Sonos One

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May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 917 reviews of Sonos One. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the price and size are generally positive. The design and sound are also appreciated.

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Expert review by : Ced Yuen (trustedreviews.com)

Sonos One

Supporting both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, the Sonos One is the best-sounding and most feature-packed smart speaker we've tested to date.

Great sound ; Small and convenient ; Proper Alexa integration ; Supports Google Assistant (in 2018)

Alexa not fully compatible with Spotify at launch

One smart speaker to rule them all.

Jun, 2018

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

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A typically excellent Sonos smart speaker with voice control

Stylish, unobtrusive design ; Solid, sophisticated sound ; Alexa and Google Assistant ; Vast streaming features

Now succeeded by Sonos Era 100

Despite having been succeeded by the Era 100, the Sonos One is still an ideal, great-value entry point into the excellent Sonos ecosystem

Mar, 2023

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Expert review by : Jon Porter (techradar.com)

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The Sonos One is the best smart speaker you can buy today

Full-bodied, rich sound ; Alexa / Google Assistant ; Plays music while Alexa is muted ; AirPlay 2 support

Pricey

Sep, 2021

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Expert review by : Britta O'Boyle (pocket-lint.com)

Sonos One review: Superb sound with added bonus of Alexa and Google Assistant

Alexa and Google are capable of plenty, but what they can't do is tell you what the Sonos One is like. We can though. Here's our Sonos One review.

Great design ; Excellent sound quality ; Brilliant Alexa and Google Assistant integration ; Voice control ; Seamless multi-room audio ; Compatible with over 100+ music services ; Easy setup

Voice control for some music services not as comprehensive as Amazon Music ; Apple Music or Spotify ; Expensive compared to other smart speakers ; No Alexa calling compatibility

For Sonos fans and music fans after a smart speaker that delivers excellent sound quality for its size, a great design and fantastic integrated Alexa and Google Assistant voice control, the Sonos One won't disappoint. It is an excellent smart speaker...

Jun, 2021

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Expert review by : Robert Leedham (stuff.tv)

Sonos One review: a great balance of sound and smarts

If you care about music and want a speaker you can speak to, the Sonos One (Gen 2) should be close to the top of your wishlist

Audio sounds great ; Lovely design ; Easy to use setup and app

A little hard of hearing compared to the Echo

Sonos’s speaker gives you a great balance of sound and smarts, while working with a raft of connected home kit

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Chris Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Sonos One

Smart speakers have come of age and if you want the best sound quality then look no further than the Sonos One.

Jul, 2019

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Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.co.uk)

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Ever since the release of the original Amazon Echo , the smart speaker has been more smart than speaker. Being able to ask Alexa -- or, on Home speakers, Google -- for a weather report or a timer is great, but the number one use for these speakers for...

The Sonos One integrates full-fledged Alexa voice control, just like an Amazon Echo speaker but with better sound quality. It offers most of Alexa's smart home controls and its far-field microphone performs similarly to an Echo. The Sonos One works...

The One costs twice as much as the new Echo. It cannot form a stereo pair with an existing Sonos Play:1. Google Assistant and AirPlay 2 support won't arrive until 2018. It doesn't work how you'd expect if you have an Echo within earshot. There's no...

The Alexa-powered Sonos One is the first smart speaker that actually sounds good with music -- and even more new features will be coming to it in the months ahead.

Nov, 2017

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Expert review by : Sasha Muller (expertreviews.co.uk)

Sonos One review: Smart, stylish and great-sounding – Alexa has found her home

Sonos' compact multi-room speaker meets Amazon's Alexa, and they're set to be best friends

Great sound quality ; Apple Airplay 2 support ; Amazon Alexa support; Google Assistant coming in 2018

Won't pair with Play:1 ; No speaker mount options

If you’re sold on the idea of a smart speaker, but you’re a bit of a stickler for superb-sounding audio, the Sonos One fits the bill nicely. It looks great, sounds stupendous, and you can easily add a second speaker for stereo sound, or use it to form...

Nov, 2017

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

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Sonos meets Alexa in a mash-up you'll (mostly) love

Audio sounds great ; Lovely design ; Easy to use setup and app

Alexa doesn’t fully work right now ; No Spotify integration

A brilliant wireless speaker that’s occasionally scatterbrained

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by (which.co.uk)

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As Sonos' flagship smart speaker with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant built in, the Sonos One speaker has a lot to live up to following the Sonos Play: 1. We put it through its paces to see whether it matches the hype.

Dec, 2017

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