Pairing a Play:1 with the new Sonos One

It means nothing to me. Until I've on black and white this is a planned feature, the Sonos One will stay on the shelf. Cheers.

I was about to order the new One speaker but having read that it won't pair with my wife's existing Play:1, I'm going to buy her something else instead (no, not Play:1 neither).

I was about to order the new One speaker but having read that it won't pair with my wife's existing Play:1, I'm going to buy her something else instead (no, not Play:1 neither).

Your logic escapes me. You do understand what ‘pair’ means, right?

It's called a context. Make an effort and try to grasp it.

It's called a context. Make an effort and try to grasp it.

Ok, I’ll play: explain your logic.

I do find there to be a disconnect with with some as to what "pairing" means as opposed to "grouping" in this and other threads. To be clear (from the Sonos FAQ):

Stereo pairing two Sonos speakers together delivers a wider stereo experience by splitting the audio signal into dedicated left and right channels. In a stereo pair configuration, one of the speakers will play the left channel audio and the other will play the right channel. This is different than simply grouping the two speakers together.

Pairing is semi-permanently linking two speakers to play as two separate channels. You can also pair two surrounds and bond them to a Playbar or Playbase.

This has nothing to do with Grouping, which is a temporary linking of two or more rooms to play the same source in sync. You most certainly can group a Sonos One with a Play:1 (or a Connect, Connect:Amp, Play:3, Play:5, Playbar, Playbase or any model sold before them, in any combination).

Sonos has always allowed groups of unlike models and has never allowed pairs of unlike models. A Play:3 cannot pair with a Play:1, and an old version Play:5 cannot even be paired with a new generation Play:5. Certainly not a shock that a Sonos One cannot be paired with a Play:1 and well in keeping with past practices (and with much the same complaints as those when the new gen Play:5 came out).

Certainly not a shock that a Sonos One cannot be paired with a Play:1 and well in keeping with past practices (and with much the same complaints as those when the new gen Play:5 came out).

True, but in the One case nobody really needs 12 microphones in the same room. This is a new kind of device and should be paired regardless of the model. Sonos said Play:1 and One sound the same. The new version of Play:5 sounds better than the old one, this is the point of not making them pair. It's very hard to marry the aesthetic reasons given by the CEO. If they look similar and sound the same, let me decide the aesthetics of my own living room.

True, but in the One case nobody really needs 12 microphones in the same room. This is a new kind of device and should be paired regardless of the model. Sonos said Play:1 and One sound the same. The new version of Play:5 sounds better than the old one, this is the point of not making them pair. It's very hard to marry the aesthetic reasons given by the CEO. If they look similar and sound the same, let me decide the aesthetics of my own living room.

I'm not saying there is not an argument for the two to be paired. I'm just saying that past practices are not on the side of that argument.

Totally agree with rgalloni let the customer decide about the aesthetics, if you don’t like buy another one but why have two microphones when you already have a play one I’m very dissatisfied that you can’t make a stereo pair, let’s hope they sort it.

I was about to order the new One speaker but having read that it won't pair with my wife's existing Play:1, I'm going to buy her something else instead (no, not Play:1 neither).

Your logic escapes me. You do understand what ‘pair’ means, right?

It's called a context. Make an effort and try to grasp it.

Ok, I’ll play: explain your logic.

Still waiting, @lwol. I'm ready to make an effort to grasp your thinking: "no, not Play:1 neither".