SONOS PLAY:3 Smart Wireless Speaker, White

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These extra services are available from within a “More Music” submenu, but can only be added to the main menu once you’re signed in with your Sonos user name. APTX BT transmitter as an audio receiver that plugs into the TV without needing a wired connection to your speakers. Plus, since you can connect the majority of your speakers in your surround sound speaker system to the main speaker via Wi-Fi and then just connect that one to the transmitter, you will not need to go through too many hoops. There are three ways to connect Sonos to TV wirelessly – via Bluetooth, by using the Sonos app, or by purchasing an APTX BT transmitter and using this as an audio receiver. Reestablishing the AirPlay connection is quick and easy — you just follow the above steps to make them your Mac's default speakers again.

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If that foot print is still too large for your liking, this box is also designed to function just fine on its side, making it just 13cm wide. It has Wi-Fi built-in, but if your connection to cables runs deep, there’s also an Ethernet port to connect directly.

Pair identical speakers for richer stereo sound, build a surround sound system for home cinema, and feel even more immersed when you add Sonos to every room. The usual Sonos qualities also continue to shine through, from excellent build, streaming from Spotify, Napster and internet radio, and brilliant format support – although we would like to see high-res studio masters included in a future update.

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The potential downside of relying on a “real” music library rather than a cloud collection like Spotify is that the device you’re streaming from needs to be powered-up all the time. For this, you need to have a Sonos speaker (or preferably two of them for a stereo pair) that supports a line-in connection; there are only three Sonos speakers that support a line-in connection: Era 100, Era 300 and the Five (as well as the discontinued Play:5).

The reason for this audio delay is that the Sonos speaker is doing some digital signal processing (or DSP) to optimize its sound and prevent distortion. Some speakers, including some Sonos models, work best with TV music streaming but are not intended for movie watching considering the Wi-Fi connection that they rely on. You can also link two Play:3s together to make a stereo pair, and now, thanks to an update, stream music directly from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Gear Patrol participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. It can make the box sound a little bass-heavy, but this can then be tamed a little with the bass slider.