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October 2017
(85%)
211 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
2232 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
Published: 2017-10-05, Author: What , review by: whathifi.com
Stylish and unobtrusive, Solid, sophisticated sound, Alexa and Google Assistant, AirPlay 2,
No hi-res audio,
After ironing out some of the initial software bugs, and adding features such as Alexa control of Spotify and AirPlay 2, the Sonos One cements its place as one of the best £200 smart speakers on the market.If you don't value the voice assistant you may be...
Great design,Excellent sound quality,Brilliant Alexa and Google Assistant integration,Voice control,Seamless multi-room audio,Compatible with over 100+ music services,Easy setup
Voice control for some music services not as comprehensive as Amazon Music,Apple Music or Spotify,Expensive compared to other smart speakers,No Alexa calling compatibility
The Sonos One is a great little speaker based on our first impressions. The design and sound are everything you'd expect from a Sonos device, while the addition of integrated voice control is certainly a welcome one.Yes, there are plenty of smart speakers...
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, ad
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
The Sonos One fuses great sound quality with the convenience of a voice assistant. Simple to use and with the ability to be connected to a multi-room audio system, there's not much else you could want from a small home speaker...
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Published: 2021-02-10, Author: Ty , review by: cnet.com
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Great sound, Alexa and Google Assistant, Multi-room, AirPlay 2 support
Not cheap
The Sonos One delivers superb sound, double smart assistant options, great multi-room, AirPlay 2 and plenty more. The price is premium but not actually that high for what you get...
Published: 2019-06-04, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Multi-room audio with flexible stereo and surround configurations, Powerful sound for its size, Offers both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants, Supports AirPlay,
Sound can distort at top volumes, No Bluetooth or wired audio connections
The second-generation Sonos One is a versatile wireless speaker with excellent sound quality, support for multi-room audio, and your choice of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant voice control...
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Great sound quality for the price and size, Supports stereo pairing for even better sound, Supports a wide range of music streaming services, Simple Sonos app enables music playback in all areas of your home, Built-in microphone and Alexa skill replicates
Lacks some of the functionality of an Amazon speaker, Sometimes clips the audio response when responding to Alexa commands, Added complexity of multiple systems attempting to work together can lead to frustrating failures
The Sonos One is a very good-sounding wireless speaker that integrates well with the Sonos ecosystem and also adds the convenience of voice control, thanks to Amazon Alexa integration. The ability to pair two in stereo mode enables sound quality far super...
