Sonos Five

Released June 2021

Advanced ($200-$600)
Sonos Five

Summary

Pros

  • Well suited for a wide variety of use cases
  • Performance at maximum volume with punchy sound
  • Sound fidelity for all types of audio contents
  • Clean sound with particularly controlled artifacts

Cons

  • Dark sounding speaker at low volumes
  • Front firing design, preventing a 360° sound

Scores

147
speaker
2nd

in Global Ranking

1st

in Advanced Ranking

Overall Speaker Score i
147
48
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 160
Top score
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Wedge
Relaxing i
141
64
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 158
Top score
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Wedge
Party i
148
42
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 155
Top score
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Wedge
Movies i
123
23
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 135
Top score
JBL L75ms Music System
Gathering i
123
80
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 140
Top score
LG XBoom RP4
Outdoor i
111
62
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 157
Top score
Devialet Mania
Bedtime i
112
41
Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition
BEST 128
Top score
Google Home Max
Tests

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Sonos Five speaker

Specifications

15.4 x 36.4 x 20.3cm
6.4kg

Dimensions & weight

Mains powered

Power

No water protection
No IP rating

Protection

Bluetooth

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
AirPlay

Connectivity

No Voice assistant

Voice assistant