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Sonos ONE wall mount

  • 5 October 2017
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Hey there,

Looking for a bit of info regarding the new Sonos ONE with Alexa. I currently have my Sonos PLAY 1's mounted on brackets in the corners of my living room for surround sound. Will the Sonos ONE be able to mount on the same wall bracket or will there be a different way to mount it?

Thanks for any replies.

Cheers,

Alan
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Best answer by Airgetlam 5 October 2017, 05:17

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Just got my Sonos one. Immediately disappointed. 2 things. No mount! WTF! I use stands and I have to buy new! Second is the color difference with the existing Play 1. What were they thinking? Now my stereo pair is mismatched. Dumb, just dumb. Same thing happened to me, I had play:1 and got One because of the airplay features. I liked to have them mounted on a bracket which had it looking like floating on the wall, now I have to buy new brackets which look like a shelf on the wall ! /:(
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I bought the Flexson mounts for my Sonos Ones.. couldn't be happier
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When looking for a good mounting solution. For all users in Europe you can also check these mounts
https://www.vogels.com/en-us/c/speaker-mounts-stands/sonos-sonos-one
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My guess is that the electronics packed inside the case don't allow for a mounting screw, otherwise they'd have left it there. and not have had to retool the back part, and instead reuse the PLAY:1s backplate.

Looking at both of these iFixit teardowns, they could have easily moved the Alexa mic button up about 1 inch, or put somewhere else on the Play One to allow for them to keep the same 1/4" mounting hole. The power delivery and motherboard of both the Play 1 and Play One (horrifically terrible naming scheme aside) appear to be the same, so it wouldn't have been impossible.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sonos+Play+1+Motherboard+Replacement/50818





https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sonos+One+Tweeter+Diaphragm+Repair-+Replacement/104800





I suspect it was removed because someone did a survey somewhere down the line and found out that "less than 18.7777% of Sonos Play 1 owners use the rear mounting hole, so let's remove it to pad our profit margins!" To be clear, I'm still looking to buy a pair of Play One speakers for my back deck, as Sonos still has the best implementation of a whole-home speaker solution, but they really could have done better for their customers with this one.
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Airgetlam
My guess is that the electronics packed inside the case don't allow for a mounting screw, otherwise they'd have left it there. and not have had to retool the back part, and instead reuse the PLAY:1s backplate.
Bruce
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Just added a One to my collection and wanted to mount it on a narrow wall between a window and a mirror. It's in a place where having Alexa would be handy. But no reasonably priced wall mounts. Bad Sonos! One screw hole? You couldn't give us one screw hole to mount this thing on a wall?

I found an acceptable solution with this one-foot-wide tempered glass shelf. You can find it on Amazon for $11 bucks!
http://a.co/3WY3NoR (Or search for: Shelf-Made KT-0134-812SN Curved Glass Shelf Kit, Satin Nickel, 8-Inch by 12-Inch)

Airgetlam
You've negated my response in your question. The best way is to put a socket near/behind each speaker. Then you won't have a power cable running down the wall. I had new sockets installed in my existing drywall, just for that reason.
Bruce
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Hi,
Looking for advice, we want to put our speakers on the wall. How do you arrange the wiring? I’d prefer not to have a socket behind each speaker if possible. The room isn’t plastered yet so ideas welcome.
Thanks
Airgetlam
We have to assume that they're well aware of the concern, and if there was the space inside the speaker to allow leaving it, they would have. I don't think there's any "cynicism" involved, it was purely an issue of space.

And this concern doesn't require any replacement of any speakers, so far, Sonos has been quite steadfast in their continues support of older models that aren't sold any more, such as the ZP series.

I don't quite understand your contention that the next firmware update would cause a replacement to the SUB. All we're talking about here is a mount, which Sonos doesn't make. Not a speaker, which Sonos does make. The release of the Sonos One doesn't cause any prior speakers to need replacement.
Bruce
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Removing the mounting hole is a deeply cynical move by Sonos. The new button could have been sited anywhere. This sort of goalpost-moving we’ve come to expect from Apple: I’d hoped Sonos were above that but clearly not. What next? - sorry guys, firmware update: you’ll all need to replace your Subs?
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i have the Sonos one and the only bracket that will fit is the one Sonos is selling on their website. The screw hole thet you use with your Play:1 is now an on off switch that Alexa uses. You can DIY something but it won't look pretty.
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It doesnt even link to my playbar. Im sending it back. Absolutely kack.
Seems to work OK with the Play Base?
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It doesnt even link to my playbar. Im sending it back. Absolutely kack.
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The voice recognition on the Sonos One is way better than on the Echo Dot.
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More wires also. I think it is a big step back.
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Two play:1s and echo dot cheaper and more full featured
Respect the Queue (1)Move (2)Beam (1)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1)Connect:Amp (3)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings
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Why would anyone buy 2 alexa enabled play ones to get srround sound?
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He would have been better off just getting an echo dot to use with existing play:1
Respect the Queue (1)Move (2)Beam (1)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1)Connect:Amp (3)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings
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Yeah, nothing like a Facebook and Twitter campaign to magically fit a threaded mounting hole where it wouldn't fit before. ;) Its not just the hole is it though.
jgatie
Yeah, nothing like a Facebook and Twitter campaign to magically fit a threaded mounting hole where it wouldn't fit before. 😉
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What is this madness!

-Old wall mounts are now useless with new ones costing £55 and not ready for another month.
-Still waiting for spotify support.
- Will not link to a Play 1 claiming it is a different product even though my other sonos products link with it.

WTF Sonos?

Everyone needs to call them out on this! Let them know on Facebook and Twitter
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Flexson told me that their new mount for Sonos One will be compatible with the existing footing for the Play 1. So although it’s a pain having to order (and pay for!) a new mount, it should mean the at least the fixing of the existing mount can stay on the wall and I don’t need to re drill, as the outer part of the new mount should slot in. I’m still annoyed at Sonos for not including the threaded hole on the new unit though!
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The wall mounts do look ugly though :(

I have Flexson wall mounts for my Play 1's and although a bit expensive for what they are, they are great quality and unobtrusive.

I know there's a lot of extra Alexa tech inside, but I'm still surprised that there wasn't space for a threaded mount.

Yeah they are ugly. I sent an e-mail to Flexson asking about three status of products for the Sonos One and here is what they said;

"At the moment we will only have the Floor Stand and Wall Mount for the new Sonos play One.
Will be available by the end of November / beginning of December, can be pre-ordered earlier but I don't know the exact date yet.
https://www.flexson.com/by-sonos-product/sonos-one"

The Flexson wall mounts look way better.
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I meant the color was mismatched. but I was unaware it could not be put in a stereo pair so strike 3! You may say I should have known or read the description before I bought it and you'd be right. But again, why would they do this? A play 1 with an Echo in it sounded perfect to replace one of my Play 1 stereo pairs and get an echo in each room. I have 7 PLAY 1's in 3 Stereo pairs plus an extra stand alone. This makes no sense to me.
jgatie
Uhhhm, what do you mean "stereo pair is mismatched". The One is a different model and cannot be stereo paired with a Play:1 for just that reason.
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