Sonos Play: 5 - wireless speaker for large rooms

The Sonos Play: 5 are the most capable in the current catalog of the brand speaker. It is designed to soundtrack large size rooms. It is available in two colors: black or white. The front of both is protected by a metal grid in the case of black color model in graphite and white is light colored. There are only two buttons on the front, one for play or pause and another to put him in silence. There are also a few lights indicating the status of the player and silence if enabled. This speaker features high fidelity sound and is very simple to install and configure. User can join two units Play: 5 in the same room to have a stereo system; one act as left channel and the other as the right.

 Sonos Play: 5 incorporates five digital amplifiers class D. Each deals with one of the speakers. And this Sonos, within its compact enclosure hides a five-speaker system consisting of two tweeters, two of media and a subwoofer. The cones of the midrange measure 3 inches in diameter, and the subwoofer, 3.5 inches. The equipment can listen to music from various sources and supports multiple audio formats like MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC +, OGG, Audible (format 4), Apple Lossless, iTunes Plus, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. It natively supports sampling rates of 44.1 kHz.

 Audio files can be stored on PC or Mac computers. The installed operating systems range from Windows XP SP3 onwards or from Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later. It also works with mass storage devices (NAS) supports CIFS connected to the home network. The Sonos Play: 5 may operate as a wireless speaker, using the Wi-Fi home network connected to a router or wireless network using SonosNet, which reduces interference. The Wi-Fi, incidentally, belongs to the 802.11b / g specifications.

 Another possible source is streaming music services like Spotify, Google Play, Napster and Deezer. Also, you can access Internet radio stations transmitting in MP3 or WMA. On the other hand, has an auxiliary audio input with stereo minijack connector, so you can play songs from a portable audio player from a tablet or from a laptop, for example.

 If the user wishes, he will be able to listen to music through headphones. The output is stereo minijack connector 3.5 mm. Headphones detection is automatic; the speakers are silent in that helmets are inserted. Weighs 4.15 kilos and its dimensions are 217 by 365 and 123 millimeters. Inside the package is an Ethernet cable and line cord. It is possible to find in the shops of our country the Sonos Play: 5 to retail price of 400 euros.

Sonos Play: 5 - wireless speaker for large rooms