Sonos Five - Black - Wireless HiFi Speaker

Update 1.25.: I held on to these speakers after researching this company and discovering that this inability to register/ connect was an overly drawn out app issue that really damaged the brand. I decided to wait out a fix and I am glad I did. The app has been fixed and these speakers are all connected and functioning. The sound is exceptional. These Fives complement a very airy and precise Logan Martin speaker system in the main room- the Sonos Five sound is very deep and warm and the difference from room to room is beautiful.I am contemplating adding another speaker though, but remain scarred by the below. If I can get past the fear stage with this I will .Original review: I have a Sonos connect into my high end stereo system. I bought one of these speakers as a test to see if it would function, because there’s so many people complaining about connectability. It arrived last week. I plugged it in, it updated itself and began sending a beautiful sound. Base heavy. It was so seamless and such a great sound I bought two more of these speakers for a whole house system. They arrived today and I just tried to set them up.Neither one of them will connect. Neither one of them will register. I’ve gone through every single step on the Internet, including factory resets, router reboots, etc and they simply will not connect to the network or register.They are, however, stuck on my app as speakers that are supposedly available. I’ve tried to remove them from my app and of course there’s no delete button. I had to self experiment through an absolute maze of craziness to try and get the system back to where it was before I set up these two extra speakers. Sonos help support is useless. I was on hold for 30 minutes before I finally just hung up.I now have an app that identifies these dead speakers, and neither one of them will work. I don’t have the time to wait to talk to Sonos and it looks from other people’s experiences they are not going to be able to fix the problem anyway. Some genius on a forum talks about transferring accounts or setting up new accounts or something bizarre but that is absolutely ridiculous with wireless speakers that cost this kind of money. I did try the transfer account button and nothing happened.I’m going to be returning these speakers. This is a defective set up process with Sonos and it’s really unfortunate because the music app is wonderful when it works.One star for the sound and the app design in collecting all of my music libraries. -6 stars for such a ridiculous inability to connect other speakers to the system.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Allows me to play music in multiple rooms and add and remove speakers easily.Sound quality:Outstanding sound! Fills my studio.Value for money:Premium price, premium speakers.Build quality:Excellent build.Volume control:Easily controlled from my phone or computer (or can do it on the actual speaker).

The Sonos Five is a phenomenal standalone Speaker. The range of audio it plays, from the sharpest of high notes to the deepest of bass, is as good as you would get from a complex system of speakers and subwoofers.I am not necessarily an audiophile, but I do appreciate well-engineered music through very capable speakers, and the Five is exceptionally capable. Songs that I have listened to for decades play with such detail that I can now distinguish individual instruments in symphonies, and much more refined room-shaking bass. Voices sound like they are speaking in the room.The Sonos Five is easy to set up. Despite the recent app debacle, their software team has fixed most of the issues that annoyed existing users. Although the leadership team at the time could have and should have handled the app release much better, Sonos as a company has steered in a friendlier direction with new leadership, so don't let the app grumblings scare you away in 2025. The speaker functions very well, and will be streaming your music within minutes of unboxing it. Plus, its modern, sleek design looks great on your shelf!If you are looking for the complete package smart speaker that is capable of streaming the highest quality digital audio, or playing vinyl/CD audio from line-in, I wholeheartedly recommend the Sonos Five.

You have to log in to Sonos to play it. Sonos said my email was invalid. Really? I get their ads quite fine. Help is community based and there are no instructions included with a $500. speaker. Finally got to chat, but "Felixer" couldn't write a simple sentence in English. Repeatedly I had to ask him what he meant by phrases such as, "The top is where you start. Select go." Hmmm? Top of what? There is no choice to select anything. On the third chat I found someone who can use English. Finally got the speaker to work only to find I can't control it with my Mac, nor does it play Apple Music except through airtime. At that, it won't let me play music recorded from my own LPs (you have to have bought the song on line to play it) I have to play Spotify through their app which has an unintuitive interface which excludes some of Spotify's functions. In short, though a nice sounding speaker, I am sending it back and buying something easier and much less restrictive. I want a sound system to work for me, I don't work for it.

Great quality of materials and sound. I got one more to pair it. Sounds great and looks great.Easy installation.The sonos app could be simplified.They should make the EQ easier to access. I use it all the time and currently it's several clicks away.Update August 2025.Very happy with this 2-sonos five setup.It really feels high end.

Balanced sound with great clarity and bass. Works very well in stereo (with a second Sonos 5).

This speaker delivers crystal-clear sound on par with a high-energy DJ system. A truly fantastic investment that's effortless to use. Love it!

I have bought several pieces of gear from Sonos. At this point, I wish I had made a different choice. While I like that sound, it is always difficult to navigate through the software. It is cumbersome at best and , sometimes, won't work at all. Good luck if you decide to buy.