Sonos Play review: a great jack-of-all-trades portable speaker for home or away
by Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#752JV)
Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to form
The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company's recovery from its app debacle that lost it faith, favour and a chief executive.
It is the first truly new music speaker since Sonos launched its new app in May 2024, which junked fan-favourite features while causing stability and usage problems for new and old customers alike. The company has spent the best part of two years fixing mistakes, bringing back core features and ensuring the system actually works.
Continue reading...