Product Comparison: Bose SoundTouch 30 vs Sonos PLAY:5

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Bose SoundTouch 30 Wireless Speaker

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Sonos PLAY:5 Ultimate Wireless Smart Speaker for Streaming Music

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General Specifications

Brand

Bose

Sonos

Model

SoundTouch 30

PLAY:5

Origin

USA

About the product

It’s wireless music made easy—and commanding as well. If you want deep, clear sound with power to spare, this is your speaker. Place it in your main room to stream millions of songs from music services like Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio and Deezer, thousands of Internet radio stations and your stored music library. Play your favorites instantly, without a phone or tablet, simply by pressing one of six presets on the speaker or remote. It’s that simple.

Sonos is the wireless Home Sound System that fills your entire home with great-sounding music. Use one app to stream different music to Sonos speakers in different rooms. Or send one song all through the house.

Key Specs

Connection Type

Remote control, 6 presets

Six Class-D digital amplifiers, transparent sound without interference

Dynamic Configuration

One band 2.4 GHz

Connection Type

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

9.7 in.

8.03 in.

Width

17.1 in.

14.33 in.

Depth

7.1 in.

6.06 in.

Weight

18.5 lbs.

14 lbs.

Bose SoundTouch 30

Sonos PLAY:5

Features

Controls

Buttons

Touch control

Material

Plastic

Display Type

Yes

Battery Type

September 10, 2015

September 28, 2015

Accessories Included

USB cable, remote control

Extras

Waveguide speaker technology

Streams over wi-fi, not Bluetooth, so the music never stops – even if you get a phone call.

Protection

Yes

Interfaces

AUX In

Yes

Ethernet Port

Yes

Micro USB

Yes

USB

Yes

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Other Information

Manufacturer

Manual

MSRP

499.95 $

499 $

Closed

Site of manufacturer

4.4

4.7

Newegg

Music services supported

Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Sirius XM, iTunes, TuneIn

Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, Spotify, Google Play Music, SiriusFM, Deezer, Tunein, Napster, 7 Digital, iHeartRADIO

Product manuals

https://assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/global/products/speakers/soundtouch_30_seriesiii_wireless_music_system/pdf/AM747473_00_OG_ST%2030%2020%20sIII_ENGvo.pdf

Ebay

4.9

Number of speakers

Reviews

Woofer(s)

Audio formats supported

MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless

Bestbuy

4.8

4.9

Amazon

4.5