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Customer Reviews for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Model: PLAY5US1BLK
SKU: 9935954
UPC: 180501001468
Learn more about Magnolia Premium Installation Listen to your favorite tunes stored on your computer or stream Internet radio into any room in your home with this SONOS Play 5 Black that features a 5-driver speaker system for a brilliant soundscape.
Average Customer Rating:
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Customer Reviews for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Review 1 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Great sound, excellent portability
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound coming out of these speakers is more than enough for by bedroom. Love the Bass and the ability to play any song.
What's not so great: Cost
I have 5 Sonos's around my house and I love all of them. It took me a two years to purchase all of them becasue of the price but its well worth it. My friends are amazed as I play different music in all my zones. Music in my game room, that is different from my patio, where the wives are hanging out to the kitchen where were eating, all from my Iphone. I entertain alot and the Sonos has been the talk of the night everytime. I hooked a sonos to my main stereo and we regularly have dance night themed parties, and I have yet been able to stump the Sonos from finding some oldie, song from ages ago that nobody thinks you can find. I just say wait a second plug it in and BAM...Were jamming to that person favorite old song. The system works flawless, and I still use my regular internet no need to upgrade. More than enough bandwith for all my devices and my kids computer, and Xbox. Once you go Sonos you will never go back.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Excellent experience with Sonos
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Easy set up and good support
This is the 5th Sonos speaker component we've installed at our home and all have been easy to get working. Any minor issues we've encountered have been handled professionally by the Sonos support team. I highly recommend the Sonos system if you want to have wireless speakers deployed in various rooms throughout your house.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Excellent Sound System!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: JamboUSA
from Syracuse, NY
on 05/09/2012
What's great about it: Sound, Easy To Set Up, Looks Great
What's not so great: A Bit pricey
The sound quality of this speaker is amazing. I read the positive reviews before buying, but was still surprised at just how great this thing sounds. The set up was easy and the iPad and iPhone apps are very user friendly. I am very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Very nice unit with great sound & good size
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality for the size, good bass.
What's not so great: Price is a little high.
Overall this is a great unit, I got it and was able to get a free Bridge with purchase. The unit works great over wifi, I usually have the unit in my home office, but also have taken it out to our workout room and into the garage. Controlling with my Android phone is very nice, as well as the Windows Application from my computer.
I'm going to buy another to keep in the other room full time as my wife has gotten to where she wants to use it while I'm already using it.
In a perfect world, I would have 5 or 6 of these around the house but with the price really can't justify it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Great Technology!
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up and use!
What's not so great: Price
I have a sonos system in my basement with hardwired speakers and it is one of the best features in my basement! I wanted something portable for other floors and the Play 5 was perfect. It even talks to my original Sonos bridge and is configured as a separate zone (meaning I can play different music or the same between zones). The iPad app is fantastic and is FREE. Beats $350 for the Sonos remote. Sonos took one thing, streaming music, and Perfected it! I highly recommend it!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Worth it!
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality, easy set up, controlled anywhere i the house with the iPad.
What's not so great: Price.
The Play 5 was very easy to set up. Simply downloaded the app to my iPad, followed the easy instructions, and it was ready to use within 5 minutes. It is a bit pricey. But I think it is worth it. The sound output is great...clear with enough bass. I can move it anywhere in the house. I just unplug and plug anywhere, and it's ready to play. I have used it mostly with Pandora. The playlist has been a bit of a challenge, especially since all my music is stored on an external hard drive. Somehow, Sonos has a difficult time extracting my music. I do have to ready more about how to make the playlist work. If you like music and sound, it is worth it. In my opinion, the sound was better than the Bose, B&W Zepplin, and Harmon.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Sweet sounds for such a small setup
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: sound, uses, easy set up, compatible with Android & iPhones
What's not so great: price
I added this to my existing SONOS3 and bridge. There's no doubt that the quality is there. It's a shame the cost hasn't come down yet, but it's well worth the money.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Sonos 5
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: hrtbt
from Rantoul IL
on 03/23/2012
What's great about it: Great sound and small unit to take inside or outside the house.
What's not so great: Cntroling the volume can take 3-5 seconds to connect with wifi.
Love it! I purchased and returned 4 stereo units before I found this gem. I needed something that would take up little space but deliver big sound. This is it! It took five minutes to set up, and I am not great with computer "stuff". I love the sound whether I am playing jazz, rock or new age I can hear all the instruments and never knew how good some of the performers were. I control my Sonos from my iPhone and my husband uses his Android phone. So easy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Exceeds Expectations !
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound, speed, intuitive, access to large music collections
What's not so great: A bit pricey, pairs required for good stereo imaging
After trying air streaming audio from my "I" device, and also trying a networked receiver as a means of streaming audio hi-fi and being very disappointed, I decided to try Sonos. This is a rare case where I was blown away by the sound quality, ease of use, and speed of response. It took a bit of playing with the system to get everything integrated with my RAID 1 NAS, but after working that out I could not be happier with the end result. After many years of experimenting, I have finally realized my dream of having access to all my music (>30k songs) anywhere in my home. This is truly a case where you get what you pay for. The Play 5s are worth the additional expense, but the most impressive results are with the Connect through a quality amp and speakers. The overall concept is flawless.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Would be Excellent except for some glitches.
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: Sound; can start up music from the bedroom!
What's not so great: Can't play music directly from Spotify or Pandora; required additional equipment
Sound quality is great. However, sometimes it skips songs in the library and we can't get them to play even if we select the song specifically. Also, would prefer to be able to play songs on Spotify and Pandora without having to go through their app.
Also, we use Clear hotspots for our internet and had to purchase an extender in order to be able to plug into the bridge.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Amazing Sound
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: great sound, looks great, easy to use
This unit creates an unbelievable quality of sound. There is sufficient range across the entire spectrum. Clean crisp highs and full bass. It is hard to believe this sound quality can be achieved from something this small. I was so impressed I bought a system for my parents. You will not be disappointed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Brilliant, beautiful, complete solution
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality, features, ease of use
What's not so great: Everything is brilliant
I've never written w review in my life but am finally inspired to do so. I honestly cannot imagine a more well designed, better sounding digital music system. The ease of setting up, the access to all of your iTunes and Spotify music, the huge selection of internet radio, the ability to selectively control what you play in each room of your house from your iPhone, and most importantly the stunning sound quality. The Play 5 sound is big, crisp and fills big rooms incredibly well. It puts anything I've heard from Bose, Klipsch, and others to shame.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Simple and elegant
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Bobby5433
on 02/17/2012
I wish I could afford one of these for every room! The sound is amazing and having the ability to play any music from any service from any room from any device is awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Sonos newbie and loving it.
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound, ease of setup, ease of expansion for other rooms.
What's not so great: I haven't come up with any cons so far.
I gave up on finding an iPhone dock for high quality music. Sonos was the answer for me. Sound quality on the Play 5 is better imo than the Bose, B&W (Zep Mini) and Beats Beatbox that I tried. I will say that for acoustic music the Zep Mini more than holds it's own.
Setup of the Sonos 5 was super easy and took about 10 min including downloading the software to my Macbook Pro. I love not having my iPhone docked (kills battery over time) and being able to control it with my phone, Mac, iPad or Kindle Fire. It couldn't be easier.
It's not cheap, but the Play 5 was the first of 3 Sonos speakers I plan to buy. I did get the Bridge as my router isn't near the kitchen where this speaker is being used. Very happy new Sonos customer for sure.
Setup of the Sonos 5 was super easy and took about 10 min including downloading the software to my Macbook Pro. I love not having my iPhone docked (kills battery over time) and being able to control it with my phone, Mac, iPad or Kindle Fire. It couldn't be easier.
It's not cheap, but the Play 5 was the first of 3 Sonos speakers I plan to buy. I did get the Bridge as my router isn't near the kitchen where this speaker is being used. Very happy new Sonos customer for sure.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Excellent sound!
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Sound, Looks and Ease of Use.
What's not so great: Price and No Remote Included.
Easy to set up, was using it within 10 minutes of unpacking. Great sound, looks good and has unbelievable availability of radio/music. Does not include remote, must use iphone/android smart phone or ipad/tablet, or purchase very expensive Sonic remote.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Unbelievably Awesome
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up,
What's not so great: A little pricey, but worth itv
Sonos may be the best invention of our time. This system is so easy to set up -- in less than 30 minutes my entire home was filled with music. And everything is available . . . Sirius XM radio, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, iTunes . . . you name it. My neighbor was so impressed after seeing our system that she bought a system for her home. Whether interfacing with your existing amp & speakers or using Sonos speakers, I am a huge Sonos fan and constantly recommend it to co-workers and friends. Simply put, amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
Couldn't be Happier with Sonos
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: tbl0101
from San Francisco, CA
on 01/25/2012
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Nothing
I have spent thousands on home stereo systems. I wish I had known about SONOS. The sound is amazing, set up was a snap. The one speaker fills my entire condo (about 2000 square feet with high ceilings) with AMAZING sound. I can play Pandora from my amazing iPhone app (great controller), as well as over 3000 songs from my laptop. I had a small problem while setting it up. I called Tech Support on a Saturday and they quickly walked me through the entire setup. I could not be happier and wish I could give it ten stars. The SONOS iPhone and Computer Apps are great and extremely easy to use. Pandora works perfectly on the system- love the interface with iPhone App. The sound is far better than on any of my Bose speakers, which were much more expensive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
run away, don't walk away from this system
Customer Rating
1.0
What's great about it: speaker sound was acceptable.
What's not so great: do you want to do a new setup every time you want to listen to music?
Spent $900 for what should have been a great wireless sound system. Returned everything today because after 30-40 hours of setup effort nothing ever worked. The system seemed to need rebooting every time we wanted to use it. Great concept but it is sad the execution is below pathetic. Save yourself time and aggravation. Pass on buying Sonos. Wait until they devise a system that actually works.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 19 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
LOVE IT
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Flexibility, Sound
What's not so great: Not a thing I can think of
I had a consultation, they recommended SONOS...... I bought it, and had it set up. I love love love this system... just waiting to save some money to buy another one.....
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for SONOS SONOS Play 5 Black
