It streams music over Wi-Fi, is humidity-resistant, and can be mounted on a wall or stand.
It connects to anAmazon Echoor Dot for voice control.
But how does it sound?
Overall, performance measurements forwireless speakersor anysmall speakersrarely get better than this.
The averaged response across a 30 degree horizontal listening window is shown in the green trace.
This performance is one that the designer of a $3,000 per pair speaker could be proud of.
On-axis, it measures 2.7 decibels.
Averaged across the listening window, it’s 2.8 dB.
The Sonos engineers probably did this to keep the unit sounding full.
It’s practically a case study in how a product like this should be designed.
The Play:1 has no problem with volume.
It certainly plays loud enough to fill almost any home office or bedroom with sound.
They have a remarkably similar design and are the same weight and height.
The Sonos One has integrated voice control.
