I’d like to buy a Sonos three. Seller claims it”s never been opened.
Serial is : 1609 5C-AA-FD-55-22-46-0
Model : PLAY3EU1BLK
Is it legit, also under warranty?
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Hi. As I don’t work for Sonos I cannot comment on the particular unit, but here are a few things to consider:
- The Play:3 (there is no Sonos Three) was discontinued from sale 4 years ago. So even if the box is unopened and the unit unused, it has been sitting in unknown storage conditions for at least 4 years.
- It is extremely unlikely that an authorised Sonos retailer or reseller would be selling stock that old. And if it is being sold through a site like eBay or Amazon Marketplace, this is not an authorised seller. If you buy from an unauthorised seller, guarantees are invalidated.
- Current Sonos speakers have some features that the Play:3 lacks
- the Play:3 has the smallest amount of memory of any currently fully supported Sonos speaker / player. It may well be fully supported for many years yet, but almost certainly not as long as current products.
Personally, I would leave well alone, but you may be less risk-averse than me.
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Thank you very much for your detailed response. I should definitely request a live test should I pursue with this.
It may be that a Sonos employee will comment on that particular unit. I don’t know if they would though.
The unit was manufactured in September of 2016.
The unit was manufactured in September of 2016.
Oh yeah I didn’t notice that. Good point.
This doesn’t feel right to me. I would not touch it with a bargepole at any price.
The unit was manufactured in September of 2016.
Oh yeah I didn’t notice that. Good point.
This doesn’t feel right to me. I would not touch it with a bargepole at any price.
Alright. Too fishy to be good. Will avoid and look for something better :)
Good call. Although it would (I assume) require an increased budget, A Sonos One or One SL sounds very good, and a stereo par, IMO, sounds better than a Play:3.
A pair of Play:1s also sounds great if you can pick these up used.
Will definitely look that way. I see Sonos as also official refurbished products (thanks to this convo I looked up more)!
+1Yes, let's just throw away perfectly fine products because maybe they will stop support one day... I run 4 play:3's without problems and they sound better than a One. I even took apart a few to build custom speakers and they still work.
I don't get it... And Sonos is creating this vibe of throwing away good speakers to sell new ones, but that is already discussed many times before.
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