Product Comparison: Sonos PLAY:3 vs Bose SoundLink III

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Sonos PLAY:3 Mid-Sized Wireless Smart Speaker

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Bose SoundLink III Bluetooth Speaker

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General Specifications

Brand

Sonos

Bose

Model

PLAY:3

SoundLink III

Origin

China

Mexico

About the product

PLAY:3 delivers richer, more robust sound than PLAY:1. Deeper bass, too. All of which makes it just right for places like bedrooms, kitchens, home offices and dining rooms. Single Speaker Stereo: PLAY:3 plays your favorite songs in full stereo. Three Class-D amplifiers and three custom-built drivers create a full, wide sound stage so the instruments and vocals really shine. More Powerful Bass: A rear-firing bass radiator pumps out exceptional deep lows for a speaker its size. Trueplay Speaker Tuning: This exclusive SONOS feature fine-tunes your PLAY:3 to make sure you get the very best sound in any room, no matter where you place it.

Meet the speaker that brings your music and friends together—with a style that’s all your own. The SoundLink Bluetooth speaker III is our best-performing mobile Bluetooth speaker. It plays louder and longer than its popular predecessor, with advanced Bose technologies that reproduce the fullness, clarity and depth of your music. And a colorful assortment of optional covers let you personalize your speaker.

Key Specs

Connection Type

Stereo sound, can be home theater rears, simple setup, 3 Class-D digital amplifiers, adjustable bass and treble controls

Pairs easily with your smartphone, iPad or other Bluetooth devices. The speaker remembers the most recent six devices you've used, so reconnecting is even simpler.

Dynamic Configuration

One band 2.4 GHz

Range

30 ft.

Battery Life

14 hour(s)

Connection Type

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Silver/Black

Height

5.2 in.

5.1 in.

Width

10.5 in.

9.6 in.

Depth

6.3 in.

1.9 in.

Weight

5.7 lbs.

3.03 lbs.

Sonos PLAY:3

Bose SoundLink III

Features

Controls

Buttons

Material

Plastic

Plastic/Metal

Display Type

Battery Type

July 20, 2011

February 6, 2014

Supported Systems

Windows® XP SP3 and higher, Macintosh OS X 10.6.8 and higher

Protection

Yes

Extras

Multiple orientations

Silicone button panel protects from dirt and dust

Interfaces

Ethernet Port

Yes

AUX In

Yes

Micro USB

Yes

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

cULus

Other Information

Manufacturer

Manual

MSRP

299 $

Closed

Site of manufacturer

4.5

4.6

Newegg

Music services supported

7 Digital, 8 Tracks, Amazon Cloud Player, AUPEO!, Batanga, Beats Music, Blinkbox® music, Ca lm Radio, Concert Vault, Dar.fm® Record Radio, Daytrotter, Deezer, Google Play Music, Grooveshark, Hearts of Space, hotelradio.fm™, iHeartRadio, JB Hi-Fi NOW, JUKE, Last.fm, Live365, MLB.com Gameday Audio, Murfie, Napster by Rhapso dy, Netease, Pandora, Qobuz, radionomy, rara.com, Rdio, Rhapsody, RUSC, Sh uffler.fm, simfy, SiriusXM Internet Radio, Slacker, Songl, Songza, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher SmartRadio, TDC Play Musik, The Hype Machine, TuneIn, WiMP, Xiami, YouMusic, Zdigital, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks

Product manuals

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91oR2whwYTL.pdf

https://assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/support/pdfs/soundlink_bluetooth_speaker_iii/Soundlink_bluetooth_speaker_III_qsg_multi.pdf

Ebay

4.8

4.6

Number of speakers

Reviews

Walmart

Woofer(s)

Audio formats supported

Compressed MP3, AAC (without DRM), WMA without DRM (including purchased Windows Media downloads), AAC (MPEG4), AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless), uncompressed WAV and AIFF

Wall/Stand Mounting

Yes

Amazon

4.4

Bluetooth version (if specified by manufacturer)

Yes