I agree about the harshness at high volumes. I feel they’re underrated, and as stated in the Darko review, compare pretty well against powered “audiophile” speakers in the same price category (my brother has a pair of the KEF LSX and at low to medium volumes I prefer the Sonos.) If a clean setup and solid connectivity are priorities, they’re a viable choice in my opinion. For casual listening we’ve been very happy with the Fives.
I will probably give these another go at some point in hope that they improved.Ĭlick to expand.Our serious listening space is populated with studio monitors (Adam, Genelec) and headphones, but throughout the rest of the house we have Sonos speakers in stereo pairs (Play:1s in the office, Play:3s in the dining room, and Fives in the living room). I last tried the previous version about a year ago and ended up returning. If only they sounded a little less harsh. I still want to like them though as they can be deployed easily across the home and the entire family would use them with ease. I have heard this issue he mentions and to my ears it is quite pronounced (shouty and harsh). Darko does mention the agressive guitar sounds but his criticism is quite subtle. I watched the Darko review and I was quite surprised as I expected a more negative view, especially when compared against the KEFs. They work well at relatively low volumes though but this makes them an expensive background listening solution. The midrange especially as mentioned above, aggressive harsh tiring. Unfortunately, I just find the sound harsh and fatiguing. They solve so many issues as they are discreet in looks / design, quite good at WiFi connectivity (no need for ethernet, powerline adapters etc.), they can go close to corners, the app is quite good, they offer every streaming service and also work with Airplay 2.
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