PLAY:1by Sonos
PROS
- The PLAY:1 is a stylish, solid and well-made--yet affordable--way to enter the Sonos universe.
- The Controller app offers easy setup, along with global search capability across all albums, artists and songs from both your library and every available streaming service.
- The wireless streaming is reliable, and the sound quality and volume are impressive for a speaker of its size.
CONS
- With no wired inputs, music is limited to streaming and --inflexibly--only through the Sonos app.
- The speaker's lack of a battery and need to be plugged in give it some sonic oomph but limit its portability.
- Despite its impressive list of streaming services, Sonos doesn't currently support several well-known services, including Google Music All Access and iTunes Radio, nor can it handle high-resolution audio.
- LIST PRICE$199
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| Name | PLAY:1 | PLAY:3 | W7 | Soundstage S1 Wireless Speaker | HEOS 3 |
| Manufacturer | Sonos | Sonos | Definitive Technology | Monster | Denon |
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| List Price | $199 | $299 | $399 | $250 | $300 |
It’s an impressive performance, and certainly shows up the Pure Jongo S3, which sounds lightweight and insubstantial in comparison.
It’s an impressive performance, and certainly shows up the Pure Jongo S3, which sounds lightweight and insubstantial in comparison.
It’s far heavier than it looks, and compared to just about any other audio device costing under £200 is impeccably solid. Drop one on your f…
It’s far heavier than it looks, and compared to just about any other audio device costing under £200 is impeccably solid. Drop one on your foot and it’s undoubtedly the foot that would suffer the most damage.
There's always a catch isn't there? Although it's hard to find major deal-breakers with the Sonos. For our personal experience we think Sono…
There's always a catch isn't there? Although it's hard to find major deal-breakers with the Sonos. For our personal experience we think Sonos is best when matched up with a streaming music service - and that adds cost.
The question is: do you want to fill a room or fill a house? If it's the latter, and you're already using Sonos audio at home, then these ar…
The question is: do you want to fill a room or fill a house? If it's the latter, and you're already using Sonos audio at home, then these are excellent sonic limbs to cast into a bedroom, kitchen or even a bathroom.
Many pay a similar amount for dinky portable speaker systems and not-that-great headphones with rappers' names written on them (not just Dr.…
Many pay a similar amount for dinky portable speaker systems and not-that-great headphones with rappers' names written on them (not just Dr. Dre).
The Play:1 is a great gateway drug to the Sonos ecosystem. It’s affordable, compact, sounds good, and includes all the capabilities and stre…
The Play:1 is a great gateway drug to the Sonos ecosystem. It’s affordable, compact, sounds good, and includes all the capabilities and streaming options available to the other speakers.
There are some clunky design features, such as the need to back out to the main music screen to get to the settings tab. That said, the app …
There are some clunky design features, such as the need to back out to the main music screen to get to the settings tab. That said, the app was deceivingly simple once we got the hang of things.
We ran into some hiccups running through the default, wireless setup, but the app accounts for potential problems in that process with tempo…
We ran into some hiccups running through the default, wireless setup, but the app accounts for potential problems in that process with temporary wired set-up and temporary hotspot options.
Even with the volume maxed out, the Play:1 refuses to distort, so you never have to worry about the sound getting harsh.
Even with the volume maxed out, the Play:1 refuses to distort, so you never have to worry about the sound getting harsh.
Our fears that it would be all mids and trebles and no bottom end were very much unfounded.
Our fears that it would be all mids and trebles and no bottom end were very much unfounded.
The sound makes anything else at a $200 price-point sound pretty pathetic.
The sound makes anything else at a $200 price-point sound pretty pathetic.
The Sonos Play:1 does everything Sonos does well, and it does it for a sub-$200-and-thus-doesn’t-require-too-much-discussion price point. Th…
The Sonos Play:1 does everything Sonos does well, and it does it for a sub-$200-and-thus-doesn’t-require-too-much-discussion price point. The Play:1 should appeal both to folks who have already bought into the Sonos ecosystem and are looking for a relatively inexpensive way of expanding to more rooms, as well as customers looking to purchase their first Sonos product.
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