Sonos One vs. Sonos Play:1 | What's the difference?

Sonos makes two wireless speakers that look nearly identical: The Play:1 and the Sonos One. Yet the Sonos One is more expensive. Why is that, and is it worth it? Find out in our head-to-head comparison.
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[@poop4719]

I got a fully working Sonos play 1 at goodwill for $20!

[@HopSuey]

bruh i just got 2 working from Goodwill for $10 total. the odds i see this comment first 😂

[@wouldyoudomeakindnes]

you left out that the sonos one does airplay 2 while the play 1 doesn't.

[@MrSamuelini1995]

I got a Sonos play:1 as a gift, I just bought a google home mini to use with it. It works pretty nice to control music. Only issue is that the functionality with Apple Music is limited.

[@VoynaZ]

I have a Sonos addiction. These speakers are great.

[@SolimanAljasser]

There is also the idea of adding the speakers to a home theater where Sonos main speaker is used.

[@johnpitman353]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@JamesKertchaval]

I hope Sonos updates their entire line of speakers. I would like speakers that sound better than the play five.

[@PHMadore]

Thank you. I agree with your conclusion and I'm buying four Sonos One.

[@ken2338]

Heard from a rumour that the hardware of IKEA symfonisk bookshelf is SONOS Play:1.

[@J1a9m8e3ss]

I had a play one and got a Alexa speaker give to me and recently got a sonos beam but it won’t let me use the play one as the rear for a surround sound so this mean I need to ditch the play one and get another Alexa or the SL version ?? Cheers

[@jeffguscott]

Sonos 1 gen 2 vs sonos 1 sl which is better in terms of bass, and loudness, please and thank you

[@selmachaouki2270]

Nice video, which watch were you wearing?

[@miguelangelbarrera5155]

I saw it, sonos play 1 renewed on amazon, today june 21 2020, but can join them with another sonos elements, I meaning with the new version of them.????

[@TiaanJonker]

If you have an alexa device you could still use voice on play 1....

[@RoyPetrie]

I've heard from a friend he can stream directly from Spotify to the Sonos One speaker without the Sonos app!! Can you do that also with the Sonos Play 1?

[@AndreiErmakov]

This is already 5th review of Sonos One I am watching and neither one answers the most important question: how does it sound? For every reviewer it seems to be that the most important stage is unpacking.

[@jarnailkamal249]

i get a sonos one 2 speaker /one sonos move /one sonos play 5 /one sonos play bar i love play music I'm happy

[@victorp2513]

Cam you connected together sonos play 1 with sonos one?

[@shockjock35]

How are the Sonos Ones for Surround Sound compared to Sonos Sonance in wall or in ceiling speakers?

[@kdausu90]

it works pretty well with alexa if you have a dot or something around. It automatically goes to the room you set up.

[@candypickard1102]

The Sonos one does airplay the play one does not but you only need one Sonos one to have all of them to work together. Same thing with Alexa or google assist.

[@minitrucker007]

I have one older play one in each of my kid's rooms and I am pondering ordering two of the newer ones and added them to the kid's rooms to give them stereo. Wondering how the old and the new are pair as a stereo pair with one being old and one being new. Then that gives them Alexa in their rooms and I wonder how that apple airplay works. Does it stream to the paired device that does not support apple airplay or does it only come out of the one that supports it?

[@zihiz1]

The good thing is that as long as you have an Airplay-compatible Speaker like the Sonos One, you are able to group that with a non Airplay-compatible speaker, like your existing Play 1s.

[@minitrucker007]

@@zihiz1 That's what I needed to hear. Thanks for the info.

[@zihiz1]

minitrucker007 welcome!! :)

[@lpad321]

I’m setting up a 5.1 sonos system with the playbar. I picked up 2 Ones on prime day (140 each after gift cards) but I’m debating returning them for play 1. I already have a fire cube on the tv. Behind the speakers is an echo show. I’m worried that too many Alexa devices in the room will be an issue. Any suggestions?

[@zihiz1]

You can turn the voice assistant feature off on the Ones and the microphones will not pick up anything from your voice. One more feature that Parker didn't mention in the video is that the Ones also support Apple Airplay, so if you have an Apple device you can stream KZbin/Netflix etc to your speaker. (Do note if you pair the Ones to your Playbar as surrounds, you can't use the Airplay feature)

[@minitrucker007]

@@zihiz1 Agreed.

[@buddychrist]

I would keep then since you got a good deal, but I usually tell my friends to get the play 1s if they use them for surround sound rear speakers. If anything buy play 1 speakers later when their on sale and replace them for your rears amd move the sonos ones into different rooms.

[@debrawoodland9984]

can those 2 speakers work together as in be hooked together

[@Riposte821]

No, unfortunately.

[@Bega82]

I have Soundbar, sub, and 2 x play 3 in my main room. Can I add Play One on top of that for my kitchen for instance?

[@fuzziestlumpkin]

If you haven't already learned this, ya you can. You can set up different rooms and group whatever speakers you want on the fly in the app.

[@theroachmotel]

Interesting that you waited 2 years after the product to come out to do this

[@user-uj4ip2pt6h]

Confusing.............. At 0:18 you point to the black speaker and call it Sonos one and then point to the grey speaker and call it older sonos play one. Then at 0:47 you call the new sonos one as the grey speaker and the older sonos as the black speaker. Which is which? why did you swap their names?

[@kasperlund3683]

Sysym-fisk😵‍💫 actually dying here😂😂

[@camelCased]

Aand.. still no Bluetooth, so you have to enforce Sonos app on all your guests who want to stream their music to your speakers. And also no open UPnP connection, so no streaming from third-party solutions, such as BubbleUPnP. And no line input (need another Sonos device for that), so you cannot attach your old analog devices... oh, Sonos.... Basically, I'm still in search for a similar device without those limitations. How hard would it be to create a decent sounding device with both Bluetooth and UPnP/DLNA and also add line-in as a bonus?

[@nope7405]

Let me know if ever you find one... Maybe Bose soundbar?

[@camf33]

I hear you there.. and that's how they make their money! I lost faith in this company after they basically told their customers - buy a new set - trade in - or be out of luck.

[@bernardw899]

IKS system disk speaker?

[@ASamson123]

I miss the Sonos play 3...

[@kent6732]

ASamson123 I have 2. I think they dropped it because for price it’s almost as good as the Play 5 minus the input for analog. I have a play 2 and a play five in the living room and sound quality wise it’s almost identical for much less $. I only bought the play 5 to hookup our turntable and was surprised how well the play 3 hangs with it.

[@Leumas211]

Can they both play together?

[@jaisonwilliams3285]

So I just purchased 2 Sonos Play: 1 on July 20th using a 15% off coupon, so should I return and get the Sonos One instead? I hadn't heard about the alexa/ google assistant features before. Seems like it kind of future proofs the investment

[@wrestlemanfan]

Jaison Williams These will work if you already have an Echo dot or a Google home mini, for voice control. I control mine with Alexa. You could pick one of these up super cheap. Problem solved!

[@NupeDaddy]

@@wrestlemanfan Thank you. You saved me $100 bucks.

[@marek_broda]

Its not worth to pay extra 50busk to ask for weather :-). I look at my window and see weather for free ;-)

[@jimmymc10021]

SONOS announced the other day that they will no longer be supporting the older GEN1 speakers. Make sure you buy the latest GEN2 or you could be listening to nothing in a year or so after the software updates stop.

[@JulieAkselsen]

I got the same message from Sonos. But i still use the old Sonos play 5 !! still play sound, so deliver it back to Sonos to by a new one...im glad i dindt. i miss Bluetooth so any devise can easly play music...

[@PTYPTY-jl1yv]

Does the Sonos play 1 work with the new app?

[@OnlyKoenig]

Yes just set one up myself this minute with a google nest mini

[@terrymoynahan6161]

Hi, you mention a networked amplifier in this video.... What kind of networked amp do you recommend?

[@kent6732]

terry moynahan Sonos makes the Connect:Amp. Look on their site. It can power any set of book shelves plus a record player etc and integrate all that into the Sonos environment. The Play5 also has an integrated input jack for analog/Vinyl which is what we do.

[@scottk52]

Also Sonos one has air play! The play one does not!!!!

[@ericMT]

If you have one speaker that can accept Airplay like the Sonos Play:5 or the Sonos one, you can group them and Airplay to all the speakers.

[@harih2163]

Sound test . .? Its important thing .

[@tio5488]

they sound the same.

[@neitherhotnorflashy1677]

If you had one of each, would they talk to each other?

[@fredericxicluna2036]

I'm not sure how having Amazon listening to your conversation is an improvement, especially since you have to pay $50 bucks for it :-)

[@HowDidIGet3700Subs]

1:03 anyone who slams speakers down on a table like that can't be trusted to know what he's on about sorry ciao

[@Rgdarkchild]

I have a shit ton of echo dots so I’m probably gonna just go with the play 1 I have enough smart speakers

[@hugostiglitz4777]

Don’t bother with the play 1 you can’t stream music off your iOS devices. I got one and can’t stream off my IPad or mobile phone.

[@lakalaka9436]

I can.

[@hugostiglitz4777]

@@lakalaka9436 How?

[@G-yc5ql]

I have a beam and 2 Play 1s and I can use AirPlay

[@alnascar97]

Robert Paulsom ya I can’t get it to wireless connect to iOS devices either

[@mdamirulahmmad6151]

বাংলাদেশে এটার মূল্য কত

[@CinePhil101]

Spying is the main difference. I meant : "Smart"...

[@happyguardian2000]

Alexa and Google assistant = useless

[@JB-mc5iw]

I bought a sonos playbar 2 sonos 1 and the 600 dollar sub.They sound awesome but the company sucks.I had to call the many time when i would play music from my ipad and the it wouldnt play the entire songs.Each time i called the blamed my very expensive wi fi mesh system.Not the problem.Then they blamed my ipad but it had the same results from my iphone.After months of wondering what my issue is was.Turns out they knew the entire time they had a compatability isssue with apple itunes and now they say i have to find a new service to play all my music through the sonos.They bullshitted me the entire time and unless i use another app my music is useless and its the reason i bout this stuff for thousands.Dishonest un loyal company.Dont buy

[@hugostiglitz4777]

True dat. Sonos rip offs

[@jos.4276]

It's not user friendly. My soundbar and two Ones when paired aren't fully synced--the soundbar/woofer is a milisecond 'ahead' of the Ones. Bought our daughter a $500 soundbar from Best Buy that sounds just as good.

[@alnascar97]

Sonos one app is a joke and no it’s not easy to connect to a network. You obviously never tried to connect it to an iPhone

[@benjamingagne8]

It's sort of reassuring because all of the negative comments have been from Apple users. I don't think there's a problem with android... Just saying

[@alnascar97]

Benjamin Gagné ya maybe that’s the issue we all have apple products in our place. If this is a known issue with Apple app then they should have clear how to instructions for Apple uses on the site on how to

[@MrAsag]

sooo stupid thing I can only play music from PC. I can’t watch anything from KZbin or just a movie ??? Any sounds from PC or phone not working!! I don’t understand who could invent such a useless product ..

[@mymagicsigns]

I don't get them, they look cool, they work OK, but they sound like a bunch of tin cans...I had speakers out of cereal boxes that sound better!