Plus, Sonos can access your entire personal collection of music, whether it’s on your computer, a hard drive attached to your computer, or a hard drive attached to your network. Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube Music, Pandora, Deezer, SiriusXM … the list goes on and on. Via the Sonos app, you can add accounts for tons of services.
When it comes to Sonos as a wireless music system, your choices for music sources are virtually unlimited. It’s also not as simple as you may think. However, your smart speaker’s ability to grant your musical wishes is very much dictated by the music it can access, so this is one area that you should pay close attention to. Being able to fill a room with your favorite tunes just by calling out a few words is a magical experience that shouldn’t be missed. We’d argue that listening to music is the most common activity you’ll do with a smart speaker. Instead, we’re going to give this one to Sonos simply because two choices is better than no choice at all. We’re sure there’s plenty of fodder for a debate over which virtual assistant is best, but we’re not going to pass judgment on that topic today. You can’t run them simultaneously, but using the Sonos mobile app makes it fairly easy to switch which one gets the privilege of listening for its respective wake word.Īpple, you will not be entirely surprised to learn, only supports its own Siri assistant on the HomePod. As of today, that means you can choose either of these voice-based A.I. The Sonos One has had Alexa support from the get-go, but in 2019, Sonos finally made good on its promise to add Google Assistant. Winner: Sonos One Voice assistant support Rich Shibley/Digital Trendsĭepending on your preferred voice assistant technology, this one is also pretty easy to call. However, there’s no denying that the Sonos One is the less expensive option.
We’ll get into why there’s a hundred-dollar price difference later in this comparison, and once you’ve had a chance to digest the finer points of each product you may well decide the HomePod is worth the extra cash. The Sonos One is $199, while the Apple HomePod is $299. If you’re on a budget but still want great sound and the convenience of a voice assistant, this is an easy one. Here, we’ll take a deep look at how two very different products compare when it comes to price, sound quality, ease of use, and an array of other noteworthy features.
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