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Sonos One Speakers — Why 2 different hardware-versions?

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Hi everyone,

so I have up and running 3 Sonos One (Gen 1) speakers since forever.

Today, however, I noticed that one of them does feature a different hardware-version number than the other two — 1.21.1.8-2.1 VS 1.21.1.8-2.2

Given they‘re all Gen 1, shouldn‘t they all come with the same hardware-version?

Appreciate your insights!

Cheers!

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controlavAnswer

Lead Maestro

No, all it takes is a component change to rev the hardware version. Some components get hard to obtain (see: pandemic), others reach EOL and substitutes have to be used. Sometimes a cheaper component is found for cost reduction.

Very normal in electronics.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

controlavAnswer

Lead Maestro

No, all it takes is a component change to rev the hardware version. Some components get hard to obtain (see: pandemic), others reach EOL and substitutes have to be used. Sometimes a cheaper component is found for cost reduction.

Very normal in electronics.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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aqayeAuthor

Contributor I

Oh, I see!! Thanks for clarifying, controlav!

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

The hardware versions are transparent to us users so we can pretty much ignore them.

There is a chart around here, which I can’t find when I need it, giving a lot of the inside details.

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craigski

Local Superstar

Hi everyone,

so I have up and running 3 Sonos One (Gen 1) speakers since forever.

Today, however, I noticed that one of them does feature a different hardware-version number than the other two — 1.21.1.8-2.1 VS 1.21.1.8-2.2

Given they‘re all Gen 1, shouldn‘t they all come with the same hardware-version?

Appreciate your insights!

What colour is the 1.21.1.8-2.1 speaker(s) vs the 1.21.1.8-2.2 version 😉

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aqayeAuthor

Contributor I

Hi everyone,

so I have up and running 3 Sonos One (Gen 1) speakers since forever.

Today, however, I noticed that one of them does feature a different hardware-version number than the other two — 1.21.1.8-2.1 VS 1.21.1.8-2.2

Given they‘re all Gen 1, shouldn‘t they all come with the same hardware-version?

Appreciate your insights!

What colour is the 1.21.1.8-2.1 speaker(s) vs the 1.21.1.8-2.2 version 😉

1.21.1.8-2.1 speaker is white, 1.21.1.8-2.2 speakers are black. Am I right supposing that does not surprise you? 😊

controlav

Lead Maestro

This color theory is interesting. It matches my Play:3 devices, but my Play:5 Gen 1s are all “-1”, including the black one.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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