Definition of Play:3
The Play:3 (branded as the PLAY:3) is a smart speaker developed by Sonos, announced and released on July 20, 2011, as the second product in the Play line of products. It is the first Sonos product to be able to be positioned vertically as well as one of the compatible speakers able to run SonosNet, establish a stereo pair with its counterpart and pair additionally with the Playbar and/or Sub to initiate a basic home theater system.
The speaker was officially announced and released in July 2011, around the same month that Spotify was added to Sonos' catalog of music services. It was used by The xx at the Sonos Studio in November 2013, and again by Sonos in collaboration with Softlab for their "Light House" installation in the same place in July 2013 and was headed by The Crystal Method. It was also given a firmware update, alongside the Play:1, Play:5 and Playbar, in which the Play:3 could initiate SonosNet without linking a Bridge or Boost to a router in September 2014. It was also given compatibility with Trueplay in September 2015 and was given public beta support to Spotify Connect in November 2016. Sonos ended production of the Play:3 on July 31, 2018, while maintaining updates and service for the discontinued speaker.
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What is Play:3?
The Play:3 (branded as the PLAY:3) is a smart speaker developed by Sonos, announced and released on July 20, 2011, as the second product in the Play line of products.