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Amazon Echo / Dot and Sonos Integration

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September 14, 2016
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So with Sonos integrating Amazon Echo within their eco system a couple of questions:

- If I install an Amazon Echo Dot in each room that I have Sonos speakers in will I be able to assign that particular dot to that rooms speakers? For example, I don't want to ask Alexa a question and then have all of the households Sonos speakers respond.

- I assume using the Dots that as well as having full control of Sonos Music system I will also have full use of the usual Amazon Echo services i.e. Alexa, what's the weather forecast, and it will use that particular rooms Sonos speakers to respond?

The potential is quite compelling if it's implemented well but good to get some clarification.

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Best answer by Ryan S

We can mark this request/question as answered now! Alexa integration is now live with our beta skill for Amazon Alexa. Check out the announcement here. Also, there's some info on the Sonos One here.

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chriszimort

Lyricist II

"They'll release it when it's done" is a banal and sarcastic answer and doesn't add anything to the discussion. I think people are asking if anyone has heard anything about when that will be, and unfortunately it seems like no, Sonos has left us hanging since saying 'early 2017' last year.

I wish they'd come out and give us some more info. Even an updated guess would be appreciated.

jgatie

"They'll release it when it's done" is a banal and sarcastic answer and doesn't add anything to the discussion. I think people are asking if anyone has heard anything about when that will be, and unfortunately it seems like no, Sonos has left us hanging since saying 'early 2017' last year.

I wish they'd come out and give us some more info. Even an updated guess would be appreciated.

Sonos never said "early 2017". They said "general release in 2017". Some, me included, assumed it would be early 2017. We were incorrect in our assumptions. That's not Sonos' fault, for they have never said anything except that it will be released to the general public sometime in 2017.

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chriszimort

Lyricist II

Sonos never said "early 2017". They said "general release in 2017".

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-coming-to-sonos-music-systems/

This article says "expanded to public release in early 2017". Maybe the article was wrong, but I'm pretty confident I heard this from multiple sources last year.

Stuart_W

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Sonos never said "early 2017". They said "general release in 2017".

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-coming-to-sonos-music-systems/

This article says "expanded to public release in early 2017". Maybe the article was wrong, but I'm pretty confident I heard this from multiple sources last year.

Sonos won't release, even to Beta(s), until/unless it is in a fit state so to do.

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upstatemike

Unfortunately there is no agreed definition of the word "early". In the parlance of Sonos development "early" could simply be a label they put on anything that happens before Christmas.

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jgatie

Sonos never said "early 2017". They said "general release in 2017".

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-coming-to-sonos-music-systems/

This article says "expanded to public release in early 2017". Maybe the article was wrong, but I'm pretty confident I heard this from multiple sources last year.

The only official Sonos document stated what I quoted. Everything else is second hand, which given the state of the press nowadays, can be assumed to be sketchy. There are in fact articles where the original "quote" of "early 2017" has been subsequntly corrected. Me, I also assumed early 2017 and was wrong, so now I trust only the original source.

Either way, it's coming. Kvetching over the intended release dates isn't going to add or subtract a single minute on the engineering development time. It will be here when it is ready, no sooner.

jgatie

Unfortunately there is no agreed definition of the word "early". In the parlance of Sonos development "early" could simply be a label they put on anything that happens before Christmas.

Cute and cutting commentary, as is your shtick. Too bad nobody from Sonos has ever used the words "early 2017" in regards to the Alexa integration release. Mayhaps you should try "poking" them somewhere else.

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chriszimort

Lyricist II

The only official Sonos document stated what I quoted.

Wow, only one official document exists on this? I'd love to see a link!

Either way, it's coming. Kvetching over the intended release dates isn't going to add or subtract a single minute on the engineering development time. It will be here when it is ready, no sooner.

Right, see my original post. I'm a software engineer, I'm very aware of how dates work in engineering ha. Novembuarytoberish.

jgatie

The only official Sonos document stated what I quoted.

Wow, only one official document exists on this? I'd love to see a link!

This is a link to the official Sonos press release for the Alexa integration:

http://press-us.sonos.com/134980-sonos-with-partners-and-industry-leaders-ushers-in-new-era-of-connected-home-listening

If you can find another official press release that says differently, feel free to post it.

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Greg_52

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They don't have the processing power to run Sonos software locally on the DOT. There would have to be a way for Amazon to process in the cloud and stream the audio only to the DOT.

I don't buy the idea that stand alone Echo devices would cut into Sonos sales. Yes you may have someone who just uses a regular echo and doesn't buy a Play:1 or who uses a Dot and avoids having to buy a Connect. So yes you would lose sales there. But when those people purchased those entry level Echo devices..... you just put Sonos capability into probably 10 million homes. When those people decide to go buy a more critical listening speaker where do they then go (Bose....Samsung....Denon) .... they go out and start buying Sonos units. So you may lose several hundered thousand units sold where people didn't buy a Play:1 or Connect. You potentially added millions of units in sales to people who would never have joined the Sonos echosystem.

With Amazon's announcement of the new Echo having multi-room capabilities, you still think Sonos isn't losing sales?

There are probably 2 different markets for these speakers. There is the home theater/stereo market. Then there's the multi-room market. Amazon (Google and Apple too) are taking a large chunk of the multi-room market. If people go to Amazon for the multi-room aspect, then they might be less likely to go to Sonos for the "high end" speaker.

Sonos has quality speakers. But their real selling point, what set them apart form their competitors, was the multi-room aspect. Now I fear they've missed the boat by not getting into voice control sooner and on a larger scale.

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