Airplay 2 support for PLAY 1

Although if you get a Sonos One or other Airplay 2 compatible Sonos speaker you can effectively add Airplay 2 by grouping rooms.

Thanks for that John - guess that means either way 'buy another speaker' 🙂 I only have the one

Be warned about all this talk of old speaker compatibility. It is very misleading. I was advised prior to Airplay 2 release about the functionality we were likely to get. It is very limited. I now have mixture of compatible (SONOS ONEs) and in compatible SONOS speakers (PLAY 3, PLAY:1s, PLAYBAR). Firstly if you have ONEs set as surrounds to a PLAYBAR they will not be compatible with Airplay2 as it is a closed group and the ONEs cannot be seen, when in fact the PLAYBAR is the lead speaker in that set (not compatible). This negates Airplay 2 completely. (this is what I did in an attempt to provide access to my older speakers throughout the house). The only way I can bring that theatre set into play is by having an additional play ONE to drive the airplay2 commands. Also, 'accessing' older speakers by simply having a single SONOS ONE limits your entire network of speakers as it must be part of the group. For instance if room A has a compatible SONOS ONE and room B has an in compatible PLAY:1 you cannot play music in room B without playing in room A also (as it needs to be one group/room not two), which kind of ruins the notion of multi room. Essentially you have to set up your entire multi room house as one single room/group and toggle the volume on each room depending on which you want to play. This will then further restrict the beauty of airplay 2 and Siri as you will not be able to send room commands to seperate spaces. You will not be able to say 'play music in the kitchen' as the kitchen will be grouped with the rest of the house. Its a complete hack.

The ONLY way around this is to have at least one compatible speaker in each room/group. ie, ditch everything you have and start again.

Indeed very misleading. If you have sonos one speakers in a home cinema setting with playbar, you do not have the airplay 2 functionality. I really like the system, but I am truly upset by the misleading way this has been communicated by Sonos.

Thanks for the info, it’s such a shame to have to replace equipment that does sound great still even after a couple of years of constant use 😃

Maybe we are being engineered to repurchase, and should remind ourselves that there are other players out there now

Maybe we are being engineered to repurchase, and should remind ourselves that there are other players out there now
... with AirPlay2 support?

Thanks for the info, it’s such a shame to have to replace equipment that does sound great still even after a couple of years of constant use :D
I'd hardly call it replacing! I'd call it an excuse to buy more!! 🙂

Maybe we are being engineered to repurchase, and should remind ourselves that there are other players out there now
... with AirPlay2 support?Indeed. Sonos make a significant free upgrade, from which nobody loses, and many gain, and the response is a threat to leave?? Jeez.