Sonos Outdoor by Sonance

I've had Atrium 5's for many years now, but I decided to upgrade to a 6.5" driver for its superior range and response. I considered the Atrium 8 at first, but then I noticed these Sonos Architectural speakers were on sale here for a deep discount. Installation is very straightforward. Simply screw the bracket into place, push your speaker wire through the waterproof membrane in the back, and connect it to the push-down terminals in the front. Click the speakers into the bracket and rotate them to a position of your liking. At first listen, I was impressed but not blown away. The bass response was definitely better, and the mids were cleaner with less mud than my 5" drivers. But overall, the sound was just "okay." Then I remembered that there's a special setting for these speakers in the Sonos app. I went to System > Amp > Detect Sonos Architectural. The music stopped, a high-pitched scale played, and then...WOW!!! These speakers came alive! The range and bass response were on a whole new level, and the volume capability was truly impressive. The difference was night and day. If you're connecting these speakers to a Sonos Amp, don't forget this step! Set the EQ to your liking, and you'll be very happy. Would I have bought these speakers at their normal price of $900? Probably not. But for near $460, they're a fantastic upgrade over the Atrium 8's and a worthy contender to any other outdoor 6.5" driver on the market. Pros: -Excellent sound quality, especially after enabling the special setting in the Sonos app -Wide range of bass and mids -High volume capability -Easy installation -High quality construction Cons: -Pricey at the full price of $900 -Requires a Sonos Amp to unlock peak potential Overall: If you're looking for a high-quality outdoor speaker system, the Sonos Architectural speakers are a great option. They're especially good if you already have a Sonos Amp. However, they can be a bit pricey at the full price of $900. Recommendation: I highly recommend the Sonos Architectural speakers, especially if you can find them on sale. They're a great way to improve the sound of your outdoor entertainment system.

Love the quality and sound

The speakers themselves are great outdoor speakers . The problem is the Sonos amp. That thing is a complete waste of money! You need an amp for every single set of speakers you want to have volume control over. Their CS dept told me otherwise and thought they would offer me 20% off to buy more amps! Complete scam.

I come from the old school - wired speakers - massive woofers, sweet tweeters and mellow midranges. My first set of speakers were 3' tall and weighed nearly 100 lbs. each. That was in 1981. I had an impressive set up. Now, Sonos. It takes a while to get your get your head around the fact that there is NO LONGER a central location of an amplifier etc. Each speaker is powered by 110 VAC wall mains, so wires (of a different kind) are still present even-though this is wireless. It is wireless in the sense that all feeds of sound come in wirelessly. Everything, meaning all your music choices, come via a mobile device. I love this set up....expensive to cover the entire house, but easy to set up and the response time is nearly immediate. You can get a thing from Sonos where you can hook up a turntable and your old stuff. But I gave all that stuff away. I can have each speaker play something unique - a different music source feed. Crazy flexible. Much love. Not really made for the outside, but I did buy some weather protection bags that hold the smaller speakers. I hung those outside under an eave. So far so good.

These are well built speakers that have already survived a few torrential downpours. Only time will tell how they hold up in the long run but so far, so good. The sound quality is incredible. I have other Sonos products so that wasn’t surprising. But I was initially concerned that I would need a subwoofer to pair with these. I was very wrong. They produce a great, full-bodied sound all on their own and easily fill our 400 square foot terrace with sound. Even at very low volume levels they produce an amazing amount of sound. The mounting brackets are pure genius, allowing you to install them in a lot of different ways. It’s up to you to get the right screws but these brackets are fantastic. And it’s really easy to remove the speakers if you need to. Wiring the speakers is very easy too. Overall I love these and if you already have an amp the price on Amazon is great.

The sound is clear but for an outdoor speaker system I had to get an exterior subwoofer. It has bass when it’s inside and sounds good. But outdoors it’s just not enough. It pairs up nicely with the Sonos amp and I like how clear the sound is. Only issue I can find is it seems to lack the bass. I will say this is clear as you crank it up and can never turn it to the max because it will definitely be heard down the street. Overall I like it and would get another pair. Downside. Expensive

Definitely a full sound and good volume

I purchased a set of outdoor speakers and I had them professionally installed. One speaker did not work. After testing the AMP, speakers wires and replacing the speaker with a older speaker; we deduced that the speaker was defective. I explained all of this to the online help after holding for one hour and they would not let me exchange them until I went through a series of never ending diagnostics. The partial list of which included removing the installed speaker and get the serial number, attaching an AA batteries to the speaker cable. I gave up after the battery idea. I will remove them and return them -- and them buy a new pair. BTW, I own about 30 Sonos speakers and this is how I am treated.

No compren. No le duraron ni dos meses

Installed these in Sudbury Ontario. The don't last more than 18 months. Made it through one winter and then both lows stopped working within a month of each other.

Failed after a few months. After Hours of diagnostics with useless support team and sending pictures, forms etc I was assured I would receive replacements. After 3 months I am still waiting. Trying to follow up is a waste of time. I have given up.

Soy un fanático de la marca Sonos de varios años, soy dueño de varios modelos Sonos, sin embargo esta colaboración con la marca Sonance no fue la mas acertada. Confiando en Sonos realice la compra de 3 pares de bocinas pasivas Sonance junto al equipo Sonos Amp, esperando la calidad y resistencia que me acostumbró Sonos, lamentablemente esta vez no fue así. Ha sido un calvario estar devolviendo las bocinas por fallas en los graves, después de cierto tiempo 1 mes o 2 a lo mucho y en un volumen limite de 80% simplemente el grave deja de funcionar y se escuchan horrible, hable a Amazon y ellos se hicieron cargo del remplazo. Al principio creí que solo era suerte, pero la recibir el nuevo par sucedió exactamente lo mismo, nuevamente Amazon se hizo cargo. Para el tercer par de bocinas que sufrieron daño hablé a Sonos para que me dieron un diagnóstico y saber si yo estaba haciendo algo mal, utilizo cable calibre 14 y el amplificador según sus recomendaciones pero el problema siguió con las bocinas remplazadas fue daño de bocina y ahora Sonos me ha cambiado el tercer par 😡. Creo que esto seguirá sucediendo, completamente decepcionado de estas bocinas, no las recomiendo y ahora estoy en búsqueda de algo robusto para exterior. ¿Alguna recomendación?

Why would I buy sonos speakers that need wire to work. I bought them because there supposed to be wireless. I don’t even have. Speaker wire in my house