Product Comparison: Sonos PLAY:3 vs Sonos PLAY:5
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General Specifications
Brand
Sonos
Sonos
Model
PLAY:3
PLAY:5
Origin
China
About the product
PLAY:3 delivers richer, more robust sound than PLAY:1. Deeper bass, too. All of which makes it just right for places like bedrooms, kitchens, home offices and dining rooms. Single Speaker Stereo: PLAY:3 plays your favorite songs in full stereo. Three Class-D amplifiers and three custom-built drivers create a full, wide sound stage so the instruments and vocals really shine. More Powerful Bass: A rear-firing bass radiator pumps out exceptional deep lows for a speaker its size. Trueplay Speaker Tuning: This exclusive SONOS feature fine-tunes your PLAY:3 to make sure you get the very best sound in any room, no matter where you place it.
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
Stereo sound, can be home theater rears, simple setup, 3 Class-D digital amplifiers, adjustable bass and treble controls
Six Class-D digital amplifiers, transparent sound without interference
Dynamic Configuration
One band 2.4 GHz
One band 2.4 GHz
Size & Weight
Color
Black
Black
Height
5.2 in.
8.03 in.
Width
10.5 in.
14.33 in.
Depth
6.3 in.
6.06 in.
Weight
5.7 lbs.
14 lbs.
Sonos PLAY:3
Sonos PLAY:5
Features
Controls
Buttons
Touch control
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Display Type
No
No
Battery Type
July 20, 2011
September 28, 2015
Supported Systems
Windows® XP SP3 and higher, Macintosh OS X 10.6.8 and higher
Protection
Yes
Yes
Extras
Multiple orientations
Streams over wi-fi, not Bluetooth, so the music never stops – even if you get a phone call.
Interfaces
Ethernet Port
Yes
Yes
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Other Information
MSRP
299 $
499 $
Closed
Site of manufacturer
4.5
4.7
Newegg
4
Music services supported
7 Digital, 8 Tracks, Amazon Cloud Player, AUPEO!, Batanga, Beats Music, Blinkbox® music, Ca lm Radio, Concert Vault, Dar.fm® Record Radio, Daytrotter, Deezer, Google Play Music, Grooveshark, Hearts of Space, hotelradio.fm™, iHeartRadio, JB Hi-Fi NOW, JUKE, Last.fm, Live365, MLB.com Gameday Audio, Murfie, Napster by Rhapso dy, Netease, Pandora, Qobuz, radionomy, rara.com, Rdio, Rhapsody, RUSC, Sh uffler.fm, simfy, SiriusXM Internet Radio, Slacker, Songl, Songza, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher SmartRadio, TDC Play Musik, The Hype Machine, TuneIn, WiMP, Xiami, YouMusic, Zdigital, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks
Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, Spotify, Google Play Music, SiriusFM, Deezer, Tunein, Napster, 7 Digital, iHeartRADIO
Product manuals
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91oR2whwYTL.pdf
Ebay
4.8
4.9
Number of speakers
1
3
Walmart
5
Woofer(s)
2
3
Audio formats supported
Compressed MP3, AAC (without DRM), WMA without DRM (including purchased Windows Media downloads), AAC (MPEG4), AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless), uncompressed WAV and AIFF
Wall/Stand Mounting
Yes
No
Amazon
4.4
4.6
Bluetooth version (if specified by manufacturer)
No
No
Bestbuy
4.9
Mini Line-in
Yes
Sonos PLAY:3
Sonos PLAY:5
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