One way to reduce this interference is to switch the wireless channel that your Sonos system is using. Either side of the midrange, control isn’t lacking, its bass tight and punchy, the treble detailed and refined.

There are no HDMI ports nor Dolby Atmos or Bluetooth support, but it still offers all the features and functionality of the Sonos wireless family. Sonos has made a handy list of firewalls, so choose yours and follow the instructions provided to configure your firewall to work with your speaker. is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Hilversum, Netherlands, Shenzen, China, and Penang, Malaysia. Assuming you do get the intended spacious sound, you’ll find it’s combined with bass that’s punchy, authoritative and energetic.Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. For the replacement, Sonos lost the port and went for a sealed architecture, increasing the acoustic volume to allow it to go louder and lower in the bass. Though technology tends to get smaller and thinner with every iteration, this Play:5 went the other way. If you plan to sell your Sonos speaker, you’ll probably want to know how to reset it to factory settings.

Very good indeed, with a soundstage that's much wider than you would expect from a speaker this size. The original Play:5 wasn’t lacking for its size, but not only is there more of it, but it’s deeper and more refined. You can add a sub should you wish, but we don’t see why you’d ever need to without a serious grudge against your neighbours.

Sonos®, the leading manufacturer of wireless HiFi, today introduced the Sonos PLAY:1™, a compact and powerful wireless speaker that transforms music listening at home. Control your favorite music sources and listening experience with the free, intuitive Sonos Controller apps for iPad® iPhone®, Android™, Mac and PC. Unlike most traditional Bluetooth-connecting speakers, Sonos operates over your home internet network. However, I take this as a sign Sonos has done its best to work with the compromises of a relatively small speaker, to make it sound as big and satisfying as possible.

Like the Era 300 above, it too packs both Bluetooth and a USB-C line-in port, and a new volume slider on the top panel. If you say “Alexa, turn the volume up in the kitchen”, you’ll hear your music blasting from the Sonos speaker in your kitchen.The volume and track controls alter depending on the speaker orientation, and while you’re more likely to do most of the controlling with your phone or tablet, the interface is responsive, with subtle tones that sound when your touch is acknowledged.

Again, this strange idea actually works well, the Sonos IKEA Symfonisk table lamp speaker slots completely into the Sonos family and offering all of the features of a standard Sonos speaker, complete with the addition of the lamp (add your own bulb). We’d recommend giving it a go, particularly the Loudness function, which adds scale and weight but can result in a little lost clarity and cleanliness. The minimalist design of PLAY:1 features a new button on top of the cabinet that allows you to play and pause your music with a single push of a button. The second-generation Play:5 was the point at which Sonos lost the physical buttons, replacing them with touch controls that you’ll now find on many of the company’s products.

in C Minor, performed by Andre Previn, the London Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy, and the flute is never harsh through the sparkling and untethered treble. A lot has happened in the multi-room market since the Sonos Play:1 last entered our test rooms in 2013. The Sonos Five delivers sound that is more thrilling, agile and boot-shaking than anything else at this level –from Sonos or its competitors.