Pairing a Play:1 with the new Sonos One

New sonosequencr release now added ability to add mixes in playbar 5.1 System

Set up and tested the 5.1 system with PlayBar + Sub + Play:1 + One, and it works perfectly!

Yes you can sync Sonos one and player1 but that would be like having two radios tuned to the same station, what you get is parallel sound. When you pair speakers you get integrated sound. I have just invested in a Sonos one and a Sonos player 1 for my ensuite bedroom, I have the Sonos one in my bedroom and the player 1 in the bathroom. As has been said why would you want 2 alexa in the same space, I’ve used the sonosequencr app to pair my units, the difference between synced and paired sound is like night and day, I now spend too much time in my bedroom. Guess I’ll have to invest in more Sonos speakers.?

Yes you can sync Sonos one and player1 but that would be like having two radios tuned to the same station, what you get is parallel sound. When you pair speakers you get integrated sound. I have just invested in a Sonos one and a Sonos player 1 for my ensuite bedroom, I have the Sonos one in my bedroom and the player 1 in the bathroom. As has been said why would you want 2 alexa in the same space, I’ve used the sonosequencr app to pair my units, the difference between synced and paired sound is like night and day, I now spend too much time in my bedroom. Guess I’ll have to invest in more Sonos speakers.?

So what you're saying is that Sonosequencr App pairing is better than the stereo synced from Sonos app? I have both One and PLay:1 and planning to get the Playbar or Playbase if the App really works. Please Enlighten me, I am kinda lost.

So what you're saying is that Sonosequencr App pairing is better than the stereo synced from Sonos app? I have both One and PLay:1 and planning to get the Playbar or Playbase if the App really works. Please Enlighten me, I am kinda lost.

The Sonos app does not "Stereo" synced the play1 and Sonos one. What it does is Sync them so that both are outputting same audio. The Left is playing the same as right speaker. (Mono sound)
The Sonosequencer app is different. It has the ability to Stereo pair. The the left speaker and right speaker are outputting different sounds. Actual stereo sound. Much Much better experience.

The Sonos app can only group the Play:1 and Sonos One speakers together. It can only pair speakers of the same model together (i.e. 2 x Play:1 or 2 x Sonos One).

SonoSequencr can create a stereo pair of two different speaker models, so that one speaker is the left and one is the right, but the two speakers function as one zone.

I was skeptical, but they're right. If you have an iOS device which you can use, SonoSequencr will create the stereo pair for a Play:1 and Sonos One in the same room. Not the most intuitive of interfaces. But poking around I stumbled across the command to initiate the setup. Download to nice stereo pairing was maybe ten minutes.
Still not quite sure why Sonos is so opposed to allowing this directly from the Sonos app as a conscious decision. But whatever.

Yea sonosequencr could use some instructions takes a bit to figure out how you create the macros. But pretty powerful once you get it.

I was skeptical, but they're right. If you have an iOS device which you can use, SonoSequencr will create the stereo pair for a Play:1 and Sonos One in the same room. Not the most intuitive of interfaces. But poking around I stumbled across the command to initiate the setup. Download to nice stereo pairing was maybe ten minutes.
Still not quite sure why Sonos is so opposed to allowing this directly from the Sonos app as a conscious decision. But whatever.

Yeah it takes a bit of learning, For me I just try to copy someone’s screenshot from redit and now my Play:1 and One always playing in stereo mode. The weird thing is now only my Play:1 showing in Spotify devices. But everytime I click it always play in stereo mode 🙂 Now I am thinking to get the Playbase! Is 5.1 Surround Sonos worth to get?

This is quite possibly the dumbest thing Sonos has done. Pair old and new Sonos 1 as a stereo pair.