$50 Off Sonos Play:1 Two Pack

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If you’ve been looking to expand your Sonos speaker collection or are just getting ready to ease into the addiction of top flight, whole-home audio, Sonos has got a deal for you. The smallest of the Sonos speakers, the Play:1, normally runs $199 a pop. However, as part of a limited time offer, Sonos is offering a “2-Room Starter Set” of two black or two white Play:1 wireless speakers for $349, shipped free. The Play:1 may be the least powerful entry in the Sonos lineup, but it’s the most aesthetically pleasing and subtly fits into more locales – including “high humidity” environments, like your steamy bathroom. In fact, once I finish unloading my sonically-challenged Amazon Echo novelty speakers, I intend to add a few Play:1s for streaming more online music to more locations around the home.

9 thoughts on “$50 Off Sonos Play:1 Two Pack”

  1. Well, if you need another, my second will be up for grabs in a few days. The audio doesn’t compare at all to Sonos, in my opinion and in my home – and is especially sensitive to placement. For example, I tried to stick one in the corner of our kitchen and the sound was severly distorted (and one of the reasons it was first to go). I do like some aspects of the voice control, but not others (like when it thinks we’re talking to it, but aren’t). My remaining Echo in upstairs in the bedroom and I have the remote down in the family room where I’ve been voice controlling my Hue lighting (to a certain degree) – that’s cool. Lauching a service/channel/playlist is also occasionally handy- hoping something similar comes to a Sonos app (and a Sonos iOS widget would be nice, in general, as well). It wouldn’t have the same ambient/environmental convenience, obviously, but I’d take it.

  2. I have never heard/used Sonos but; For $99 the Echo is a good deal for what it does. I am not so sure if it is worth $199 for non Prime members. Because part of its usefulness is access to Prime music. I am sure Sonos is a better lasting user experience but the Echo novelty has not worn on me just yet. As long as we get updates from the cloud it may eventually turn out to be more useful in home automation. The Echo smart home killer will ultimately be Window’s home assist when it comes or Homekit depending on what hardware they end up using.

  3. Yeah, for $99 it was a good deal. Certainly equivalent in audio performance to a lot of Bluetooth speakers in that range, but with a whole lot more going on. At $200, it will be a harder sell for some. The new IFFT linkages add a whole lot of power and potential – maybe that changes the math, although IF is still somewhat niche. For me, I’m not really using it all that much so would rather clear the clutter and invest in things more meaningful. Tho Amazon is iterating so fast, maybe my remaining Echo worth hanging on to… hm. :)

  4. I use the Echo as a portable speaker in a way. Like going outside on the porch or having friends over with a BBQ outback. It is limited due to needing a power outlet but thats not a huge issue. It is easy enough to move around the house and outside. Does the sonos work off wifi or bluetooth?

  5. Sonos is WiFi. And same portability issues – no battery option at the moment. It’s hard to compare Sonos to a Bluetooth speaker tho, since its real value comes from grouping them, using in multiple locations, etc (and no concerns about an app being open, range, etc). For example, in a recent setup I had a Play:3 in the kitchen and a Play:3 in the office linked up for a downstairs audio zone. I intend to do similar for a Play:1 in MBR and another in master bath. Also, there’s some unofficial support with Smartthings and Revolv to take home integration deeper.

    https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/200927220-Connecting-Sonos-to-SmartThings

    If the Playbar was also a HDMI-switch, I might consider them for television duties as well.

  6. Sounds like a neat solution for whole home. The home automation aspect could set it apart. Ambient alerts on sonos would be great for automation such as those staples connect announced… This may be a bit off topic but my whole house audio/music solution right now is sennheiser rs120 wireless headphones. For the price they sound extremely good and the range is great. Very good for watching movies/tv as well when the rest of the house is asleep or if you want a killer cinema sound experience. Definitely the best investment I have made in the last year is those headphones I was blown away at the value.

  7. I like the Sonos idea, but think the price tag is crazy. You could build a hell of a home theater for the same cost as a hand full of sonos’

  8. There’s no question Sonos can get pricey… and I personally won’t pull the trigger on the Playbar without HDMI switching, that’d probably be enough to tip the scales. But when you compare the cost of a decent Bluetooth speaker to the Play:1, it’s not entirely outrageous and I’ve always justified it by saying I’m outfitting my entire home with audio for X dollars. They’re well designed, sound good, work good, install is a breeze, and easy to recommend. If you can get over the cost. I hope they take a cue from Siri and Echo. Also still hoping for a Playbase and battery-powered unit for my deck or garage.

  9. I took my first step into Sonos this year and there’s a lot to like… but I can’t replace my despised Logitech Squeezebox yet, because even as long as it’s been around, Sonos has no shuffle by album feature. This boggles me. I’ve got a few dozen albums I like to wake up to in a playlist… the bloated, buggy, unreliable Squeezebox can handle that, and Sonos can’t. I think iTunes 1.0 could handle it, ferchrissake.

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