Marshall Stanmore III vs Sonos Five

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Stanmore III compared with Five

	MarshallStanmore III	SonosFive
Overview
Released
Released	June 2022	June 2020
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Stereo	Stereo lying flat; mono upright
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	One woofer and two tweeters angled outwards, with updated waveguides; bass-reflex cabinet	Three tweeters (one centre, two angled) and three midwoofers, in a sealed cabinet
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	One 50 W class D for the woofer, two 15 W class D for the tweeters	Six class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	45 Hz – 20 kHz; up to 97 dB at 1 m	–
Room tuning
Room tuning	Placement Correction in the Marshall Bluetooth app; bass and treble knobs on the speaker	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2, LE Audio-ready; 10 m range	–
Ports
Ports	RCA in, 3.5 mm in, mains power	3.5 mm line-in; 10/100 Ethernet
Streaming
Streaming	–	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	None; Marshall says it can't be used in pairs or groups	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair, upright or lying flat
App
App	Marshall Bluetooth app (iOS and Android), with over-the-air updates	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	4.25 kg (better)	6.3 kg
Controls
Controls	Source button, volume, bass and treble knobs, play/pause and skip control, power switch	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume) that adapt to orientation
Microphones
Microphones	None	None
Size
Size	350 × 203 × 188 mm (W × H × D)	203 × 364 × 154 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black, Cream, Brown	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Stanmore III, mains lead, user manual and legal and safety information	Five, power cable (2 m), documentation