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Sonos Play:1 Compact Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music. Works with Alexa. (White)

Style:1 Speaker  |  Color:White Voice ControlYes Alexa built inVoice ControlWhen connected to Alexa deviceVoice ControlWhen connected to Alexa ...

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Tech support

(40 reviews)
Quality

(248 reviews)
Product

(165 reviews)
Music

(99 reviews)
Sonos speaker

(34 reviews)
Sonos

(136 reviews)
Bass

(55 reviews)
Purchase

(39 reviews)
System

(120 reviews)
Setup

(60 reviews)
App

(125 reviews)
Bite

(16 reviews)
Paperweight

(14 reviews)
Software

(40 reviews)
Review

(26 reviews)
Star

(16 reviews)
Error

(7 reviews)
Update

(22 reviews)
Connectivity issue

(13 reviews)
Wire

(17 reviews)
Drive

(5 reviews)
Usefulness

(9 reviews)

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Reviews around tech support (4.55 of 5)

  • easy to set up, great sound, and excellent tech support
  • and I have to call tech support to figure out what's wrong.
  • easy to set up, great sound, and excellent tech support
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • The speakers are fine, but tech support is HORRIBLE
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Reviews around quality (4.54 of 5)

  • Great sound quality in a small relatively portable speaker.
  • The sound quality is good, and when everything is working, it's great.
  • They are cheaper than Bose but pricer than other brands, however the sound quality is not lacking.
  • Which might explain some of the poor sound quality mentioned above
  • Why would I purchase a high end audio device to listen to poor sound quality?
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Reviews around product (4.21 of 5)

  • Depending on your WiFi router, product set-up can be a pain.
  • I will return this expensive, disappointing, non connective product ASAP.
  • I've had any number of wireless speakers and Sonos by far is the superior product
  • , Sonos tech support is great, Sonos app is by far the worst and made setting up the Play:1 by far the most difficult smart product to set up out of the 30
  • great product and sound quality - wish I had done more research and known you cant play from internet to Sonos
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Reviews around music (4.01 of 5)

  • Love Sonos and its full range of possibilities beyond an excellent music speaker....
  • Two Sonos play 1 speakers make an amazing music system.
  • I love having music available and sounding good in every room
  • In my opinion, SONOS is still the most ideal music system for the home
  • The app was also fickle, it would freeze every now and then, and finding music and stations were a bit annoying
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Reviews around sonos speaker (3.99 of 5)

  • My two favorite Sonos speakers sound wise are the Play:1 and Play:5
  • my husband loves his Sonos speakers and its so easy just to put on the music you lie
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • Sonos speakers sound good for what they are, but they're way overpriced
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Reviews around sonos (3.86 of 5)

  • I love Sonos - I put these Play 1s in my bathrooms and can listen to music all over the house now.
  • The sound is not as full as my Logitech UE -- but then again, the Sonos is more compact.
  • Sonos also restricts which other apps theirs will 'talk to'
  • Sonos doesn't even work with Bluetooth without a dongle
  • Sonos Continues to improve their products and the sound gets better and better
  • Read remaining 136 reviews for sonos

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Reviews around bass (3.86 of 5)

  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • Deep sound, good bass response; generally very impressive for a speaker of its size
  • The sound is sooooooo good, great bass, and it's small and compact
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
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Reviews around purchase (3.83 of 5)

  • It's an expensive purchase for a small speaker, and people want to feel justified in their spending
  • My husband and I agree that buying our Sonos Amp and then 2 of these speakers is the best home purchase we have made in a long time.
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • : Bottom line: very happy with this purchase - good look, great sound, very versatile, easy to use.
  • This has become so irritating that I’m beginning to regret my purchase of the inexplicably expensive Sonos components
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Reviews around system (3.75 of 5)

  • The app could be better, but I do love my Sonos system.
  • Sonos is just about the best speaker system available today (perfect
  • Don't buy this awful system that forces you into using their awful, awful, AWFUL software.
  • I don't have a lot of $$ to invest in an expensive system, but with these, I don't have to
  • when they fix this, I’ll recommend the system (Great sound, blah, blah... if only it would play for more than 15 minutes at a time)
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Reviews around setup (3.48 of 5)

  • If the entire setup was lost then I could blame my WiFi router (even though no other apps or my computers have problems with it).
  • My belief is that people’s problems are due to improper setup, do yourself a favor and search videos if you have problems.
  • The setup was easy, the sound quality is amazing, the design is sleek, and playing music through it is easy
  • Easy setup, TREMENDOUS sound reproduction and the bass levels are perfect.
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
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Reviews around app (3.07 of 5)

  • This is not so cumbersome, however the app does not work with Audible.
  • The sound quality is great, setup is simple, and the app is easy to use
  • The app could be better, but I do love my Sonos system.
  • Has great sound, easy to set up, and the app is very user-friendly
  • Easy to use app works with most music services and your own library!
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Reviews around bite (2.78 of 5)

  • Works with Alexa Needs a bit more deep bass at higher volumes but sounds very clear.
  • It's a bit too proprietary a system vs. the rest of the crowd and now that Apple has jumped in the game I think I'll wait and see before investing completely.
  • The sound through my speakers is amazing, my sub adds to the rest of my speakers so I can dial up the treble a bit to brighten the room
  • It took a bit of time and technical knowledge to set it up so that we can use our playlists, but we worked it out and it is terrific.gerryq1
  • Great sound - a bit difficult to get it to pair with my soundbase.
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Reviews around paperweight (2.54 of 5)

  • It doens’t support AirPlay and there are no plans to add support for it.
  • In short, if you’re willing to put in the time regularly to get this system working as it’s supposed to, are okay with very few customization options and don’t need to share the system with anyone else in your household, you may be perfectly happy using Sonos
  • Sonos may issue a software update that bricks your system (speakers then make nice paperweights).
  • Sonos may issue a software update that bricks your system (speakers then make nice paperweights).
  • Although Sonos advertising their product works with Alexsa, Alexsa does not want to work with Sonos as of today December 2017
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Reviews around software (2.52 of 5)

  • The software is a nightmare and the system freezes and is inoperable on a daily basis.
  • The idea is great and the software is great however the sound quality is not great at
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • It’s a Sonos, sounds great, looks nice and has amazing software
  • Don't buy this awful system that forces you into using their awful, awful, AWFUL software.
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Reviews around review (2.40 of 5)

  • I bought this speaker because of so many positive reviews
  • Very disappointed...so many good reviews, yet such disappointing sound.
  • But I was expecting more from all these glowing reviews about its incredible sound
  • With all the negative reviews, the company must know about the issues and would hopefully address them
  • These reviews are overwhelming positive and for many, this this an ideal speaker.
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Reviews around star (2.31 of 5)

  • Although Sonos advertising their product works with Alexsa, Alexsa does not want to work with Sonos as of today December 2017
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • If you look on the Google Play app store, it's filled with anonymous 5-star reviews that lack any comments or useful info.
  • n’t see that it’s improved in any way (and it’s very buggy)
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Reviews around error (2.28 of 5)

  • Tried to connect Gaana.com website but then both started terrible errors and this both sonos and gaana.com just ruined my evening.
  • Old classic rock, R&B, Jazz and Gospel, sound as if you were at a live performance
  • The error reporting and trouble shooting in the app could use improvement, but their tech support is responsive.
  • Old classic rock, R&B, Jazz and Gospel, sound as if you were at a live performance
  • Servers unavailable after waking up computers from sleep; unexplained Error
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Reviews around update (2.05 of 5)

  • We really like the Sonos system and the sound is very good but the app isn't very good and the constant updates are annoying.
  • Although Sonos advertising their product works with Alexsa, Alexsa does not want to work with Sonos as of today December 2017
  • However, if you don't like constant updates, or if you want a device that you can control without a phone, then this is not for you.
  • But since it Only works with WiFi and not airplay or Bluetooth you rely on apps not to break on updates (looking at you audible) and sonos not fixing it quickly
  • I have invested in a LOT into my sonos system and the recent updates and the problems that have come after the updates are unacceptable.
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Reviews around connectivity issue (1.87 of 5)

  • n’t see that it’s improved in any way (and it’s very buggy)
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • n’t see that it’s improved in any way (and it’s very buggy)
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
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Reviews around wire (1.65 of 5)

  • If you can install hard wiring for a home stereo system, then I recommend you do so rather than chooosing Sonos.
  • So for now I have an expensive speaker system that cuts out during movies and left feeling like the only way to resolve this issue is by hard wiring them which defeats the purpose of this purchase
  • Complex wiring followed, pointing speakers, pulling hair and then horrible sound.
  • Great sound that is similar to my classic Bose wired floor speakers
  • Old classic rock, R&B, Jazz and Gospel, sound as if you were at a live performance
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Reviews around drive (1.54 of 5)

  • this product is very so proprietary doesn't work with any of your own song you may have on hard drive
  • It's not too bad, but I specifically put them on OneDrive to be able to play them on any device without having to download them and take up computer hard drive space
  • It is simple to connect any of my i-devices and play music of them, or I can connect to the hard drive attached to my router and play the music there.
  • Old classic rock, R&B, Jazz and Gospel, sound as if you were at a live performance

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Reviews around usefulness (1.00 of 5)

  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • These little Play 1’s pack a punch with high quality sound and simple setup.
  • Since then my speakers (1 play 5, 2 play 3’s, and 4 play 1’s) have been hit and miss
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  • Style:1 Speaker  |  Color:White Voice ControlYes Alexa built inVoice ControlWhen connected to Alexa deviceVoice ControlWhen connected to Alexa deviceDrivers2Drivers2Drivers6Line-inNoLine-inNoLine-inYesMultiple orientationsNoMultiple orientationsNoMultiple orientationsYesWall mountableYesWall mountableYesWall mountableYes