Pairing a Play:1 with the new Sonos One

I'm on the fence with this topic - Let me explain: "Or am I"

I currently use the Amazon Echo to control my SONOS and that sits in the kitchen. I have 6 Play 1's all downstairs and now let's imagine I want to replace say one Play 1 in the kitchen and one Play 1 in the living room so I can use Alexa in both rooms, currently you can't pair the two models so I would at least have to replace 4 Play 1's in the house to get Alexa in the kitchen and living room. So that's a lot of wonga plus when I say Alexa what my news briefing in the kitchen and as the rooms in my house are small will it also pick up the command in the living room and all four speakers start blaring out the news.

However since I heard about the new "SONOS ONE" I didn't even contemplate that you would be able to pair different models, but are they that different? I would happily buy the new model in pairs (hint! hint! @Ryan S) and replace the six Play 1's I have.

I think the key point is that they didn't say that they couldn't be paired they just said it's "aesthetically odd to pair them" and I have to agree on that - thinking about it and now staring at my Play 1's it would be like have a Black one and a White one as a stereo pair, and would stick out like a sore thumb.

Dave

pwt, a futile effort.

By pairing I meant stereo pairing of Play:1 and One. I'm not happy with Sonos' business decision that doesn't allow it. That's all.

I'm just glad I checked the forums before buying the new speaker. Peace and have a nice weekend!

pwt, a futile effort.

By pairing I meant stereo pairing of Play:1 and One. I'm not happy with Sonos' business decision that doesn't allow it. That's all.

I'm just glad I checked the forums before buying the new speaker. Peace and have a nice weekend!

I think we understood what you meant, but a Play 1 and the new One colours are different and slight design changes so they would look ugly as a stereo pair - they never said it couldn't be done and have listened to their customers whom are requesting this feature.

Move on and have "Have a nice Day"

pwt, a futile effort.
By pairing I meant stereo pairing of Play:1 and One. I'm not happy with Sonos' business decision that doesn't allow it. That's all. I'm just glad I checked the forums before buying the new speaker. Peace and have a nice weekend!

Peace and likewise have a good w/e. I hope you buy your wife something nice. Thanks for the follow-up.

Look at mikev Post very little difference.

Look at mikev Post very little difference.
Please note that in my picture is a Play:1 Tone, not a regular Play:1. The Play:1 Tone was a limited-time version of the Play:1, available in all black or all white (like the Sonos One), unlike the regular Play:1 which has a gray grille and either white or black top/bottom pieces.

I'll also note that the Play:1 Tone is still different... it's entirely a matte finish while the Sonos One is not. That might help you figure out which is which in my picture. 🙂

Cut/paste from a post I wrote in one of the many threads on the same subject:
"I don't know why Sonos did not do this from the start, but from what I read of what their CEO said, it could be as simple as that it offended their aesthetic sensibilities, given that the two do not look exactly the same! I also don't believe that this is some subtle strategy to drive higher sales of their hardware. I expect this to change sooner than many other things that posters are complaining about on the app and the Alexa integration in general."
Personally, even if they paired in stereo, I would replace one of the units at the first opportunity. Well placed - which almost always is symmetrically - stereo speakers that don't look exactly the same would offend my sensibilities enough that it will affect the perceived sound quality from them.
Grouping is a different matter; I group a Connect Amp + passive speakers with a play 1 with Sonos Sub with no trouble of any kind, real or psychological.
PS: and although Sonos allow this, how many stereo pairs exist on a permanent basis that have one black and one white speaker?!

Unfortunately, I recently bought two Play 1 as a surround pair. The next day I found out about Play One. I ordered 2 thinking that I could split the pair and have two Alexa enabled pairs in separate rooms. No dice as I found out today. It only makes sense to upgrade the software to allow this to happen. Please add me as someone who is requesting Play:1 and Play One ability to make a pair. Thanks:(

Why would anyone ever need a stereo pair, both with Alexa control capability? It's an illogical use case. I would even expect that Sonos had some significant technical issues to resolve in order for one to be prioritized over the other. Bonding a Play 1 and a Sonos 1, however, is an obvious use case, especially if Sonos plans to continue both products.

I’m really looking forward to linking those two some way...feels odd replacing a Play:1 for a One if I already have one mic in each room...