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We prefer the sound with the Loudness setting left on, but experiment to discover which combination works best for you and your room.
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Unfortunately for Google users, TruePlay via Android devices isn't supported for the One – only for the Era 100 and Era 300 speakers. We’d recommend going to the effort of TruePlay tuning the One with a compatible iPhone or iPad if you have one, as it opens the sound up. That’s no bad thing, though, because the Play:1 was already near the top of the sonic charts for wireless speakers at this price point.
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When we first heard the One we suspected it was a slight sonic upgrade on the Play:1 but, having listened to both in our testing rooms, the two speakers sound pretty much identical. Again, those who would prefer to save a few bucks over having voice control functionality can get the Sonos One SL instead it's identical to the One but forgoes built-in mics and voice assistant. The Gen 2 – the only one available in stores now – gets an upgraded processor and more memory, but both models apparently perform and sound identical.
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Spotify Connect is onboard, too, though Bluetooth connectivity and physical connections (USB-C) are the reserves of the new Era 100.īy the way, you may find references to Gen 1 and Gen 2 versions of the Sonos One. Sonos's own app remains the best in the business for its usability and for bringing practically every streaming service (and your own stored tunes) together under one roof, and the addition of AirPlay 2 means Apple device users can send audio from almost any app they use. It's worth remembering that, while voice control is obviously the big headline for the One, you can of course still use it as you would any other Sonos speaker. That can be annoying at first, but you can avoid that by saying “play some music by Ladytron” instead. The most common issue is when you say, for example, “play Ladytron”, and she instead starts playing a song with those words in the title. Correctly hearing the request is only half the battle, though, and Alexa is still capable of misunderstanding. The quality of the microphones makes the One less likely to mishear your requests and instructions – we find it makes fewer mistakes than our third-generation Echo Dot. The One’s chime is quicker and more in keeping with audio communication, so it leads to more natural-feeling interactions. With an Echo Dot you look for a visual clue that Alexa is listening. That might make the experience sound disjointed, but it’s quick and natural. You know when your chosen voice assistant has heard you, too, as any mention of her name is met with a chime of acknowledgement, signalling that you can continue your request. We have loud music playing from the One in the kitchen and can still get Alexa’s attention from the adjoining room with only a slightly raised voice. We’d suggest the One is particularly good as a kitchen speaker. You may have heard about Sonos's own voice control, but at the time of writing it is only available (in English and French only) on the new Era speakers. Hopefully, this is enough to get around this sudden feature loss.Of course, you can also use Alexa or Google Assistant on the One exactly as you do on an Amazon Echo or Google Home speaker, so as well as playing music you can set timers and alarms, check the weather, add items to your shopping list – all small features, but useful nonetheless. If you want to simplify things, Apple Music is excellent and allows you to play local and streamed files in one place. Between Spotify Premium and YouTube Music Free, I am able to play just about anything I want on my Sonos, including my local files. Personally, I still recommend using a music streaming service, even if you are tech-savvy. Sonos has a guide to using a NAS drive with Sonos that has steps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. Once your NAS drive is set up, then Sonos has you covered. However, this solution takes a bit of technical know-how, as you first need to create the drive - which isn’t the simplest (but is doable!). A NAS drive, or network-attached storage drive, allows you to create a standalone hard drive connected to your Wi-Fi network filled with your favorite music (including Illmatic). No, this isn’t a reference to the greatest rapper of all time.
For the rest of us, there’s only one other option if these first two don’t work - and it’s the most complicated. So if you have a Sonos Era 100, Sonos Era 300, Sonos Move or Sonos Roam you can just switch to using Bluetooth. That’s because Sonos has only recently adopted Bluetooth in addition to Wi-Fi connectivity for its speakers. Using Bluetooth seems like such an easy fix, but if you’re someone like me who has built a Sonos ecosystem over the years, you know it’s not that simple.
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