User Guide
B-4
SONOS PLAY:3
Feature
Description
Audio
Amplifier
Three Class-D digital amplifiers
Speakers
Three driver speaker system - two 3" mid-range drivers, and one tweeter. Each driver of the
product is individually powered by a dedicated amplifier.
Bass Radiator
One rear firing bass radiator with a 60 sq. cm surface area.
Stereo Pair setting
Allows you to group two PLAY:3's in the same room with one PLAY:3 serving as the left channel
and the other as the right channel.
Music
Audio Formats Supported
Support for compressed MP3, iTunes Plus, WMA (including purchased Windows Media
downloads), AAC (MPEG4), Ogg Vorbis, Audible (format 4), Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless) music
files, as well as uncompressed WAV and AIFF files.
Native support for 44.1kHz sample rates. Additional support for 48kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22kHz,
16kHz, 11kHz, and 8kHz sample rates.
Note
: Apple "Fairplay", AAC Enhanced and WMA Lossless formats not currently supported.
Previously purchased Apple "Fairplay" DRM-protected songs may be upgraded. See Apple for
details.
Music Services Supported
Anubis.fm, AUPEO!, Deezer, iheartradio, Last.fm, MOG, Napster®, Pandora®, Rdio®, Rhapsody®,
SiriusXM™ Internet Radio, Spotify®, Stitcher SmartRadio(tm), TuneIn, Wolfgang’s Vault®, and
downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks.
(Service availability varies by region.
Operating Systems (for stored files)
Windows® XP SP2 and higher; Macintosh OS X 10.4 and higher; NAS (network-attached
storage) devices supporting CIFS
Internet Radio Supported
Streaming MP3 or WMA
Album Art Supported
JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
Playlists Supported
Rhapsody, iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, and MusicMatch (.m3u, .pls, .wpl)
Networking*
Wireless Connectivity
SonosNet 2.0, a secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network
Network Bridging
One 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
Internet connectivity
Internet connection required for access to Internet radio stations, online music services and
software updates (DSL, cable modem or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection required.)
Internet functionality may require payment of separate fee to a service provider; local and/or
long distance telephone charges may apply.
General
Power Supply
AC 120/240V, 50-60 Hz, auto-switchable
Front Panel Buttons
Volume and Mute