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Beam + 2 Play One's or Beam + 2 Play 1's?

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I have a Beam ordered and I'm going to add to more speakers to it so I'm wondering what's the best way to go.

I'm thinking the sound quality of the Play 1 and Play One is so similar that I'm thinking of getting 2 Play 1's because I maybe 3 Alexa enabled devices in the one room is over kill. And because I already have 1 Play 1 and 2 Play One's in the house already so I'll only actually need to purchase 1 more Play 1.

Has anyone got any previous experience with Play 1/One's with a Playbar or any opinions on this? I know the Beam is not available yet but so it's kind of difficult to gauge what that will be like.

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melvimbe

Yep, I've seen Ryan post that a few times. Makes sense, no need to have 3 mics going in the same room. I'm guessing it didn't test out well. Also explains why the Beam speaker set includes play:1s and not Sonos Ones.

And just to be sure it's clear, we're talking about the Beam only. Sonos Ones with the playbar or playbase will have the mics turned on if you want them.

Danny

Ken_Griffiths

Yep, I've seen Ryan post that a few times. Makes sense, no need to have 3 mics going in the same room. I'm guessing it didn't test out well. Also explains why the Beam speaker set includes play:1s and not Sonos Ones.

And just to be sure it's clear, we're talking about the Beam only. Sonos Ones with the playbar or playbase will have the mics turned on if you want them.

Oh right ... thanks for that information too.

h1lt0n

Collaborator I

Go with the Sonos Ones. The reason being post IPO the support model may be changing. The Sonos Ones have at least another 5 years in them in terms of software support. The Play 1s another 2-3 years.....maybe. After that it's 'here be dragons' for patching, software updates and so forth.

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jgatie

Go with the Sonos Ones. The reason being post IPO the support model may be changing. The Sonos Ones have at least another 5 years in them in terms of software support. The Play 1s another 2-3 years.....maybe. After that it's 'here be dragons' for patching, software updates and so forth.

There is absolutely no evidence of this. Sonos still supports units that are 13 years old, and the only unit they have ever ceased supporting was the CR100, which was designed back in 2003. What exactly is there about an IPO that suggests Sonos is going to stop supporting units after a mere 5 years?

melvimbe

Go with the Sonos Ones. The reason being post IPO the support model may be changing. The Sonos Ones have at least another 5 years in them in terms of software support. The Play 1s another 2-3 years.....maybe. After that it's 'here be dragons' for patching, software updates and so forth.

I would agree with this if the intention was to use the speakers as a separate room, but as surrounds, their expected functionality is very minimal. It basically doesn't need to do anything other than take a signal from the playbar/playbase/beam, which will handle all the other functionality for the setup.

And your dates estimates don't match up with Sonos history. The only device that no longer works in the system is the CR100. That stop selling what, 5 or more years ago? Everything is else still supported, including the ZPs that were initial products sold. I would expect the play1 to be supported for another 10 years, the Sonos One 15. Sure there could be a major upgrade in technology, but that isn't known now, and it's entirely possible that neither speaker is compliant with this hypothetical new tech.

Danny

h1lt0n

Collaborator I

Go with the Sonos Ones. The reason being post IPO the support model may be changing. The Sonos Ones have at least another 5 years in them in terms of software support. The Play 1s another 2-3 years.....maybe. After that it's 'here be dragons' for patching, software updates and so forth.

There is absolutely no evidence of this. Sonos still supports units that are 13 years old, and the only unit they have ever ceased supporting was the CR100, which was designed back in 2003. What exactly is there about an IPO that suggests Sonos is going to stop supporting units after a mere 5 years?

Read the quotes from management in the article and between the lines. Now they are public it's a different deal.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644386/sonos-nasdaq-ipo-google-assistant-speakers-holiday-shopping

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melvimbe

In the IPO filing, Sonos explained that in the near future, it would no longer be “practical or cost-effective” to continue offering backward compatibility for older products.

“We’re going to continue to try and support as far back as we can — it’s what we’re known for,” he says. “The further you can go back, and the longer you can make those products last, people will stick with you longer and people will buy more.” He says that 93 percent of Sonos products ever shipped are still active.

I suppose it's open to interpretation, but I'm not reading that to mean that the play:1 (a unit currently sold today) will no longer be supported 3 years from now. Again, no new features? Sure. But if it's your surround speaker, why do you care?

Danny

jgatie

Not exactly 'captain current affairs' are we? Read the quotes from management in the article and between the lines. Now they are public it's a different deal.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644386/sonos-nasdaq-ipo-google-assistant-speakers-holiday-shopping

It's a bold interpretation that them saying they may have to retire older units (of which there are some that are 13+ years old and haven't been manufactured in this decade), means the Play:1 is being retired after 8 years.

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