SONOS PLAY:1 Smart Wireless Speaker, Black

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But for compact convenience and quality on a budget, the clever little One still comes highly recommended as an ideal, great-value entrance into the Sonos ecosystem. The One’s chime is quicker and more in keeping with audio communication, so it leads to more natural-feeling interactions.

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It's designed to be used purely as part of the Sonos system, so the Play:1 still lacks any physical connections for hard-wiring external devices.

Immerse yourself in music, movies, and more with support for 24-bit lossless audio² and Dolby Atmos. Neither has Bluetooth support like the Sonos Move, Sonos Roam SL, Sonos Roam, or the Era 100 and Era 300. Once you're all connected up, you can sync music across the house or have different music playing on different speakers.

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If you see the message "Unable to connect to Sonos" on the Sonos app, there are a few things to check. Although you can switch Alexa and the Google Assistant off entirely, it’s often worth having them listening, particularly as they're more deeply integrated here than with many rivals. Other rivals have emerged, and the Audio Pro Addon C3 is a worthy alternative, but if you're set on Sonos, the Play:1 is still a great bet. Pick the Play:1 up and you notice immediately that it has the same reassuring heaviness that the other Sonos players have; it’s immediately clear this is a quality bit of kit. There's no Bluetooth to be found on the Play:1 and no battery either; this is totally about high quality streaming around the house that's only limited by your Wi-Fi capabilities.Everyone will have their favorite but we found the white suited a bookshelf nicely while the black looked good plonked on the corner of a desk.

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In the rapidly evolving realm of wireless speakers, packing as much into each fabric-jacketed box as possible – drivers, streaming service support, features – has long been the route to success. If you’re looking for a recommendation, your best bet is to start your Sonos system with a Play:5, the big brother of the bunch, and work your way down. This isn’t an ideal solution but it’s a decent quick fix if you’re throwing a party and don’t have time to work on the issue right now.

It's worth noting you can't use two at the same time - you have to choose, but you have the option to switch between them. This new generation of the app features support for higher resolution audio, an improved design, increased security, and smarter software to keep your system up to date. Anyone who owns an iPhone, Mac, iPad, and any other Apple hardware should invest in the Homepod mini. Having set all EQ presets to neutral, deployed Trueplay and kept Loudness toggled on, we cue up Every Other Freckle by alt-J on Tidal. While both soft and hard resetting take almost no time at all, one is more permanent than the other.