Testseek.co.uk have collected 171 expert reviews of the Sonos Play:1 bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos Play:1 bluetooth portable speaker.
October 2013
(86%)
171 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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2774 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent sound
Reasonably affordable
Fits snugly almost anywhere
Can use as PlayBar surrounds
Great design
Affordable
Price
Looks great
Easy to set up
Sound quality
Lots of music services supported
Good sound
Multi-room support
Easy setup
Lots of options for streaming services
App for smartphone and tablet
Impressively weighty
Punchy and dynamic sound
Smooth
Simple set-up
A new
Low price for Sonos
Cracking sound
Brilliant usability and endless content
Great sound quality
Glorious build
Most affordable Sonos player yet
Incredibly flexible and future proof
Easy set up
You don't have to be technical to do this at all. Fantastic sound and a heavy
Solid feel to the kit
Audio sounds great
Lovely design
Easy to use setup and app
Compact design
Seamless multi-room audio
Compatible with over 80 music streaming services
Trueplay compatible
Voice control through Alexa-enabled device
Still the best user experience
Good service support
Clean
Smooth upper register
Good detail and dynamic expression
Packed to the gills in features
Excellent wireless signal
Solid bass response for the size
Small and convenient
Great sound quality for size
Good value
The editors didn't like
Quite heavy
Living rooms will want two
It's a mono speaker
A pair sounds better than one
Need two to get best sound
Surround sound not the best
Single unit means mono output
You'll want a smartphone or a tablet and a streaming service subscription to get the most out of it
No physical connections
No high-res
No voice assistant
Not portable
No inputs for other sources
Expensive for a single speaker
There's an annoying white light on the top
But these can be switched off via the controller
If you are looking for a quality music streaming system that is easily extended and has a range of components to suit your needs
Published: 2013-12-03, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
Abstract: The Sonos Play:1 is great mini speaker at an affordable price [SONOS]If you want your house bellowing out the latest tunes, the ultimate option is a wireless sound system.Sonos has been a market leader in this music technology for more than ten years, and...
Play:1 has left us very impressed. It's well built, sounds great and is simple and easy to use.The modularity of the system means you can start with one single unit and then build on things should you so desire. The only major issue we have is that there'...
At £169 the Play:1 is compact, versatile and smashes the price barrier to the world of Sonos which previously existed. Amazingly, this speaker retains the excellent build quality and sound quality with which we've come to expect.Tags:Smart Home,Audio,Gadg...
Clean, smooth upper register, Good detail and dynamic expression, Packed to the gills in features, Excellent wireless signal, Solid bass response for the size
Mono speaker can lose fidelity, Midrange a tad cloudy
With versatility, solid performance, clean aesthetic design, and a plethora of available features, the Sonos Play:1 serves up an impressive array of talents. While we've heard better options for hi-fidelity in the $400 wireless range, a pair of these sp...
The Sonos Play:1 is the most affordable, functional wireless multi-room speaker we've seen yet, and Sonos' legacy makes it a breeze to set up....
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Published: 2013-10-15, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
Good sound, multi-room support, easy setup, lots of options for streaming services, app for smartphone and tablet
Single unit means mono output, you'll want a smartphone or a tablet and a streaming service subscription to get the most out of it
When we reviewed the Sonos Play:3 in July 2011 we said that it sounded great, was easy to setup, and will happily sit in you kitchen or on your bedside table replacing that digital radio that doesn't do anything apart from play what's being broadcas...
Excellent sound, Reasonably affordable, Fits snugly almost anywhere
Quite heavy, Living rooms will want two
Sonos has delivered again with the Play:1. We're hugely impressed with what it offers for its size, but perhaps more importantly, we're impressed with what it offers for the price. Sonos has cooked up a superb quality speaker at a more affordable entry po...
Small and convenient, Great sound quality for size, Good value
aux input
The Sonos Play:1 is probably the most impressive speaker we've seen from Sonos. It offers all the convenience of its streaming brothers in a smaller, cheaper form. Don't expect it to power a party single-handed, but this speaker is simply brilliant. If y...
Published: 2013-10-14, Author: Tom , review by: stuff.tv
A new, low price for Sonos, Cracking sound, Brilliant usability and endless content
Not portable, No inputs for other sources
So yes, we were a little disappointed to discover that the Play:1 isn't the first portable Sonos player, and the lack of computer-friendly audio inputs seems another missed opportunity. But what Sonos has delivered is the most affordable way yet to star...
Published: 2013-10-14, Author: Jason , review by: CNET.co.uk
Price; Looks great; Easy to set up; Sound quality; Lots of music services supported
Need two to get best sound; Surround sound not the best
Ideal for first-timers or people with existing Sonos systems that want to expand it into smaller rooms, the Play 1 is a great way into wireless audio. If you've been dithering about getting Sonos, now is the time....
