Overall, the Sonos Five receives mixed reviews. Many users praise its sound quality and recommend it as a baseline for streaming loudspeakers. However, some users have experienced compatibility issues with older Sonos devices and have had difficulty with connectivity and the Sonos app. Some users also express concerns about Sonos' privacy policies. The Sonos Five's line-in port makes it a good choice for vinyl enthusiasts, and it can be used as rear surround speakers. While some users prefer the stereo separation of two Sonos Ones, others find the single Sonos Five to be sufficient.

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SONOS Five or KEF LSX?

Really they just kind of go sometimes garbage, and my experiment here tells me that is absolutely not true and for me they establish a streaming speak...

Review: Sonos Five Wireless Speaker (2020 Sonos Speaker)

! So I highly suggest that you do that.. This is the Sonos Five speaker

I'm already owning one Sonos five and am getting one Sonos beam.

Now my plan was to expand the system by getting another Sonos five and two Sonos one as rear speakers plus a sub

Is that possible or not really?

Over-hyped for sound, setup, ease of access.

Sound first: our home has one extremely large room for which I bought a pair. It is a skinny rectangle. I had thought that two of these would provide a rich, robust sound, in particular for opera. They do not, to my ear. I find the aural quality to be somewhat unfocussed and not as rich as I hoped, ...

Retired the JBL Boombox and hired a Sonos Five, Bubba is thrilled!

I am imagining that if you put a Sonos Five in that spot, you must have some pretty impressive sound in the rest of your domicile!!

Not compatible with older Sonos speakers

I purchased this when an older Sonos Five, that had been paired with another Five for stereo sound, stopped functioning. Turns out that this is a newer version and isn't compatible with the older Five. It's also not compatible with the Sonos 1 operating system. To use it I have to upgrade to Sonos 2...

Needing a backup internet source for SONOS to keep music playing without interruption.

You could also use a Sonos Five (since it has an aux port) to plug in a traditional radio and use that as a source across your Sonos system.

Very Good but not Great. I've invested over $5000 in Sonos for my home.

This requires the Sonos 2 app to control so I had to get an entire new tablet because my old one did not support the Sonos 2 app. I don't like that Sonos can fade out a speaker for compatibility with devices... Just play music, even if and old device can't do all the new features, it should be able ...

If you want to use a Sonos Device with Vinyl, then I would personally recommend getting a pair of the Sonos Fives as that is the only Sonos Device that has a line-in port that allows you to connect a vinyl player to the Sonos Five via a 3.5mm line-in cable. You can actually use a pair of Sonos Fives as rear surround speakers & is a solid replacement for a Sub as that will get you the following benefits:. Deep Rich Bass. Proper Surround Sound Effect.

the New Sonos 5 Will not pair with the Sonos Play 5

I ordered this to pair with an existing Sonos PLAY 5. The newer version the Sonos 5 will not pair with its older sibling. I guess that is a "feature" Just know that if you want to pair with its older sibling as a stereo pair it will not work out. Not an issue with the seller or anything, but it is a...

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Multiroom wireless speaker

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Sonos Five

Speaker Size

3.5 Millimeters

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