Sonos and Alexa: not compatible?

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So I’ve just bought a Sonos One Gen 2 which promises interactivity with Alexa and Google Assistant. I use 2 Philips Hue bulbs which were connected to Amazon Echo and worked very well.
now that I bought my Sonos - I have disconnected my Echo as Alexa theoretically works just the same in it.
BUT NO! Using Alexa through Sonos won’t allow me to use my light functions as it won’t find these devices. I never needed a Phillips Hub before but now, with my Echo disconnected, it doesn’t look like Sonos and the inbuilt Alexa are able to find the bulbs and connect to them.
can somebody please confirm if I’d still need to use an Amazon device to discover and use my bulbs or if without it, Sonos would only be able to find my devices if I buy a Philips Hub?

If that’s the case, I can say I am very disappointed with the product as it limits my experience and forces me to spend more more in order to use the same features an Echo device provides me with.

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John B

@Alessandromronchi . I don't believe I was rude to you at all. I stated that a particular comment that you made was ridiculous. I still consider that to be the case. But whatever.

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Time to go and focus on somebody else’s post then @John B!

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@Smilja I do want to believe that we are not relying on common sense. Yes, sonos is a sound system. And I completely understand the fact it doesn’t have all kinds of automation systems built into it.
The only thing that disappointed me is how it is considered to work seamlessly with other voice assistants when it can’t perform all tasks they can. But thank you for your answers, I do appreciate them.

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