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Neven
Chromatic Producer I
February 29, 2020

Sonos One or One SL

One step away from a perfect HT. I have a Playbar and two Play 3s. Only SUB missing. Wife won’t approve it. I can get one Sonos One, though. So, now only thing to choose from is One SL or One. May be I could stretch it to a pair :relaxed: .

What do you say?

Neven

 

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    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_Griffiths
    February 29, 2020

    I would tend to always opt for the Sonos One, as it has twice the storage and ram compared to the SL (I believe). It also has the mics and built in voice assistant for a few dollars/pounds more. They sound the same, but I think the added features mentioned, will be more worthwhile in the long-term.

    NevenAuthor
    Chromatic Producer I
    February 29, 2020

    I would tend to always opt for the Sonos One, as it has twice the storage and ram compared to the SL (I believe). It also has the mics and built in voice assistant for a few dollars/pounds more. They sound the same, but I think the added features mentioned, will be more worthwhile in the long-term.

    thank you. 

    Neven

    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    February 29, 2020

    I don’t do voice stuff so the SL is my choice but I don’t recommend that to others unless they are planning on using it in a surround setup (EDIT: with a Beam) that would disable the voice functions anyway.

    NevenAuthor
    Chromatic Producer I
    March 1, 2020

    I have two Play 3s as surround. I play to put a single Play One to invite Alexa and Google to my home. 

    Neven

    John B
    March 1, 2020

    I don’t do voice stuff so the SL is my choice but I don’t recommend that to others unless they are planning on using it in a surround setup that would disable the voice functions anyway.

    Surround setups do not disable voice functions, they disable Airplay. (When used with a Beam the surrounds don't work for voice,  but that is because the Beam is itself voice enabled anyway.)

    John B
    March 1, 2020

    I have two Play 3s as surround. I play to put a single Play One to invite Alexa and Google to my home. 

    Neven

    If the aim is primarily to introduce voice control to a room that already has Sonos speakers then there would be advantages in buying an Echo Dot or Google Mini rather than a Sonos speaker. That would require making a choice between Alexa and GA.

    NevenAuthor
    Chromatic Producer I
    March 1, 2020

    To be honest, I don't know. Maybe I will not be using voice service after all. Bit I would sure love to own another Sonos speaker :-)

    Thank you

    Neven

    John B
    March 1, 2020

    To be honest, I don't know. Maybe I will not be using voice service after all. Bit I would sure love to own another Sonos speaker :-)

    Thank you

    Neven

    A very understandable feeling. And from my experience one that persists no matter how many you own. 

      NevenAuthor
      Chromatic Producer I
      March 1, 2020

      So true! 

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      March 1, 2020

      Surround setups do not disable voice functions, they disable Airplay. (When used with a Beam the surrounds don't work for voice,  but that is because the Beam is itself voice enabled anyway.)

      Thanks, I edited my post to add that I was thinking of a Beam setup.

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