<s>
The	O
Play:5	B-Device
(	O
branded	O
as	O
the	O
PLAY:5	B-Device
,	O
formerly	O
the	O
ZonePlayer	O
S5	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
,	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
debut	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
Play	O
line	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZonePlayer	O
S5	O
,	O
originally	O
what	O
the	O
Play:5	B-Device
was	O
branded	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
released	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
speaker	O
to	O
initiate	O
a	O
stereo	O
pair	O
with	O
another	O
ZonePlayer	O
S5	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
crossfading	O
and	O
an	O
alarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
started	O
referring	O
the	O
S5	O
as	O
the	O
Play:5	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Studio	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Light	O
House	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
interactive	O
structure	O
that	O
was	O
paired	O
with	O
the	O
Play:3	B-Device
and	O
SUB	O
speakers	O
and	O
was	O
hosted	O
by	O
The	O
Crystal	O
Method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
another	O
software	O
update	O
gave	O
the	O
Play:5	B-Device
,	O
plus	O
the	O
Play:3	B-Device
,	O
Play:1	B-Device
and	O
Playbar	O
independence	O
to	O
run	O
SonosNet	O
through	O
Wi-Fi	O
without	O
connecting	O
a	O
Bridge	O
,	O
Boost	O
or	O
itself	O
by	O
Ethernet	O
to	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
following	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
announced	O
the	O
redesigned	O
,	O
second-generation	O
Play:5	B-Device
alongside	O
the	O
tuning	O
software	O
,	O
Trueplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speaker	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Wi-Fi	O
independently	O
or	O
itself	O
or	O
a	O
Boost	O
via	O
Ethernet	O
to	O
run	O
SonosNet	O
,	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
media	O
on	O
some	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
all	O
speakers	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
can	O
establish	O
a	O
stereo	O
pair	O
with	O
another	O
Play:5	B-Device
to	O
create	O
a	O
separate	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
audio	O
channel	O
and	O
can	O
pair	O
additionally	O
with	O
a	O
Playbar	O
or	O
SUB	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
home	O
theater	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play:5	B-Device
is	O
the	O
current	O
luxury	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Play	O
line	O
of	O
products	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
having	O
two	O
tweeters	B-Device
and	O
drivers	B-Device
plus	O
a	O
SUBwoofer	B-Application
,	O
with	O
5	O
Class-D	O
amplifiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
has	O
three	O
tweeters	B-Device
and	O
mid-woofers	O
,	O
with	O
6	O
Class-D	O
amplifiers	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
phased	O
array	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Play	O
speaker	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
two	O
microphones	B-Application
and	O
an	O
AUX	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
lineup	O
to	O
house	O
an	O
LED	O
indicator	O
alongside	O
the	O
Play:3	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Controller	O
sets	O
up	O
and	O
controls	O
the	O
speaker	O
only	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
third	O
and	O
first-party	O
apps	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
other	O
music	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
Tidal	B-Application
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
and	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
and	O
streamed	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play:5	B-Device
has	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Smith	O
of	O
Tested	O
criticized	O
its	O
price	O
and	O
was	O
befuddled	O
at	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
S5	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
already	O
bought	O
into	O
the	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
vision	O
of	O
total-home	O
music	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
fit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Pricing	O
is	O
our	O
only	O
concern	O
with	O
the	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Zoneplayer	O
S5	O
and	O
its	O
family	O
of	O
products	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
concern	O
from	O
GoodGearGuide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
less	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
said	O
"	O
simply	O
put	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
cheapest	O
way	O
for	O
current	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	O
and	O
iPhone	O
owners	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
seamless	O
world	O
of	O
home	O
audio	O
streaming	O
that	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
provides.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
its	O
increase	O
in	O
audio	O
quality	O
,	O
with	O
CNET	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
speaker	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
20	O
to	O
25	O
percent	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
Play:5	B-Device
and	O
it	O
delivers	O
significantly	O
more	O
bass	O
"	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
also	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
Play:5	B-Device
is	O
the	O
best	O
speaker	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
has	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
multi-room	O
home	O
audio	O
standpoint	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
still	O
leads	O
the	O
pack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
derided	O
the	O
speaker	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
support	O
and	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
 '	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
favored	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
quality	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
stereo	O
pairing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
criticized	O
the	O
stereo	O
pair	O
for	O
"	O
almost	O
 [ being ] 	O
too	O
loud	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
particularly	O
if	O
you	O
’re	O
looking	O
for	O
background	O
music	O
at	O
night	O
for	O
reading	O
"	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
Play:5	B-Device
a	O
positive	O
review	O
nevertheless	O
.	O
</s>
