SONOS PLAY:3 Smart Wireless Speaker, White

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It's more powerful than the puny Play:1, but doesn't have the same room-filling audio that you get from the Play:5. lbs | Power supply: Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input | Wireless: WiFi | Voice control ? For even greater clarity when characters whisper or the action intensifies, turn on Speech Enhancement in the Sonos app. Former UK News Editor for TechRadar, it was a perpetual challenge among the TechRadar staff to send Kate ( Twitter, Google+) a link to something interesting on the internet that she hasn't already seen. With no distortion to be heard, plenty of power to draw on and superb software at its core, this is a brilliant box – as long as you can live without a physical dock to slap your aging iPod Classic into.

This is a passive cone – it doesn’t have its own driver – but helps to tame the low-end frequencies, improving bass performance. Een draadloos multi-room speakersysteem is de makkelijkste manier om in meer dan één kamer tegelijk naar muziek, podcasts en ander audio-entertainment te luisteren. Sonos isn’t a new system, and now that the biggest-hitters are on-board we don’t expect to see many new services flood in all that soon.It says that those who invest in Sonos are masters in resisting temptation:a case of high fidelity, not infidelity. Yes, the processor is new, but you cannot stereo pair an older Play:5 with the new Sonos Five and all things considered, we don't think it's necessary to upgrade right now if you already own a second-gen Play:5 – the speaker configuration here is identical and the outer shell only slightly tweaked.

Like the Play:5 (previously known as the S5), the Play:3 is an all-in-one that combines a network music client, amp and speakers, making it simple to add an extra zone to an existing Sonos system (or start a new one). Even without TruePlay you'll get a good dollop of bass clout, but the leading edges of notes and horns in hip-hop tracks such as Lethal Bizzle's Fester Skank are just a little more impactful with it, as you'd expect, and there's a marginal improvement to be had through the dynamic rise and fall of each sonic article.It can handle the incredibly low-frequency blasts of dubstep music in a clear and even way, where most units of this size simply can’t.

You're getting the same six custom-designed drivers driven by six class D amplifiers for a combined power output of 120W: three high excursion 10cm mid-woofers across the bottom of the unit and three tweeters above them, two of which are angled outwards.

Oscar-winning sound engineers helped fine-tune Beam to make sure you hear every word and can always follow the story. Britta is the Deputy Editor of Pocket-lint and has been a part of the team, covering consumer technology since 2012. The user interface is entirely bespoke – you’re not transported to a separate menu system when you leap from Spotify to Naspter. You've invested years in setting up and tuning your system, and there's no reason to let any of that go to waste. We also have a soft spot in our heart for the Playbar (it’s on our best soundbar list, after all) and a Play One is a great pick for kitchens, bedrooms and studies.