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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Sonos Five vs Klipsch The Three II

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sonos Five
Klipsch The Three II

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Sonos Five Picture
Klipsch The Three II Picture
Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
No

Variants

  • Five (Black)
  • Five (White)
  • The Three II (Matte Black)
  • The Three II (Walnut)

Review

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Our Verdict

Sonos Five

Klipsch The Three II

The Sonos Five is a better speaker than the Klipsch The Three II. With its Trueplay feature enabled, the Sonos can produce a more extended low-bass, meaning that you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM. It also offers a wider-sounding soundstage and comes with bass and treble adjustments to tweak its sound to your liking. That said, the Klipsch can get significantly louder with less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volumes. It also supports Bluetooth connectivity.

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Black
Five
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Matte Black
The Three II
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White
Five
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Walnut
The Three II
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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.5
6.6

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

8.2
6.5

Dynamics 
 

5.0
8.4

Soundstage 
 

7.5
6.5

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
No

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Sonos Five Style Photo
Klipsch The Three II Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

3.6
3.7

Dimensions Photo  

Sonos Five Dimensions Photo
Klipsch The Three II Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

671 in³ (10,996 cm³)
757 in³ (12,398 cm³)

Weight 
 

13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
11.0 lbs (5.0 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
No

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Build Quality 
 

6.4
6.7

Build Quality Photo  

Sonos Five Build Quality Photo
Klipsch The Three II Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Great

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

No
No

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Controls 
 

7.0
5.0

Controls Photo  

Sonos Five Controls Photo
Klipsch The Three II Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Sonos Five Controls Photo 2
Klipsch The Three II Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Sonos Five In The Box Photo
Klipsch The Three II In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

8.2
6.5

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

1.16
-0.12

Std. Err. 
 

3.96 dB
4.87 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

23.4 Hz
54.2 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.8 kHz
18.8 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.5
6.5

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

4.17 dB
6.57 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes (when horizontal)
Yes

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Dynamics 
 

5.0
8.4

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

94.0 dB SPL
105.0 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

7.30 dB
3.27 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving 
 

No
No

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

No
No

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Voice Assistant 
 

0.0
0.0

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
No

Speakerphone 
 

No
No

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

No
No

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Assistant

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Assistant

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App 
 

9.3
0.0

App Picture  

Sonos Five App Picture
Klipsch The Three II App Picture

App Name 
 

Sonos S2
No App

iOS 
 

Yes
No

Android 
 

Yes
No

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
No

Party Mode 
 

Yes
No

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
Yes

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes

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Bluetooth 
 

0.0
9.0

Bluetooth 
 

No
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
Unspecified

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

N/A
9 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

N/A
22 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

N/A
229.7 ft (70.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

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Wi-Fi 
 

7.6
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 3
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

15 ms
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Black
Five
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Matte Black
The Three II
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White
Five
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Amazon.com
Walnut
The Three II
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Sonos Five

Klipsch The Three II

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