Testseek.com have collected 211 expert reviews of the Sonos One smart speaker and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos One smart speaker.
October 2017
(85%)
211 Reviews
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Users
(95%)
2234 Reviews
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The editors liked
Great sound quality for the price and size
Supports stereo pairing for even better sound
Supports a wide range of music streaming services
Simple Sonos app enables music playback in all areas of your home
Built-in microphone and Alexa skill replicates
Great sound
Super easytouse
Stellar price point
Voice control
Superb sound for its size
Alexa works great thanks to a 6 microphone array with noise cancellation Redesigned Sonos app is cleaner and more intuitive to navigate
New touchscreen controls are neat
Support for Siri and Google Assistant is on the way
Sound quality
Easy to get connected
Microphones do good job at picking up voice
Multi-room audio with flexible stereo and surround configurations
Powerful sound for its size
Offers both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants
Supports AirPlay
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 seamle
Great sound in a compact package
Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
Fantastic Alexa integration
With Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility promised
Powerful voicerecognition capabilties
Excellent design that looks great in any room
2.5-inch circular screen is bright
Crisp
And doubles as a clock
Camera can be completely disabled
Wit
ZigBee smart home hub onboard
Large
Vibrant
Higher-resolution display
Vastly improved user interface
Alexa and Google Assistant
Multi-room
AirPlay 2 support
Excellent audio quality
Comprehensive Sonos app
Lets you control lots of music sources
Can pair more speakers for whole-house audio
Works with Alexa and Google Assistant
Fits smoothly into an existing Sonos system
Assistant-agnostic means you won't be locked in
Sound quality belies the size and price
Controlling whole-home music by voice is transformational
All the usual Alexa skills
Good voice microphones
Seamless integration with existing Sonos systems
Wide selection of music services to stream from
Impressive sound
Versatile multi-room features
Comprehensive streaming integration
Typical Sonos build and sound quality
Alexa voice control
Excellent audio quality for the price
First Sonos to let you control your music with your voice
Attractive
Inconspicuous design
Works with just about every music service you can use
Alexa integrations works almost exactly the same here as on the Echo
The editors didn't like
Lacks some of the functionality of an Amazon speaker
Sometimes clips the audio response when responding to Alexa commands
Added complexity of multiple systems attempting to work together can lead to frustrating failures
Apple Music can't be started with voice control
No Siri support
Spotify support is not available yet
But it's coming soon
Not all of Alexa's skills are enabled yet but software updates will address this
We would like to see the ability to pair a Sonos One with a PLAY
1 in stereo mode
Convoluted setup process
Bass is a little much
No Spotify/Apple Music voice support at launch
Sound can distort at top volumes
No Bluetooth or wired audio connections
The One costs twice as much as the new Echo. It cannot form a stereo pair with an existing Sonos Play
1. There's no Spotify voice control or Alexa Calling at launch
And Google Assistant and AirPlay 2 support won't arrive until 2018. It doesn't work how y
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos supports
You can't disable the LED that glows when the mic is on
Nor the tone that sounds when yo
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80streaming services Sonos supports
Nor the tone that sounds when you
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
No Z-Wave support
Not the best smart speaker for music
The power plug can be a little tricky to hide
Lack of visual search can be frustrating
Plays catch-up t
Not cheap
Can't make calls using either Alexa or Google Assistant
Alexa drop-in not supported
Some configuration stumbles
An Echo Dot is cheaper
No Spotify voice control yet
Alexa can't play Spotify at launch
Some music services might never support voice
No Bluetooth or wired inputs
No Bluetooth
No hi-res audio
Voice commands only have full functionality with a few music services
Spotify voice commands not available at launch (but coming later this year)
Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, with Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility promised
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos supports, You can't disable the LED that glows when the mic is on, nor the tone that sounds when yo
Sonos has even better-sounding speakers in its lineup, but this one sounds great and it lets you control any Sonos speaker with voice commands (and the rest of your smart home, too)...
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Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.com
Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voicerecognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, with Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility promised
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80streaming services Sonos supports, You can't disable the LED that glows when the mic is on, nor the tone that sounds when you
Unless you find the drawbacks I've described to be deal breakers, the Sonos One is a no brainer. That goes double for anyone who already owns Sonos components, and triple for Amazon Echo users. We'll have to wait and see if Sonos executes as expertly with...
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Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Fits smoothly into an existing Sonos system, Assistant-agnostic means you won't be locked in, Sound quality belies the size and price, Controlling whole-home music by voice is transformational, All the usual Alexa skills
Some configuration stumbles, An Echo Dot is cheaper, No Spotify voice control yet
Viewed in isolation, the Sonos One is a great little music player. Aesthetically pleasing, it sounds, quite honestly, far better than a $199 speaker has any right to. It slips right into a larger Sonos installation with barely a ripple: ease of use, after...
Abstract: When the Amazon Echo first launched, it was a game changer for the industry. It ushered in voice assistants into the home, in a way we had never seen – in a speaker. There had been plenty on phones and desktops, but this pushed what could be done with the...
Most versatile Sonos speaker to date, Great sound for its size, Alexa integration (Google Home coming)
Alexa is delayed (for now), Doesn't do everything Echo speakers do, Can't stereo pair with Play:1
Buying a Sonos One for $249.99 now will be missing a major feature in Alexa, but I wouldn't expect it to take much longer after the New Year. In fact, the speaker's full breadth of features will be realized once Sonos rolls out Google Home and AirPlay 2 s...
The Sonos One is worth looking into. Despite its small size, this speaker offers a laundry list of technology but never at the expense of gloriously clear and nuanced sound playback.One thing to consider is that Sonos One speakers are an investment in the...
For anyone who is already a Sonos fan, has been holding off on getting a Play:1, or was turned off by the crap quality of smart some speakers. The Sonos One is worth looking into. Despite its small size, this speaker offers a laundry list of technology bu...
Abstract: Sonos unveiled a new speaker to go with an array of announcements that will take the popular multi-room sound system into the realm of voice control and smart home.The Sonos One is effectively a reconstituted Play:1, except for a slightly smoother frame...
