![]() The quality of the microphones make the One less likely to mis-hear your requests and instructions – we find it makes fewer mistakes than our third-generation Echo Dot. The One’s chime is quicker and more in keeping with audio communication, so it leads to more natural-feeling interactions. With an Echo Dot you look for a visual clue that Alexa is listening. That might make the experience sound disjointed, but it’s quick and natural. You know when your chosen voice assistant has heard you, too, as any mention of her name is met with a chime of acknowledgement, signalling that you can continue your request. We have loud music playing from the One in the kitchen and can still get Alexa’s attention from the adjoining room with only a slightly raised voice. We’d suggest the One is particularly good as a kitchen speaker. Of course, you can also use Alexa or Google Assistant on the One exactly as you do on an Amazon Echo or Google Nest speaker, so as well as playing music you can set timers and alarms, check the weather, add items to your shopping list – all small features, but useful nonetheless. For Tidal users' sakes we hope Sonos will soon support Tidal Masters too. #SONOS ONE GEN 2 PLUS#To benefit you'll need a subscription to either of Qobuz's tiers, Studio Premier or Studio Sublime, plus the Sonos S2 app, which supports 24-bit 44.1/48kHz for FLAC. That allowed Sonos S2 app users to play 24-bit files from a local drive, and now there's also support for 24-bit streaming via Qobuz. #SONOS ONE GEN 2 UPDATE#Having held out on hi-res music support for so long, Sonos finally brought hi-res capability with its Sonos S2 platform update last summer. The Sonos One launched only supporting Amazon Music with voice control but has since added Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn, YouTube Music, Apple Music and Audible into the voice control mix, which is very welcome. If you’re worried that having Dancing In The Street blaring from your One will prevent Alexa or the Google Assistant from hearing your request to skip Dancing In The Street, a combination of noise cancelling, something called “smart voice capture” and a custom-designed six-microphone array ensures that you can always be heard. ![]()
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