On the other hand, this is still not the right thing for soundProfis – the external AV receiver or amplifier is simply missing here. Not without reason: A great app, quick setup, integration of Alexa and stable, jerk-free and synchronous playback (with several speakers) clearly speak for Sonos. Sonos were pretty early on in the WiFi speaker market. Conclusion: who is the Sonos home theater set suitable for? Unfortunately, however - especially the Sonos One - the mid-tones and bass are somewhat lacking at higher volumes. A Sonos Beam as a front speaker or soundbar is absolutely necessary for this. In summary: The artificial surround works better than expected. (Image: © 2018 TechnikNews) Equipped with numerous microphones for Alexa. (Image: © 2018 TechnikNews) The Sonos One also looks really nice. (Image: © 2018 TechnikNews) The Sonos logo is almost invisible from the front. The Sonos Beam looks really nice in front of the TV. The Sonos Beam created an artificial surround experience in front of the television, which really surprised me - after all, in my test setup there were only 2 Sonos One (left and right behind the sofa) and the Sonos Beam in front. Unfortunately, the Sonos sub (woofer) was missing in my test for the decent bass - which I would definitely recommend to every Sonos home theater fan.
#Sonos home theater driver
According to my personal taste, the mid-range driver up to the bass is missing (especially at higher volume), but at medium volume it is almost on the same level as the Devil One M. But that doesn't mean that the Sonos speakers don't have a lot of power. The Sonos speakers play so well: Sound qualityįirst: one Profi sound system you can not expect. Commands like “Alexa, turn down the TV” are also possible progone without a hitch. If you have connected the Sonos Beam to your television via HMDI ARC, commands such as “Alexa, turn on the television in ” are also possible.
I haven't yet been able to find out exactly what that is.
#Sonos home theater update
Very practical - but Alexa can by default anyway with multiple speakers with the same account.įor a week - after a software update from Sonos - Alexa has only given me an “undefined” for all song commands (be it Spotify, Radio & Co.) and doesn't play anything else. " not all speakers speak, but the closest one. If you have - as in my test - the two Sonos One and the Sonos Beam are in the same room (e.g. In addition, of course, there is also “Alexa, play. You come home, switch on the light in your own room with “Alexa, light on” and start your favorite radio station via TuneIn with “Alexa, play the radio”. Only after using it for a long time did I learn to love the Alexa support of the Sonos speakers. But if you want to control your music on Spotify via Alexa, you have to do this link separately in the Alexa app.įinally ready to go: using Alexa in everyday life
I noticed particularly positively that even when the music was loud, Alexa still reacted or heard me. The loudspeakers can be easily controlled with the well-known voice assistant. The same skills as on the Amazon Echos themselves are available here. In addition, most of the current Sonos speakers (including Sonos One and Beam) are Alexa-enabled. In order to be able to control Spotify directly in the Sonos app (which can be more practical than you think), you can link your Spotify account in the Sonos app. Let's go on: Linking the app with Alexa and Spotify After that, there will most likely be a software update (an update came almost every 3 weeks during my test). The whole process takes less than 10 minutes prowithout problems. Now you will be drawn by the app and the setup will be explained in great detail. If you have the Sonos Beam and 2x Sonos One set and set up the Sonos Beam first, you will be asked if you want to add surround speakers to the current setup. You can also create room and loudspeaker groups in the Sonos app using a unique room name. Next with "Set up speakers" you select a room whose name will in future also be displayed in Spotify under "Available devices". If you are logged in to the app and if you have already set up the loudspeaker in the apartment, it will already be recognized in the app.
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