Testseek.co.uk have collected 211 expert reviews of the Sonos One smart speaker and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos One smart speaker.
October 2017
(85%)
211 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
2234 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great sound quality
Easy to use
Amazon Alexa support
Google Assistant coming in 2018
The Sonos One integrates full-fledged Alexa voice control
Just like an Amazon Echo speaker but with better sound quality. It offers most of Alexa's smart home controls and its far-field microphone performs similarly to an Echo. The Sonos One works seamle
Full-bodied
Rich sound
Combines best of Alexa and Sonos
Plays music while Alexa is muted
Great design
Excellent sound quality
Brilliant Alexa integration with Google Assistant coming soon too
Voice control
Seamless multi-room audio
Compatible with over 80+ music services
Easy setup
Decent price
Hard-wired microphone LED
Fully modular
Great sound
Alexa
Can hear you over noise
Excellent app
Plenty of choice of music service
Compact
Potential for Google Assistant
Can be used to create stereo pair
Ethernet
Can be wall mounted
Brilliant Alexa and Google Assistant integration
Compatible with over 100+ music services
Stylish and unobtrusive
Solid
Sophisticated sound
Alexa and Google Assistant
AirPlay 2
Still the best user experience
Good service support
Nice
Compact design
Alexa and Google Assistant built-in
Lots of streaming options
Sound quality
Good price
Stylish design
Rich
Full and strong sounds
Lots of streaming services
Superb sound quality
Dead-simple setup
Super easy to use
Excellent Alexa integration
Priced well
You can customise the sound of the speaker to suit your room thanks to the Trueplay feature using the microphone on your iPad
Trueplay (available in the Sonos app) analyses how sound reflects off walls
Furnishings
Glass and other surfaces in a room
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The editors didn't like
Won't pair with Play
1
No speaker mount options
The One costs twice as much as the new Echo. It cannot form a stereo pair with an existing Sonos Play
1. There's no Spotify voice control or Alexa Calling at launch
And Google Assistant and AirPlay 2 support won't arrive until 2018. It doesn't work how y
Voice controls don't support Spotify
Google Assistant is MIA until 2018
Spotify voice control not as comprehensive as Amazon Music yet
Expensive compared to other smart speakers
No Alexa calling compatibility
Smart speaker voice recognition still generally dodgy
No Bluetooth or analogue audio input
Full voice control limited to Amazon Music
Spotify and TuneIn
No option for 360degree sound
Voice control for some music services not as comprehensive as Amazon Music
Apple Music or Spotify
Voice control for many music services like Apple Music not as comprehensive as Amazon Music or Spotify yet
No hi-res audio
Individual speakers can be trumped for sound
No hi-res support
Bass could be deeper
No Bluetooth
No support in a 5.1 or stereo system
Voice recognition not as good as Amazon's
It won't suit rooms on the larger size
Alexa isn't as integrated as we'd like
Occasionally fiddly Sonos app
Rating
No threaded insert for mounting
No Bluetooth streaming
It's expensive for a speaker of its size
At present
Alexa can't play songs from Spotify
There's no 3.5mm socket on the speaker that lets you connect devices that don't have wifi to the speaker
There are a few niggles, such as some Sonos specific voice commands we'd like, but we're hopeful and expectant that some updated will improve things. Even so, the Sonos One is the best smart speaker we've tested.It's more expensive than rivals but really...
Abstract: Sonos is famous for its wireless multi-room speakers but it can be hard to know which one is best for you. We explain everything you need to know about Sonos including the app, controller, music services, features, reviews and more. Founded back in 2002...
Published: 2017-12-01, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
Abstract: Smart speakers are set to be the hottest Christmas gift this year. On Black Friday, Amazon dropped the price of its core Echo product to £79 (it is back up to £90 now), while Google slashed the cost of its Home device from £129 to £77.50 at most outlets (...
Abstract: Sonos recently made the move into the world of voice assistants with its new Sonos One, powered initially by Amazon's Alexa.After testing for a while it's clear this is the best-sounding speaker with Alexa built-in right now, it's real value lies in its...
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Published: 2017-10-19, Author: Jon , review by: techradar.com
Full-bodied, rich sound, Combines best of Alexa and Sonos, Plays music while Alexa is muted
Voice controls don't support Spotify, Google Assistant is MIA until 2018
It feels as though the Sonos One could eventually end up being the perfect Alexa speaker. Fundamentally this is because it's underpinned by audio quality that's a step above what's available on Amazon's current generation of Echo hardware, but it's a spea...
Great design, excellent sound quality, brilliant Alexa integration with Google Assistant coming soon too, voice control, seamless multi-room audio, compatible with over 80+ music services, easy setup
Spotify voice control not as comprehensive as Amazon Music yet, expensive compared to other smart speakers, no Alexa calling compatibility
The Sonos One is a small but mighty little speaker. It delivers a premium, solid design, just as you would expect from a Sonos device, but it couples its good looks with smarts too, living up to that "smart speaker for music lovers" tagline.It has some se...
Published: 2017-10-18, Author: Ty , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Sonos One integrates full-fledged Alexa voice control, just like an Amazon Echo speaker but with better sound quality. It offers most of Alexa's smart home controls and its far-field microphone performs similarly to an Echo. The Sonos One works seamle
The One costs twice as much as the new Echo. It cannot form a stereo pair with an existing Sonos Play:1. There's no Spotify voice control or Alexa Calling at launch, and Google Assistant and AirPlay 2 support won't arrive until 2018. It doesn't work how y
The Alexa-powered Sonos One is the first smart speaker that actually sounds good with music -- and even more new features will be coming to it in the months ahead...
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Published: 2017-10-18, Author: Harrison , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: Sonos wouldn't like it, but you could call its new smart speaker an “Echo.” A high-end, very nice-sounding, but flawed Amazon Echo—the kind someone who just got a promotion might buy themselves, because unlike the £50 Dot or new £100 Echo, this speaker wi...
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Published: 2017-10-05, Author: Joe , review by: techradar.com
Smart speaker voice recognition still generally dodgy
The Sonos One presents a pretty incredible value for those already firmly in the Sonos camp, and is a massive improvement upon the Play:1 speaker. Just remember, though, that Alexa will be available on all Sonos products through a Sonos app update...
