This is what opening Pandora's box must feel like. Let's hope that this action does not have severe and far-reaching consequences.

Inside the Sonos Play:3 is a playground of wires and circuit boards, arranged methodically for space efficiency.

Before we can free the front panel assembly, we must disconnect the speaker wires and pull out what appears to be a Wi-Fi antenna.

So if the Sonos requires a networking cable, what's this for? More on this in just a few steps…