Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall, this speaker is great. From the smart integration of its own assistant as well as Alexa, Siri, and airplay 2, it really is everything in one small package. This is my first Sonos product. I do wish the eq was more.. diverse, as only the bass and treble can be changed. I do personally find the mids lacking a bit. The Sonos Play has an amazing battery life, I’ve only had to recharge it once in the week I’ve been using it (I usually do my listening around 40-60% volume. $300 does seem a bit hefty, however overall it has a well balanced sound and you really can’t go wrong with this one if it matches your use cases.

The Sonos Play portable speaker, to steal a phrase from a random woman I met at the park, is “a real banger!” I agree with her assessment. I brought my Sonos Play to my local park and tried out the different outdoor listening scenarios I would normally find myself in. Such as, a random boulder along a path, a metal countertop at the Snack Shack, the sidelines of a soccer field, and a random basketball court full of random people. Overall, the Sonos Play does an excellent job in these environments. The Sonos Play also did an excellent job with low volume listening on my work desk and end table in my den. Overall, I found the Sonos Play to be highly portable, flexible, and easy to use in most situations. Outdoor Sound quality: The Sonos Play excels at outdoor listening. It won’t pressurize the ballpark, but it will provide a satisfying experience between 50% to 75% volume. At 100% volume, the speaker can be heard as far away as 78 feet. I was surprised at how far away this speaker was able to project just sitting on the ground, in a field, with nothing around it but grass and sky. At about 50 feet I could comfortably hear my music with enough detail to enjoy it. I could see myself kicking around a soccer ball while using the Sonos Play. Up close at this volume, we are talking about 10 feet or less, the Sonos Play sounds terrible and must be turned down to a normal listening volume below 50% or less. This is because at about 10 feet I can really hear the cabinet vibrate and some speaker artifacts. Below 50%, this speaker is very pleasant for such activities as a picknick, reading, or chilling under a tree. The Sonos Play, in my opinion, opens up and does a fantastic job in any wide-open space unconstrained by walls or hard reflective surfaces. Indoor Sound Quality: Indoor listening is a completely different experience. As mentioned in the previous section, the Sonos Play’s cabinet vibrates with the speaker drivers. At low listening levels, this is not an issue. Actually, this is an asset since the Sonos Play relies on the table, cabinet, countertop, or shelf that it rests on to reinforce its mid-bass and lower mid-bass performance. This became immediately clear to me when I first setup the Sonos Play on my work desk. I was simply amazed by how much bass the Sonos Play was able to output. And then the bass immediately evaporates once I pick up the Sonos Play and hanging it in the air. But I could definitely feel the bass from the speaker going into my hand. I placed the speaker back down onto my 4 x 8 wooden desktop and the bass immediately returned. I put my hand on my desk and could feel the desk vibration with the Sonos Play. In short, whatever furniture the Sonos Play is on will become part of the Sonos Play. Which brings me to my second point. The in-room sound quality degrades from 20% volume up. First, the speaker vibrations increase as the volume increases. My table surface magnifies the speaker vibrations which increase audible distortion from the table. And second, the midrange compresses as volume increases. The midrange essentially becomes nose around 75% volume in room. My use for the Sonos Play will be background music and news for my office during the day and soft reading music on my end table in my den at night. At these lower volumes, vocals are clear, mids are present, and bass is solid. Setup: The Sonos Play will connect to any Bluetooth source straight out of the box at the push of the Bluetooth sync button on the back of the speaker. The Sonos App is required for everything else. This includes Apple Play 2 playback which I use regularly. The initial setup process, for me, was a frustrating half-hour of discovery. Short version. The Sonos app requires a cell phone to complete initial account, network, and device setup. After that any mobile device can be used for control, syncing devices, managing music, and creating speaker relationships. Why the cell phone requirement? No idea. All I can tell you is that the app kept locking up my very current iPad every time I attempted initial setup. I also received a Sonos ERA 100 the same time I received my Sonos Play. I set up the ERA 100 after setting up my Sonos account and the Sonos Play. Setting up the ERA 100 took a minute or two throw the Sonos app. Once setup, connecting the audio stream to both speakers was as easy as pressing the play/pause button for 5 seconds on the ERA 100. For example, I was listening to the news on my Sonos Play in my home office. I got up to make lunch for myself in the kitchen. Instead of turning up the volume or moving the Sonos Play the kitchen, I simply pressed the ERA’s play/hold button for about 5 seconds. And just like that both speakers were playing the same content in two different rooms. Pressing the play/pause button on the ERA 100 a second time ended the stream for the ERA 100 only. And I could have always done this the other way around where the ERA 100 is stream, I move to a new room that I want music in, and press/hold the Sonos Play play/pause button for 5 seconds to sync the streams. Finally, the Sonos Play will connect to any source device that is Bluetooth capable. The speaker has a Bluetooth connection button on the back of the speaker. Press the button, add the Sonos Play to your devices Bluetooth paired devices, and then press play on your phone or other music source device. One last item. The volume control on your cell phone, tablet, or other source device only interacts with the speaker when the connection is made outside of the Sonos app. This includes Bluetooth and Apple Airplay 2. If the Sonos app is used as the source, then volume must be controlled from inside the app or using the volume controls on the speaker. The volume control on the speaker will control the volume in all cases. Size and Weight: The Sonos Play is roughly the size of a brick. And at 2.87lbs it weighs more than a brick. This speaker is very easy to place into a bag for transport to anywhere you wish to take it. I am still impressed with how dense this product feels even after two weeks of carrying it around. The size and weight are impressive. Durability: I did not abuse the Sonos Play. I have not dropped it into any mud, puddles, or sticky sidewalk chewing gum. I have washed the Sonos Play under my kitchen faucet to clean dirt and other grime the rubberized base and top picked up at the park. The debris washed off without any fuss. Per Sono’s user guide, I wiped the speaker off with a clean dry towel and set it on the tower Sonos logo face down until the entire speaker was dry. It is recommended that you stop using the speaker once it gets wet and allow it to dry before next use. It worked for me. Charging and Battery life: Battery life is good. I played the Sonos Play on my desk for almost a week before needing to recharge. I was down to about 20% before my park trip. After topping off the battery, I went to the park and played the speaker all over the place at various volumes. When I returned, I was at about 50%. Mind you, I was pushing the volume to 100% for a good half hour at one point. I would expect better battery life below 75%. Better still at normal listening volumes. The charging base is hard plastic with a rubberized surround. The base has a built in 6-foot USB C cable that is long enough to provide a good amount of placement flexibility. And there are two electrical leads in the base that align with the charging port on the speakers. However, the Sonos Play power adapter is a separate purchase. Any USB C wall adapter will work if it meets Sono’s minimum requirements. Directly from the user’s manual, “Play is designed to work with 18W (9V/2A) USB-PD compliant adapters, but 45W (15V/3A) is recommended.” A laptop USB connection is not going to be enough to recharge or power the Sonos Play. In my case, I am using my MacBook’s power adapter to power and recharge my Sonos Play. And it seems to be doing a good job. Final Thoughts: Overall, I like the Sonos Play. I have zero intention of entertaining a loud party in my home with the Sonos Play. I feel that it will take more away from the party at volume than it would if it were used as background entertainment over drinks. For outdoors, I have no issues turning up the volume as a workout companion or soccer warmups. The IP 67 rating also gives me peace of mind that a little bit of weather, some mud, dirt or a tumble due to a direct hit from a speeding soccer ball won’t bother the Sonos Play. The battery life is solid enough for all day listening. And the speaker is small enough to throw into a backpack for travel anywhere.

This is my first Sonos product and I’m impressed, confused and excited all at once. Here’s the short, useful version without the long-winded filler some reviews lean on. The Play arrived with a Sonos Era 100 SL, which is a plug‑in stationary speaker that’s a bit bigger than the Play. Setup Setup for both was simple. I downloaded the Sonos app, it found the speakers, asked a few quick questions, updated them and I was done. Sonos App I linked my Spotify account and it worked immediately. You can still use the regular Spotify app to play music on your speakers though, which I prefer. The Sonos app itself is clean and works as a hub for all your services. It also gives you access to Sonos radio stations with ads, plus things like Audible and YouTube Music. It’s basically a service aggregator. The app matters because it’s the only way to update firmware and adjust options like Bluetooth, battery settings and touch controls. Oh, and you can’t use your phone’s volume buttons to control Sonos volume, but you’ll still try it a few times and feel ridiculous when nothing happens. Because of how Sonos works, you have to adjust volume in the app that’s streaming the music. Hardware Both speakers feel substantial. They’re dense, solid and well built. The Era sounds richer and fuller than the Play, which makes sense since it’s larger and wall powered. The Play still sounds good. It’s clearly designed for portability and smaller rooms, while the Era is something you’d put in a living room. The Play also has a replaceable battery, which is rare. It comes with a USB‑C dock that charges it and lets you use it like any other Sonos speaker while docked. What it doesn’t come with is a USB‑C adapter. It needs an 18W or higher charger or the dock just blinks red and refuses to charge. For a $300 device, not including a proper charger is disappointing. Sonos will happily sell you one, of course. Sound The Play sounds great for a portable speaker. Good bass, clean mids and highs that never get harsh. Bluetooth sounds fine, but wireless streaming sounds better. The Era SL isn’t huge, but it puts out a big, punchy sound. Everything I played through it sounded excellent. The Sonos Magic This is where things get fun. You can pair the speakers in stereo, which works perfectly with no latency. You can also set up zones to play the same music across multiple Sonos devices or different music on each one. The flexibility is impressive and it’s easy to see why people stick with the ecosystem. I’m already thinking about adding more Sonos speakers, maybe even some for the patio. The sound is great, but the ecosystem is what really hooks you. Overall The Play is a solid home speaker that also happens to be portable, with a replaceable battery and a convenient dock. The Era SL fills my open living room and kitchen with ease and would handle any medium room without trouble. If you want more punch, you can add a sub through the app. Both speakers sound fantastic, but the app and ecosystem are what make them special. It’s a strong start to my Sonos journey, even if the Play should have been bundled with a USB-C charger.

This little guy packs a lot of punch in a small package! I am a lover of bass in my music and this has it in spades! The set up is simple. The app helps you adjust the EQ and other settings. I have the Sonos Era 100 and I love that I can connect them and have the same music or audiobook playing in different rooms as I move through the house. The Play has long battery life! It has been running for a couple of weeks and I am at 94%. You can charge via a C cord or the included base that would let it continually charge. It is also water resistant. I have not tested this yet (other than that I have it in my kitchen and it does get splashed when I wash up!). I plan to use it by the pool this summer. I love having my music outside and appreciate that I don't have to worry about this being splashed. Another great aspect- It can act as a power bank! You can charge your phone off of the speaker. Another great aspect when you take it on the go. I set up the voice assist- I am so used to talking to my devices it would be strange to NOT have voice assist. Sonos has its own collection of music to play. I have been playing different artists and genres. You can also connect several speakers and create a whole sound system. This is a great sounding expandable system that is definitely worth the price

Good things do come in small packages and the package that I am talking about today is the new Sonos Play. This is a speaker that is about 8 inches tall, 5 inches wide and about 3 pounds but sounds like full size sound system, if not better. I have been testing the Sonos Play for a few weeks now and simply put, this thing is amazing. So, lets go over what this snack sized speaker has to offer. Sound Quality: Normally I start off talking about the dimension of the product and the setup process but today we are going to skip that and jump to right where this little fun sized speaker shines and that its quality. You don’t realize how much sound a small box can pump out until you turn this on. But the Sonos Play just isn’t big on sound, it delivers audio with clarity, deep bass, fullness and details that you would expect from bigger speakers. The bass has punch without sounding muddy, the vocals are crisp and the highs just sound absolutely beautiful. But if the factory audio presets are not to your liking you can always adjust them to your preference. Unboxing and Setup: Dimensions: Height: 7.57 inches Width: 4.43 Inches Depth: 2.89 Inches Weight: 2.89 pounds The Sonos Play is as smooth as ever. Power up the speaker, open the Sonos app and the app immediately. The app walks you through the connection and in minutes you are online, stream from WIFI, Bluetooth, and apple airplay. The Sonos Play can be fully controlled via the app but there are also physical buttons on the speaker for Bluetooth, Microphone, Play and Pause, Track and volume. Features: One of my favorite features of the Sonos system is how easily you are able to connect to other Sonos speakers. I was able to test that out by connecting ERA 100 SL speaker. You can place the speakers anywhere, control the volume individually or together, and adjust presets to your preference and enjoy your music or audio anywhere in or out of your home. The Sonos Play offers about 24 hours of audio enjoyment on a full charge but does come with a charging base. The only thing is that it does not come with charging brick, which seems to the way most electronic manufactures are going anyways. Conclusion: All in all, the Sonos Play Portable Speaker isn’t just another Bluetooth box. Whether you’re hosting a backyard party or just vibing while folding laundry, the Play won’t just play your music—it’ll flex on every other speaker in the room. If your looking for a speaker to take anywhere, then this is it.

I'm going to begin by saying that I have and currently do use, lots of different brands of network based music players/streamers. Working with all of these brands is very familiar to me because it is the way I listen to music in different areas of my home as well as outside. I was anxious to try out a Sonos system since I've never worked with one before. The Play is the newest model in the Sonos lineup and there are quite a few things to like about it. The build is very solid and offers an IP67 rating, this gives it really good dust and water protection. This is important if you plan to enjoy your music outside. The top, bottom and rear panels are rubberized and have a nice feel, the curved front is a solid, perforated piece that wraps around most of the device. The whole thing weighs almost 3lbs., so it's got some heft to it, especially considering it's small size. There's an LED at the top front to show the various modes, etc., and also one at the bottom front to indicate the charging status. It has a nice charging base that is included, so you can either leave it in the base where it will stay charged, or just grab it and take it with you. It's a good design that only requires you to set it on the base to start charging. No hunting for, or plugging in cords. As I've mentioned, the top is rubberized, so it has a good tactile feel. The transport buttons are on top to make them easily accessible, however I got the black color and trying to see which button to press (or even exactly where they are located) is almost impossible. It gets a little better in bright light, but not a lot. In fact you're going to want to remember the button layout once you find it, they're that hard to see. There's also a set of controls on the rear panel and they are just as difficult to see as the ones on top. I love the black color, but it makes using the controls pretty much impossible. You really are at the mercy of the app at this point. This is ok until you just want to quickly turn the music down or stop it. The sound is fair for a speaker this size and it's perfect for areas that could really benefit from having music, but also don't have a lot of extra space to spare, like kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, offices, garages, you get the idea. There's no “extra bass” button or any kind of spacial sound enhancement. Instead Sonos relies on it's Automatic Trueplay technology. Which is, well good if you have an ios device, not great if you don't. I personally use Android, so I can't comment on the benefit of Trueplay, it has limited benefits for me. Overall the sound quality was a bit lacking for me. Very average with nothing that really struck me as quality sound. Bass was especially thin sounding. But the thing I miss the most that Sonos didn't bother to include, is DLNA certification. On a device that's built to be portable and taken to different houses, offices, work environments, I can't believe they didn't think it beneficial to include it. So what does this mean? Well if you've used a lot of different streamers you might be used to seeing a list of network devices where your music resides. At that point you can just pick the one you're interested in streaming from. I store all of my music in .flac file format on my Synology NAS drive. Every other streaming device I have will show my NAS in some list of devices making it super easy to select and stream from. Now, does this mean you can't connect to a NAS from the Sonos Play? No, it's possible, but it's not intuitive and it's a somewhat time consuming process. You need to manually add the specific network path as a “shared music folder”. By entering in the IP address of your NAS followed by the path to the music folder, then adding your username and password, you can start an indexing process that takes a ridiculous amount of time (depending on how large your library is), and then stores this index on each Sonos device. After around three hours, mine never really finished and I got tired of waiting. If you want to play music from your phone you can connect via Bluetooth instead of Wifi and use a different app to play your misic. I could find no way to access local music on my phone, from the Sonos app. I was also able to connect to the Play via Bluetooth and use a different streaming app to stream my NAS library to the Sonos, but at that point it's a little messy and you don't seem to be able to connect to your Sonos speaker “group”, only to a specific speaker. And really, it seems to defeat the purpose of being able to use the Sonos app for the benefits it does offer, like setting two connected Sonos devices to stereo mode or assign them to a group. If you're just interested in streaming from a music service, then Sonos has you covered with a huge number of streaming sites all conveniently listed. I found this to be confusing initially and unclear how this actually works, but after you log into your service you can add it to the “Your Services” section and you only need to choose the service you want to use at that point. This is where the Sonos ecosystem seems to shine brightest. It works well in this mode. The app itself is not the most intuitive and it would have been extremely valuable to include some kind of quick start guide to spell out the steps that will get you up and listening quickly. As it was, it took me monkeying around with things and figuring them out by trial and error. This tends to lead to a fair amount of frustration more than anything else, and you have to figure out the streaming limitations yourself. My best experience with this speaker was setting it up for Bluetooth connection and using a third party app to play music from my phone or stream from my NAS drive and bypass the Sonos app altogether. Although what Sonos is really trying to sell here is their infrastructure, and if you don't use the app, you're not going to be able to connect multiple Sonos speakers together, so you're left with a very portable, but mediocre sounding Bluetooth speaker, and they are obviously banking that you get all your music from streaming services, and not from your own library. LIKES: Portability Included charging base Great selection of streaming services Build quality is solid Ability to add multiple Sonos speakers in other areas DISLIKES: Difficult to use onboard buttons (can't see what they are) No DLNA certification Very difficult (impossible?) for the app to play locally stored music Sound is average Stereo mode only works with specific Sonos speakers (and not the one I additionally had) Anemic amount of documentation The base charging cord is molded into the base. So you can't change the cord if anything happens to it.

I am fully invested in the Sonos ecosystem. I have the Move 2 and love it, but it is very cumbersome for being portable. This fills in the gap - this device is truly portable, and carries the signature Sonos sound profile. Its very bass heavy, esp the extra low frequencies. The only speaker i've ever returned was the Sonos roam. I felt it was just too wimpy. This is the perfect substitution. This is perfect for the beach, the pool, the restroom during shower time. The wifi/bluetooth combo is great for in and out of the house. Its a little pricey, but if you've been bitten by the Sonos bug, you wont be sorry if you add to your system.

This is the first Sonos product I have had the pleasure of using, but it won't be my last. The Sonos Play is a beautifully designed portable speaker that has attributes unique to Sonos products. Yes, it is a Bluetooth speaker and it is portable and waterproof with an IP67 rating. But it also has the ability to connect to other Sonos speakers wirelessly via WiFi. Sonically, the Play is has a neutral, room- filling sound, and a battery charge that lasts just about forever. You can carry the speaker from room to room, inside, outside and from venue to venue for days on end before it has to be recharged. In my week of usage, I never ran it down. A handsome charging base keeps the battery topped off, and there seems to be no downside to simply leaving the speaker on the charger at all times, whether it is in use or not. To get the speaker ready for use, you take it out of the box and turn it on. You install the Sonos app on your smartphone to complete the set up which will involve connecting the speaker to your WiFi network and downloading a firmware update. This was done in just a few minutes while the Sonos app walked me through the process. The Sonos app furnishes a plethora of music in every category for your listening enjoyment, and the app allows the user to connect to their other subscribed services and access them through the Sonos app. I added YouTube Music, Amazon Music and Apple Music. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to add Tune in Radio as well which I use to listen to both local and distant radio stations. I decided to park the Sonos Play on its charger next to my TV, and never turn it off. I can come home, sit down on the couch and listen to my music through the Sonos instead of my smartphone speaker. It is as simple as hitting the play button on the phone. It is easy and seamless. I've used other Bluetooth speakers before to stream from my smartphone, but the Sonos software beats them all for ease of use. The versatility of this product begins with Bluetooth and is greatly extended by its WiFi connectivity with other Sonos products. I was furnished with the Sonos Era 100 SL wireless speaker which is close in size to the Play. I placed the Era 100 on the other side of my TV and used the Sonos app to connect it to the Play via WiFi. The connected pair played with even more room filling volume, all adjustable and controllable with the app. Mind you, the sound was not in stereo- you would need to have two identical Sonos speakers to accomplish that, but otherwise, the Play and the Era 100 were in perfect sync. My sound bar, unfortunately, is not a Sonos product. If it were, I could have connected two Era 100 speakers via WiFi and they could have been used as rear channel surround sound speakers with the sound bar. The Sonos Play is a great sounding versatile wireless speaker which is enhanced by its connectivity with other Sonos products. It is highly recommended.

Music is a big part of my life. Whether I’m riding in my car, on the beach, playing golf, or even taking a shower at home, I’m usually listening to music. I fully embrace technology and use my center channel speaker at home but when I’m in other parts of my house I can’t hear the music. So when I found the Sonos system and the ability to have multiple speakers throughout the home playing the same music I was intrigued. Enter the Sonos Play! When first opening the Sonos play I was pleasantly surprised. The speaker feels premium in your hands. There’s no other way to explain it. It’s a beautiful speaker with a nice weight to it. I immediately put in on its included base and charged the speaker and paired it with my phone and installed the Sonos app. Setup was simple and straight forward at first, more on that later. The Sonos Play is a formidable Bluetooth speaker. It has a rich vibrant sound that fills up the entire room. After extensive testing the battery life is probably the best I’ve seen in a portable speaker. I’ve used this thing for a few days now and it still is at 42 percent battery. It even has the ability to be a charging station for your phone! The voice commands are helpful but not something I use on a regular basis. The waterproofing is a nice touch and I can see myself taking this speaker everywhere with me I go along with being a great at home speaker. The Sonos play in my opinion is one of the best portable speakers on the market in terms of sound, portability and battery life! The one issue I have so far with my Sonos experience is the app. I have the Play and the ERA 100 SL so I was looking forward to pairing them together to have room to room music. This feature works about half the time. So far after getting it to initially work and then if I leave my home or come back later I have to do multiple steps to get the zones to work again. When it works well it sounds fantastic. But the bugs in the app and how it all works leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe I’m not doing some things correct but I consider myself to be pretty tech savvy, so if I’m having issues I imagine others will too. Maybe this will be a bug they fix in the future, but the app really needs some help. Overall the experience with the app doesn’t take away from the fact that the Sonos Play is a fantastic all around Bluetooth speaker. It has a formidable battery and beautiful sound in a nice sleek package. Would definitely recommend it if you’re looking for your next portable Bluetooth speaker!

This Sonos speaker was easy to set up and link with my sound bar and the sound is like being a a theater. Besides the sound quality what makes this even more appealing is its portability. I can place it in any room in my house and still hear anything that I’m playing on my TV. No sound distortion, no play freezing and easy volume control

Great sound and fits perfectly in our home. Love it is portable so in the summer I can just grab and go.

This speaker has become my best friend when doing things outside the house. Great sound and size.

The SONOS display in the store does not do a good job of demonstrating how great the sound quality is. I was hesitant to purchase after listening in store. The sound is very clear and great bass.

The speaker, on its own, is decent. However, the sound is not as crystal clear and rich as one might expect for the price point. Calibrating it in the app is a hassle, and only the system owner can do this. We ended up buying a second one to pair it with, which enhanced the experience, but was also a major disappointment when we learned they are not compatible as surround satellites with the Ray soundbar. Sonos is more work and complication than it is worth, in my opinion. We will probably keep them, but that has yet to be determined.

I am really pleased with the Sonos Play! The sound is really clear and the bass is much better than other speakers I have listened to.

Amazing speaker! This is exactly what we needed when we are cooking indoors or grilling outdoors. Super easy setup.

Unboxed. Easy enough. Scanned the QR code to download the app on my 11" M5 iPad Pro, since that's what I'd most likely use around the house to listen to music since all 15000+ MP3's in my collection are on it as well as my iPhone. I don't have enough characters allowed in the review to go into all the issues I had creating the account and getting logged in. But it was a pain, and NOT user error since I had a password program that caught my user/pass when I created the account, and the system kept telling me I was wrong... VERY frustrating. But the little startup sound the Sonos Play played when it first was place on the docking station as I was trying to create the account and log in was a good sign for audio quality to come. For something this small that had quite a feeling of depth to the bass in that second it played. Eventually I got in, app found the speaker, set it up, and ran an update. I really love how it pairs, using tones and audio rather than buttons and codes and such. This just flows so well with the concept of a speaker. And then I hit my next hurdle. Apparently, the Sonos app can't do anything with existing media I have physically on the device. It is apparently incapable of seeing my local Apple Music and my huge library from inside the Sonos app. Plenty of options for streaming, nothing for local directly from the app. I'm already in "meh" territory with this before I even have a chance to hear a single song play. It should not be impossible for the Sonos app to see my library ON THE SAME DEVICE THE APP RUNS ON. But it IS a wireless speaker, so at least I can open the Apple music app and push it to the device. And then I found that once I started playing something in the local Apple Music app, and went into the Sonos app to try to adjust the speakers, I at least had limited transport control of the music there for the album that the Apple app is playing currently. I don't have the option to pick anything other than the album selected in the Apple app, but at least I don't have to jump forward and back between apps as much as I feared. Sound - Much fuller than I had expected. Bass was a bit lacking compared to a full size speaker so far, but it's there, so things aren't tinny like I've seen with other Bluetooth speakers. I found where to enable EQ on the volume control page, but it's just a bass and treble slider, not much of an EQ. Trying to get a bit more bass impacts the mid and high though, so I found it's best just sitting in the neutral position for both for the time being. I bounced between a bunch of artists for a few hours. Since I was a musician, I have quite a wide variety of genres in my collection. So this spent hours playing pretty much everything. OK, bass is, as I said, somewhat lacking, but it's better than I thought it would be. Mids and highs are very crisp and clear for me, and I suffer from tinnitus and some hearing loss from my years in the Air Force with fighter jets. I absolutely LOVE the dock. Makes things SO simple. And it simply sits on it and charges, the contacts are there and don't require this to be inserted or pushed at all into the base. Waterproof, dustproof - IP67, same as my security cameras that hang outside 24/7/365. Granted, my use won't involve any bad environments, but it is nice to know if I WAS somewhere using it and got caught by bad weather, I'd be OK. The options for both wireless and Bluetooth mean that it should be easy to get into any environment. The claim is 24 hours of playback, which is more than I'd ever need in a single spot. Trueplay on IOS adjusts the sound for the specific room it's in. I'm not sure I could differentiate between it being on and off, but again, I have hearing issues. Built in power bank - another handy feature for some people. Plugged in my iPhone Pro Max and it started charging. Then something magical happened - the album I was playing at the time hit a song with a thunderstorm that suddenly comes into a great bass driven portion. And suddenly I don't feel that the Bass is wimpy anymore. This tiny thing? Putting out that much? It blew me away. And suddenly I'm rushing through my library finding similar songs that build up like that to an awesome bass crescendo or just had notable bass. I love that adding the second speaker lets me create a group and have multi room sound. And when you are in the volume control, each is separately adjustable. I had one in the great room, and one near me in the dining room, so I was able to adjust their volume so that the one next to me was at a lower volume than the other so I could actually hear both for that fuller, even sound. And from the Apple Music volume control then, it maintained that offset as I adjusted the volume, and still allowed below it individual control of volume levels, or unselect one or the other at will, without having to go back to the Sonos app. And this is one reason I think that I don't listen to music much anymore when I'm at home. Sure, I get AMAZING bass when I airplay through my Atmos system with my two huge subwoofers. But when I go into another room or move around the house, all the quality is lost. I never understood people who would get excited over multi-room audio since I never really had a need for it. Now I'm pretty much hooked and already thinking of what else to buy to put in other rooms. I had a moment where the speakers ended up stuttering and out of sync, not sure why, and the Play would just stop totally, and a few seconds later start up again. Not a wireless signal issue, so I still have no idea what happened. But it only happened once or twice the first couple days and not at all since. Then I decided to just take this portable one around with me as I did things around the house. In the kitchen, I set it on the counter near the sink where it was out of the way of any grease spatter. And I really liked how the sound changed in there, since I had it in a corner now. That seemed to amplify the bass in there. I spent the weekend with it, doing chores in various rooms, setting it on top of the washer and dryer when I was doing laundry. While I played video games for a while, I had my own music soundtrack going in the background. I never gamed with music before, and I found I quite liked it. And putting it on the shelf of my headboard gave me another experience from the shape of the room and the placement of the speaker. You can control things via the Sonos app or even simply using voice control. I enabled the voice control to see how it worked. And again, I'm impressed. Right now I have Boston cranking at 85, and in a normal tone, not raising my voice, where I can barely hear myself, when I say "Hey Sonos," it still hears me even though I don't hear myself hardly at all, and lowers the volume temporarily to await my command. I was able to do transport controls and have it identify what was playing all without a hitch. And there are a lot of other Sonos features you can control as well. Impressive. And I found that the app has options to disable the status light and touch controls. Handy thing for a portable speaker, kind of a "child lock" when needed. And if you have matching equipment you can set them up as a stereo pair, one LEFT and one RIGHT channel. You can see the battery level in the app as well. Then one morning, when it was in my bedroom from the night before, I tried to connect again and couldn't - showed powered off. I thought it would just do sleep mode, but seemed like it totally powered off after a period of not being in use. Tried to turn it on - power button wouldn't work, completely dead. Main power button on back, other one on top, neither responsive at all. I would assume that sleeping or not being used for 7 hours overnight wouldn't drain a battery that claims 24 hours of use. But it would not turn on again until I had it back in the charging dock. Then I was able to power it on and get the Sonos app to see it again. When I got in it within the app, was still showing 100% battery. So it was not drained, I simply couldn't turn it back on again until it was in the dock . I'm hoping the glitches I'm hitting are things that will be fixed with firmware updates over time since this is a new product. iTunes on my Surface Pro, worked just as smooth as from the phone and iPad. I was all set to give this thing just three stars early on, with all the random issues I'd been dealing with between the app and the hardware. But in the long run I had to give it all five. I just can't get past how simple it is to use, how easy any device picks it up , and the quality of the sound considering the size. The sound of this little thing is simply amazing. Everything I threw at it, musically, it just took and played great. It must have impressed me, since after four or five days, I purchased yet another speaker and a couple stands to add to my experience.

Great buy sounds great and loud perfect for outdoors

The Sonos Play is a smart speaker that can also be a component in a home/theater sound system. It's portable, waterproof, dustproof and has a replaceable battery. It comes with a charging pad with attached USB-C cable. It also has a USB-C port so doubles as a charging station. The Play is actually a small stereo system with 2 tweeters and a midwoofer and the sound is excellent. Setup was very easy, just turn it on and scan the QR code in the Set Up guide. The Play is versatile with many convenience features. The best feature is its Wi-Fi connectivity. You can play it anywhere in your home where you have Wi-Fi. It can be voice controlled with Sonos voice or Alexa, with the Sonos app, or with manual controls on the unit itself. You can add any number or type of Sonos speakers to build a whole home or theater sound system. On the go connect with Bluetooth and pair up to 4 speakers (Sonos Play or Move 2 speakers). With the Sonos mobile app, you can add music services, group speakers, turn on/off Trueplay (sound optimization based on environment), access treble/bass equalizer, set up a stereo pair (specific Sonos speaker models) and designate favorites. You can also add your own music library either uploaded to a music service like Apple Music or from your network attached storage (NAS) if you have one. I don't have an Apple or any other subscription, but I do have an NAS, but I wasn't able to connect to it through the Sonos app my mobile device. However, Sonos also has a PC app that is basically an Audio Media Player, and I was able to attach to my NAS through that app, and the connection was automatically updated to the Sonos app on my phone. Through the PC app you can create playlists from your own music library to play on your Sonos Play. There are literally a hundred different music services you can add to Sonos including all the popular ones - Amazon, Apple, iHeart, TuneIn, YouTube Music, and their own, Sonos Radio. Between all the services there's hundreds of radio stations and live radio to choose from. Sonos voice control is very basic but adds convenience. You can only ask it to play Sonos Radio selections; it isn't able to access any of the other streaming services. But you can tell it to stop playing anything, ask it to turn volume up/down, go to next or previous in your library or a playlist, group or ungroup speakers, or ask it to play on a specific speaker or group of speakers. You can also ask it for your local weather by adding your location to the app. Battery life is supposed to be 24 hours, but I'm skeptical of that. I had it charged to 100% and after a morning and afternoon of playing it's down to 58% and that was with Battery Saver and Wi-Fi power save turned on. Based on my usage I'd say 12 hours is a more realistic expectation. With those power savers turned on, the speaker turns off after 30 minutes of inactivity. In sum this is a versatile high-quality speaker that produces excellent rich sound, it's portable (it even has a carrying loop/strap), and with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity you can play it anywhere inside your home or outside or make it part of a home system.

I’d like to start off by saying this is my first ever Sonos device. I say this because I had to start from scratch in setting up this speaker, as well as the Era speaker that I received at the same time. I must say that it took me a lot longer, from unboxing to playing music, than I expected. That was a bit irritating, but once the initial setup is complete, everything worked very seamlessly. After using the new Sonos Play speaker for about a week, I can say that it is a pretty solid, reliable wireless speaker. The battery life is amazing. It came shipped with about 40% battery life and I used it for about 4 hours the first day. After that, I charged it to 100%. Upon powering it up and using it again, 5 days later, there was still about 98% battery life left after listening to music for two hours. In reference to music output and sound of the speaker, I was a little dismayed. The music sounded less rich, like it was lacking in the mid-range frequencies. I opened the app to checkout sound settings. The only thing that can be adjusted as the bass and treble. I adjusted both to my liking and the music sounded satisfactorily better. One of the cool things for me was how easily it paired and worked alongside the Sonos Era speaker. The integration between the two is seamless. Through the Sonos app, grouping them together took just a few taps, and once synced, they sounded great together. Our home has a good size great room that is connected to dining and kitchen area. I played music with the Play in the corner of one room and the Era in the very opposite corner of the kitchen. The two speakers really filled the rooms with music. The next day, I decided to give my new Sonos system a bit of a test. I have a record player with Bluetooth capability. I plugged the Era in right next to the record player and paired them together. I then went into the app and selected my Sonos speaker group, to include the Play. My record was suddenly playing in stereo. Very cool! It didn’t sound like there was any kind of lag in the playback. Then I noticed and issue. After getting about half way through a song, the sound started dropping for a second. Literally one second, then resume playing. I’d say this continued to happen about every 30 - 45 seconds during playback. I finally stopped playing the record and turned off the Sonos speakers. I tried playing the same song on just the record player and it sounded fine. Honestly, I’m not sure why it worked great at first, then had an issue. To be fair, I’d venture to say that this kind of setup isn’t what the Sonos speaker is primarily designed for because it plays streaming music beautifully. Overall, the Play speaker is a great wireless speaker, especially when paired with the Era. Plus, you can take it with you in the backyard or while washing your car without having to worry about a power source.