Sonos One Gen 2 The powerful Smart Speaker with Alexa built-in, White

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Technical information

Brand Sonos

Colour White

Model name Sonos One

Control method Voice

Item weight 1.85 Kilograms

Speaker maximum output power 3.5 Watts

About this item

Start and control your music with your voice and Alexa is built right in

• Combine voice with the Sonos app to easily manage all your streaming services

• Connect wirelessly to other Sonos speakers to enjoy clear sound in any or every room

• Enjoy surprisingly rich sound from a compact speaker

• Second generation Sonos ONE with increased memory and updated processor

• Alexa built-in devices let you instantly connect to Alexa to play music, control your smart home, get information, news, weather, and more using just your voice.

• Works with AirPlay 2 on Apple devices iOS 11.4 and higher
  

Costumers Product Reviews

Pros

I bought the Sonos after trying an Echo Studio. The Studio had a strong and engaging sound but it was too wild and woolly for me, the lack of clarity being the main issue. To my ears the Sonos has a much clearer and more detailed sound whilst still having plenty of bass. It has a sound that draws you in and makes you want to listen more. I thought that the lack of bluetooth would be a big drawback but in fact it works well from Alexa, Apple airplay, and the Amazon Music, Spotify and Sonos apps. I have also tried it against my stereo pair of Echos generation 3. Whilst the Echos gain from the stereo they are outclassed by the quality of the Sonos sound. No doubt a pair of Sonos would be good but a single one is conveniently portable around the house ( though it does need to be plugged in!)

Cons

I bought a pair of Sonos One's to use in stereo config. It took a long time to get them to work. They couldn't find my wifi signal despite being only a foot from the router and had to be set up using an ethernet cable. I eventually got them both to work and put them in their final positions in my bedroom. I had a good couple of hours of great sounding music and was really impressed. It didn't last long though...

Alexa integration isn't great. You can't make calls or do various other things like set up audio routines. I lost count of the number of times Alexa told me, "Audio actions in routines are currently not supported on this device".

The real problem though was the constant loss of connection to wifi and between the stereo speakers. Turning the things on became an exercise in patience as you had to fiddle with the speakers and the sonos app to try and get them working. It seems that sonos doesn't play well with mesh wifi - I have a 3 node Linksys velop system in the house which works really well and I get over 100MB/s in the bedroom where the Sonos one's were located. I have many other devices, computer, TV, printer, phones, tablets, lights etc all connected to my velop system and all work perfectly but for some reason, not sonos. Having done a bit of looking online, it seems I'm not the only one.

These things look great, sound pretty good but don't have 'full' Alexa functionality and don't work well with mesh wifi. Sadly, they were returned to amazon today.

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