Play:1 and Sonos One Compatability

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I have 3 Play:1's and I'd like to buy a Sonos One but won't unless they are made to be compatible. I think making them compatible will make current Sonos 1, 3, 5 users buy the Sonos One.

Has it been determined yet if they'll be made compatible?

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John B

All Sonos products are compatible with each other. You just can't use two speakers of different types as a stereo pair or surrounds.

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bws_ctAuthor

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I should have been more clear with my question.

Has it been determined if the Play:1 and One will be made compatible to stereo pair?

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John B

No Sonos have given no indication either way.

jgatie

I should have been more clear with my question.

Has it been determined if the Play:1 and One will be made compatible to stereo pair?

It has been determined that you cannot pair unlike models as a stereo pair or surrounds. So no, you cannot use a Play:1 and a Sonos One as a stereo pair or surrounds. Will it be possible in the future? Sonos has given the standard "We will pass this request on to the engineering team" answer. In my opinion, that is a no, but you never can tell.

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bws_ctAuthor

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If they are made compatible to stereo pair it can only help Sonos in my opinion. Current Play:1 owners will stay with Sonos if they are made compatible. If they aren't I will consider other high quality smart speaker such as the unreleased Homepod and I think many others will do the same.

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John B

So having an additional option from what you had last week makes you more likely to leave Sonos? You will have to run the logic of that one past me

jgatie

If they are made compatible to stereo pair it can only help Sonos in my opinion. Current Play:1 owners will stay with Sonos if they are made compatible. If they aren't I will consider other high quality smart speaker such as the unreleased Homepod and I think many others will do the same.

Personally, I'm not chucking out thousands of dollars worth of equipment that works fine and I'm comfortable with for something that is brand new to the market and untested just because I can't utilize two features unless I have like models. Furthermore, that limitation is consistent with every use case that came before (the new Play:5 cannot pair with the old, nor can like models be paired). I'm not quite sure others would be prone to jump ship either, though it does make for a good " . . . or the bunny gets it" threat that are so often seen around here.