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    SONOS ONE

    Jan 08, 2020 3 minutes

    The Sonos One, the first Sonos smart speaker, was launched amid a mass of brand new clever speakers, as Apple, Amazon, Google and others got in on the AI action. These were all speakers made by companies that are smart, but not first and foremost experts in audio. So for hi-fi fans, the trend for audio companies licensing smart technology is more interesting.

    The Sonos One is essentially a Play:1 with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. In terms of shape and size, the One looks practically identical to the Play:1. The

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