Sonos Five

Big, room-filling sound ; Well made and finished ; Can form a stereo pair

A bit too bassy for its own good ; Slightly rounded-off treble ; No Bluetooth

Bold, expansive sound and great multi-room potential – but just short of being the complete article

Warm, clear and entertaining sound ; Wide dispersion of audio ; Flexible use options ; Future-proofed

No microphone for voice control ; No Bluetooth ; No hi-res support yet

The Sonos Five provides astonishingly room-filling, detailed and warm sound as well as potential software updates down the line thanks to advanced internal specs. It may be only a subtle refresh of the old Play:5, but perhaps Sonos can afford to rest...

Cool, AI-powered DJ ; Collaborative playlists and Group Session options ; Optional desktop app that lets you play locally stored audio files ; Premium accounts let you hear select albums before they're released ; Robust Student plan features Hulu and...

Still lacks hi-res audio

Spotify's ever-evolving feature set, which includes a deep song library, numerous podcasts, early album access, collaborative playlists, and an AI-powered DJ, pushes the entertainment-rich service to the front of the streaming music pack.

Beautiful design ; Excellent sound quality ; Solid build ; Great dynamic range ; Impressive wireless mesh network ; Great features ; Intuitive Sonos app

Expensive ; No Bluetooth ; No built-in smarts ; No direct Amazon Alexa/Google Assistant support (via other devices only)

Sonos has competition nipping at its heels left, right and centre - but this speaker shows what nearly two decades of experience can deliver. It's an ideal way to start a Sonos multi-room system, or add a badass centrepiece to an existing one. It's one...

Lots of volume and low distortion;3.5MM AUX jack;Put it near a power point and in Wi-Fi range and you are good to go

Might have been nice to have voice assistance out of the box;Its time to get TruePlay tuning to Android!!!

Satter, angenehm ausgewogener KlangHohe LautstärkereservenSatter, sauberer und tiefer Bass aus kompaktem GehäuseAuch für Stereo aus zwei Five geeignet

Trueplay-Einmessung nur für iDevices von Apple

Tiefer, satter Bass, ausgewogene Mitten und funkelnde Höhen aus einem kompakten Gehäuse. Da drückt man beim Preis gerne ein Auge zu.