The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker
I work from home, so I typically listen to audio through headphones or AirPods. But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up too much space, which made the new Sonos Play a fitting first Sonos product to review. The Play, launched in March, is Sonos’s first new device in more than a year.
- ▪I work from home, so I typically listen to audio through headphones or AirPods.
- ▪But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up too much space, which made the new Sonos Play a fitting first Sonos product to review.
- ▪The Play, launched in March, is Sonos’s first new device in more than a year.
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I work from home, so I typically listen to audio through headphones or AirPods. But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up too much space, which made the new Sonos Play a fitting first Sonos product to review. The Play, launched in March, is Sonos’s first new device in more than a year. The $299 speaker is a hybrid: part home speaker, part portable. It sits on your desk in a pill-shaped dock, but at 1.3 kilograms, with a “utility loop” on the back, it’s easy to carry around the house or take outside. Image Credits: SonosImage Credits:Sonos While testing it, I often started a podcast at my desk and carried the Play to the kitchen while I cooked or made coffee.
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