Play:1 Versus Sonos:One (Gen1 or Gen2)

Question

I am slowly working on getting my House outfitted with Sonos Speakers. I currently the the Beam and that works fine for my Current Usage. I thinking about what to do for the Rear Surrounds. I now there are essentially 3 of the smaller speakers which I am thinking will be fine for my particular setup. I am just getting thoughts on if there would be any reason for me to get the Sonos:One (Gen1 or Gen2) over the Play:1. Since this will primarily be for surround sound usage and some music, whenever it gets to that point when I can get my family to actually use that aspect of them more commonly.

AjTrek1 · Accepted Answer

Hi tcochran1Misfit is correct. When using the Sonos One (Gen1 or Gen2) with the Beam...Alexa in the Sonos One is disengaged. That is not the case when bonding the Sonos One to a Playbar or Playbase (Alexa remains active). For future reference as you expand with Sonos in your home the link has a chart comparing the Sonos ONE (Gen1/Gen2) and the Play:1. Enjoy your Sonos!https://en.community.sonos.com/what-to-get-228989/sonos-one-gen2-gen1-and-play-1-product-comparison-chart-6821684Cheers!

Misfit · Answer

If you have a Beam already, save some money and just go for the Play:1's. No need for 3 Alexa devices when the Beam will be handling the commands. Plus you can Airplay to the Beam, so you're not losing out on any functionality; providing the sole purpose of these Play:1 are to be surrounds.

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