SONOS PLAY:3 Smart Wireless Speaker, White

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Like all Sonos products, though, the Five is finished to a high standard, and comes in the standard black or white colourways. While the dual drivers do start to sound a tiny bit strained at around 80 percent volume, they cope incredibly well, far exceeding our expectations. While a Play:3 may become the heart of your music setup, you’ll still have to head back to your computer if you want to expand your MP3 collection or download some podcasts to keep.

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It wasn't always very easy to turn your Sonos speakers into your Mac speakers, but that changed in 2021 when Apple rolled out its Big Sur 11. It has little need for them, since it’s intended to be controlled with an iPhone, Android smartphone or a CR200 controller, and sources all its tunes over an internet connection rather than copper audio cable. Those who want more power than the Sonos One but don't need the power of the Play:5, are left with no choice in the Sonos line up but the Beam - which is primarily designed for TV - or attempting to track down a Play:3, which now looks dated and lacks the brains. The more subtle second-stage dynamics of harmonic variation can elude it, too, especially when a recording is especially dense or otherwise complex. A Music Equilization submenu lets you tweak the bass, treble and balance, and turn the Loudness mode on and off.You’re then taken to the main menu in the remote control interface, although at this point you can only stream radio stations. Sonos says this is due to a change in the technical requirements for Google Assistant on third-party devices.

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The reason for this audio delay is that the Sonos speaker is doing some digital signal processing (or DSP) to optimize its sound and prevent distortion. It has a more conventional driver arrangement, with six blocks of Class D amplification powering six speaker drivers: three mid/bass units (facing more-or-less forwards), two tweeters angled quite strongly outwards, and a third tweeter facing dead ahead. Hence the unique design – the idea is to spread tunes all around the room, and this cinched hourglass form factor is the best way to do that, apparently.For this, you need to have a Sonos speaker (or preferably two of them for a stereo pair) that supports a line-in connection; there are only three Sonos speakers that support a line-in connection: Era 100, Era 300 and the Five (as well as the discontinued Play:5). Instead of having to repeat the line given by your favorite actor, you can trust that you will be able to hear it, as well as the high and low frequencies in your favorite movie’s soundtrack, loud and clear.

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Inside are six drivers (four tweeters, two woofers, all powered by dedicated Class D amps), which fire sound in all different directions to create a truly room-filling sound. Now, when you no longer plan to use the speakers in conjunction with your TV, then you can simply unplug the transmitter and the two devices will no longer be paired.Multiple Sonos speakers are connected to one another via Wi-Fi, so they do not require a cabled connection between the speaker system.