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- [1]50%sonos.com/en-us/shop/sonos-playsonos.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Sep 30, 2026 ✓· 20% of score
Gear Patrol[2][4] (https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/sonos[3][5]-play-speaker-sand/) reports the sand finish revealed 2 September 2026 with pre-orders opening immediately and shipping 'at the end of the month'. No exact ship day is published, so the pin is dated to the last day of September 2026 as an estimate.
- [2]80%The Best New Gadgets and Hi-Fi Releases of 2026 (Updated)gearpatrol.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 20% of score
Gear Patrol's[4] September week 2 roundup lists the Sonos[1][3][5] Play in sand at "$299 at Sonos", noting that "Since its release in March 2026, Sonos has offered its Play portable speaker in two finishes: black or white. Now, it's offering it in a third: sand."
- [3]74%Sonos Returns to the System that Built the Brand with Two Essential Speakers for the Homenewsroom.sonos.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 20% of score
Sonos's[1][5] own newsroom, dated 10 March 2026, covers the original Play speaker's launch (preorder 10 March, general availability 31 March 2026) rather than the September 2026 sand colorway itself, so it only tangentially supports the pin's stored date for this new finish.
- [4]80%Sonos Quietly Introduced a New Version of Its Play Speakergearpatrol.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 20% of score
Gear Patrol[2] reports the Sonos[1][3][5] Play's new sand finish being revealed 2 September 2026 during a major Sonos event, with preorders starting immediately and shipping "at the end of the month" - a few days before the pin's stored 8 September 2026 date.
- [5]88%Sonos Welcomes Beam Ultra and Sonos Ace Ultra to its Systemnewsroom.sonos.com· Published Sep 1, 2026· 19% of score
Sonos's[1][3] press release says Beam Ultra rear surrounds "now can include compatible Sonos portable speakers", backing the Play's rear-channel role.
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