz
      buzz
      Grand Maestro
      September 4, 2023

      Manufacturers are reluctant to pre-release update or replacement model details too soon because sales of current models will typically stop, trapping the company with unsalable inventory and no income. There have been a few classic business failures because of this. The main reason for pre-announcement is to capture sales that might have gone to competitors who have recently announced or introduced their own ‘new improved’.

      One large manufacturer has an interesting strategy that works for them. They pre-establish a fixed schedule and production run for a product: “introduction”, “sales”, and “discontinued”. There is a brief early adopter (sometimes discount) introduction period to generate excitement among the early adopters, followed by the routine sales period, and the final (discount) discontinued period for customers who only buy discontinued merchandise. If the model is very successful and inventory sells out early, there will be no discontinued period. Running out of inventory is not a disaster because more than the projected profit has already been realized and the replacement model is already on schedule, and probably in production.

        saltimsaltimAuthor
        Contributor II
        September 4, 2023

        wow buzz, you know your stuff and that really has opened my eyes. thank you 

        Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement