![]() There's nothing that makes either unit stand out visually, which is generally what you want from your home entertainment devices. Roughly the size of an Apple TV, its glossy white plastic body sports a logo and a "join" button, while around back is a pair of Ethernet ports and the jack for the power adapter. The Bridge, which connects to a router and serves as the wireless hub of a multi-Sonos speaker setup, is just as unassuming. Around back is another grille, which protects the rear-firing bass radiator, an Ethernet jack, and a power cord. Most of the body is covered in smooth black or white plastic (your choice) that tapers off slightly towards the rear and is only interrupted by the volume rocker and mute buttons. The slightly curved speaker grille up front is emblazoned with a small Sonos logo and masks the trio of speakers inside. ![]() The Play:3 itself is pretty nondescript, as you'd expect most home audio equipment to be. As usual all the details - from connecting and controlling the player to whether or not it produces the sound quality to justify its somewhat lofty $299 price tag - are after the break. The Play:3 also happens to be the first accelerometer-packing speaker we've ever tested that dynamically changes the EQ based on its orientation. They're for people who have embraced the digital music revolution, but don't want to be stuck sitting in front of the computer or tethered to an iPod when the mood to groove strikes. Rather than loading up its components with vacuum tubes and gold-plated connectors, units like the recently launched Play:3 make their mark by incorporating wireless streaming - a feature that's actually painless to setup. ![]() It straddles a fine line between respectability and gimmicky, and rightfully so - Sonos isn't really an audio company in the purest sense of the term. It is worth considering the other Sonos speakers available though - such as the Beam that also sounds great but improves your TV sound too, or the Sonos Move which is around the same size as the Sonos Play:3 but portable with Bluetooth connectivity.Sonos may not inspire the sort of high-end audio lust that a company like Polk can, but it doesn't draw the ire of serious audiophiles the way Bose does either. Is the Play:3 worth buying if you can get hold of it? If you don't mind the slightly older design, then yes, because it still sounds great Sonos is always updating its speakers with software updates, constantly improving them years after they are released. Eight years on, we still use the Play:3 and we still love it. The Sonos Play:3 is not widely available these days (we can only find it second hand), and it has been replaced by more appealing speakers within the Sonos portfolio, but it's still a great sounding speaker.Īs with all Sonos speakers, the Play:3 offers easy setup, plenty of features from stereo pairing and Trueplay tuning, to voice control with a compatible Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant device. With so much choice out there, not just from within the Sonos system itself, but from competitors too, is the Play:3 still worth considering if you can get your hands on one? Here's our review.
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