Sonos One (Gen2/Gen1) and Play:1 Product Comparison Chart

December 14, 2023 at 1:19 PM
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With the release of the Sonos One (Gen2) you may have questions as to how it compares to the Sonos One (Gen1) and its not so distant cousin the Sonos Play:1. Rest assured that all three speakers are top notch in terms of build quality, internal components, attention to detail and deliver the outstanding audio experience you expect from a Sonos speaker. In a blind listening test you'd be hard pressed to choose one over the other (if at all).

Update 2019: In addition to Amazon Alexa, Google Voice is also available as a programmable single choice voice assistant on the Sonos One (Gen 1&2).

Please use the chart below as a reference tool for your buying decision:

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Ken_Griffiths

Vj531,

You cannot currently play the same streaming music to an echo device and Sonos device at the same time… they are entirely separate devices for audio playback purposes. You can’t group the different manufacturer devices together.

I know Sonos does not fully support Amazon routines fully, though some routines like light control etc. will work via Sonos. There is no voice calling. I’ve not seen a full spec-list, or comparison list of features, but mostly the Sonos enabled Alexa device is geared for music playback. A lot of things do work with Sonos however, but not everything.

You can have the best of both worlds however, by having an Alexa Echo device and Sonos device in the same room. I just stick with Sonos devices in some of my rooms, but have both in my Kitchen and Lounge.

If pushed, I would certainly get rid of my echo devices, rather than Sonos, if that helps you to decide.

Amazon Alexa devices will control Sonos, in either case you will need to install the “Sonos Skill” in the Amazon Alexa App and I recommend you also perhaps read more about Sonos and Amazon Alexa Enabled Groups, which is a great feature and a good reason to sometimes use a mix of both Sonos/Alexa devices about the house.

HTH.. :thumbsup: