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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 Marshall Woburn III

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sonos Five
Marshall Woburn III

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Sonos Five Picture
Marshall Woburn III 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)
  • Woburn III (Black)
  • Woburn III (Brown)
  • Woburn III (Cream)

Review

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Our Verdict

Sonos Five

Marshall Woburn III

The Sonos Five and the Marshall Woburn III are both premium home speakers with wired-only designs. Their larger size enables them to reproduce more extended low-bass, so you feel the rumble in bass-centric audio. While the Marshall supports Bluetooth, the Sonos supports Wi-Fi. Their designs are similar to other models from the manufacturers, too, so your personal preferences will play a role in your ultimate choice. The Marshall performs better than the Sonos at max volume, though, and it has an HDMI ARC input for connecting to TVs.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.5
7.8

Dynamics 
 

5.0
8.0

Soundstage 
 

7.5
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Sonos Five Style Photo
Marshall Woburn III Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

3.6
3.0

Dimensions Photo  

Sonos Five Dimensions Photo
Marshall Woburn III Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

671 in³ (10,996 cm³)
1,532 in³ (25,106 cm³)

Weight 
 

13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
No
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Build Quality 
 

6.4
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Sonos Five Build Quality Photo
Marshall Woburn III Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
No

Floats In Water 
 

No
No
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Controls 
 

7.0
7.0

Controls Photo  

Sonos Five Controls Photo
Marshall Woburn III Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Sonos Five Controls Photo 2
Marshall Woburn III Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

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
Marshall Woburn III In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

8.2
8.1

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

1.16
0.97

Std. Err. 
 

3.96 dB
3.48 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

23.4 Hz
28.3 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.8 kHz
19.3 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
6.9

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

4.17 dB
5.83 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes (when horizontal)
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

5.0
8.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

94.0 dB SPL
97.8 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

7.30 dB
2.27 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 Microphone

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone
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App 
 

9.3
4.4

App Picture  

Sonos Five App Picture
Marshall Woburn III App Picture

App Name 
 

Sonos S2
Marshall Bluetooth

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

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
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

0.0
8.4

Bluetooth 
 

No
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.2

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

N/A
92 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

N/A
156 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

N/A
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

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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