Pairing sonos one gen 1 and gen 2

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Hiya, I have a sonos one gen 1. Want to set up a stereo pair but availability for a white gen 1 difficult so would it sound unbalanced to pair a gen 2 with my existing gen 1?

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KumarAnswer

None, in every respect where a user is concerned, they are identical, which is why they can be stereo paired in the first place. Why they have different names is a mystery, to be honest. Unlike the case for the gen 2 play 5, which is so different from the old 5, that it should not even have been called a 5, but a 6 or 7! Sonos naming protocols are an enigma.

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Kumar

If you get one of the same colour, it would look the same too; in any colour both would sound the same/balanced.

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Kjab3068Author

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Ok, thanks - so there isn't any difference acoustically between gen 1 and 2?

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KumarAnswer

None, in every respect where a user is concerned, they are identical, which is why they can be stereo paired in the first place. Why they have different names is a mystery, to be honest. Unlike the case for the gen 2 play 5, which is so different from the old 5, that it should not even have been called a 5, but a 6 or 7! Sonos naming protocols are an enigma.

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Kjab3068Author

Contributor I

Great, thanks very much for the advice 🙂

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heppier

Lyricist I

Kumar, the Sonos One (gen 2) and Play:1 cannot be stereo paired, though they can play together. I confirmed this with Sonos this evening.