Sonos one sl portable#

At £20 cheaper than the Sonos One, there's a little saving to be made if you don't need those microphones. The Sonos One SL is priced at £179, and is available for pre-order now, ahead of its launch on 12 September.

You'll also be able to pair them in a room, for stereo separation.

If you already have a Sonos One, for example, you might not need another microphone-enabled speaker, in which case the One SL will be a logical choice. The speaker maker says it sees the Sonos One SL as replacing the Play:1 as the core speaker in its ecosystem, now, and it can add to existing setups nicely.

Sonos one sl portable#

This is an interesting time for Sonos - it's also just announced the Move, its first battery-powered portable speaker, which we've gone hands-on with already. Like the Sonos One, the SL will be available in black or white. You'll still get capacitative buttons on the top of the speaker, to control volume, track skipping, play and pause, in case you don't want to use your phone and the Sonos app. Read next: The best smart speakers to buy Keeping all the internals and sound options of the Sonos One is a no-brainer. The One SL keeps every aspect of the One's looks, with its all-over grille and squat shape. This is literally a way for Sonos to offer something for people who don't like the idea of putting more microphones in their home. While this might seem to reduce the speaker's 'smartness', all of its other connectivity options remain, including AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect. Sonos has announced a new version of its Sonos One speaker at IFA 2019 in Berlin, the Sonos One SL, which effectively strips out the microphones from its previous iteration for anyone who doesn't want voice control.