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Sonos Five
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Sonos Five · Photo source

Sonos

Five

Released June 2020

Sonos's largest stereo speaker for music, with a 3.5 mm line-in for a turntable, suited to listeners who want the most output from one Sonos speaker.

Type
Speaker
Atmos
No
Connects by
Wi-Fi
Battery
–
Weight
6.3 kg

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it delivers big, loud, room-filling sound and is well made, and suits people building a Sonos system. All three criticise the lack of Bluetooth, and TechRadar and SoundGuys the lack of microphones for voice control; What Hi-Fi? found it a bit too bassy with slightly rounded treble, and SoundGuys found it expensive.

From whathifi.com, techradar.com and soundguys.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
Speaker
Channels
Stereo lying flat; mono upright
Dolby Atmos
No
Drivers
Three tweeters (one centre, two angled) and three midwoofers, in a sealed cabinet
Amplifiers
Six class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app

Connections

Wi-Fi
Yes
Bluetooth
No
AirPlay
Yes
Voice assistants
None
Wi-Fi
802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Ports
3.5 mm line-in; 10/100 Ethernet
Streaming
Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair, upright or lying flat
App
Sonos app (iOS and Android)

Design

Weight
6.3 kg
Controls
Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume) that adapt to orientation
Microphones
None
Size
203 × 364 × 154 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Black, White
In the box
Five, power cable (2 m), documentation

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Six drivers and six class-D amplifiers in a sealed cabinet
  • 3.5 mm line-in and Ethernet built in
  • Plays stereo lying flat, or mono upright as one of a stereo pair

Cons

  • No microphones, voice control or Bluetooth
  • No Dolby Atmos
  • 6.3 kg; Trueplay needs an iOS device

Closest rivals

Model
TypeAtmosConnects byBatteryWeightReleased
Bowers & WilkinsZeppelin
SpeakerNoWi-Fi and Bluetooth–6.5 kgOct 2021
MarshallWoburn III
SpeakerNoBluetooth–7.45 kgJun 2022
MarshallStanmore III
SpeakerNoBluetooth–4.25 kgJun 2022

Sources

  1. sonos.com/en-gb/shop/five
  2. newsroom.sonos.com/254729-introducing-sonos-arc-the-premium-smart-soundbar

Photo: media.sonos.com

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