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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
Abstract: Earlier in October, Sonos announced its new smart speaker device, called the Sonos One, which will launch On October 24 with support for Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. The Sonos One allows users to control the speaker entirely through voice, providing sm...
Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, with Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility promised
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos supports, You can't disable the LED that glows when the mic is on, nor the tone that sounds when yo
Sonos has even better-sounding speakers in its lineup, but this one sounds great and it lets you control any Sonos speaker with voice commands (and the rest of your smart home, too)...
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Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.com
Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voicerecognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, with Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility promised
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80streaming services Sonos supports, You can't disable the LED that glows when the mic is on, nor the tone that sounds when you
Unless you find the drawbacks I've described to be deal breakers, the Sonos One is a no brainer. That goes double for anyone who already owns Sonos components, and triple for Amazon Echo users. We'll have to wait and see if Sonos executes as expertly with...
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Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Fits smoothly into an existing Sonos system, Assistant-agnostic means you won't be locked in, Sound quality belies the size and price, Controlling whole-home music by voice is transformational, All the usual Alexa skills
Some configuration stumbles, An Echo Dot is cheaper, No Spotify voice control yet
Viewed in isolation, the Sonos One is a great little music player. Aesthetically pleasing, it sounds, quite honestly, far better than a $199 speaker has any right to. It slips right into a larger Sonos installation with barely a ripple: ease of use, after...
Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Anna , review by: venturebeat.com
Abstract: With the introduction of voice controlled speakers like Amazon Echo, Google Home, and the forthcoming HomePod, speaker company Sonos went from being a leader in offering the most cutting-edge speaker features to lacking a component that's become par for t...
The good news is Sonos is taking a remarkably open approach to the category by supporting any voice assistant and music service willing to participate. And if you're already deep in the Sonos ecosystem, adding Alexa only enables new ways to interact with...
Abstract: When the Amazon Echo first launched, it was a game changer for the industry. It ushered in voice assistants into the home, in a way we had never seen – in a speaker. There had been plenty on phones and desktops, but this pushed what could be done with the...
Most versatile Sonos speaker to date, Great sound for its size, Alexa integration (Google Home coming)
Alexa is delayed (for now), Doesn't do everything Echo speakers do, Can't stereo pair with Play:1
Buying a Sonos One for $249.99 now will be missing a major feature in Alexa, but I wouldn't expect it to take much longer after the New Year. In fact, the speaker's full breadth of features will be realized once Sonos rolls out Google Home and AirPlay 2 s...
The Sonos One is worth looking into. Despite its small size, this speaker offers a laundry list of technology but never at the expense of gloriously clear and nuanced sound playback.One thing to consider is that Sonos One speakers are an investment in the...
For anyone who is already a Sonos fan, has been holding off on getting a Play:1, or was turned off by the crap quality of smart some speakers. The Sonos One is worth looking into. Despite its small size, this speaker offers a laundry list of technology bu...
