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Sonos One Gen 2/One SL vs IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf

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    Main Differences
    Design
      PicturesStylePortabilityBuild QualityControlsIn The Box
    Sound
      Frequency Response AccuracyRaw Frequency ResponseSoundstageDynamics
    Active Features
      BatteryVoice AssistantApp
    Connectivity
      WiredBluetoothWi-Fi
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Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf

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Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Picture
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Picture
Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
No

Our Verdict

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL

IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf

The Sonos One Gen 2/One SL is a slightly better speaker than the IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf, though they are similar speakers. The Sonos offers very good voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in as long as you don't purchase the SL variant. It also has a somewhat better-balanced sound profile than that of the IKEA. That said, the IKEA can get slightly louder with fewer compression artifacts at max volume, so your audio remains clean when listening at louder volumes.

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Variants

  • One Gen 2 (Black)
  • One SL (Black)
  • One SL (Shadow Edition)
  • One Gen 2 (White)
  • One SL (White)
  • SYMFONISK Bookshelf (Black)
  • SYMFONISK Bookshelf (White)

Review

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White
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Shadow Edition
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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.6
6.7

Dynamics 
 

5.3
7.2

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Style Photo
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

5.3
5.3

Dimensions Photo  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Dimensions Photo
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

140 in³ (2,302 cm³)
288 in³ (4,727 cm³)

Weight 
 

4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

6.7
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Build Quality Photo
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Good

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
No

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

No
No
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Controls 
 

8.0
6.4

Controls Photo  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Controls Photo
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Controls Photo 2
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Decent

Feedback 
 

Great
Okay

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
No
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL In The Box Photo
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.9

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.22
1.56

Std. Err. 
 

2.96 dB
4.02 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

52.6 Hz
49.7 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.1 kHz
18.8 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

5.9
5.6

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

3.97 dB
4.47 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
No (mono)
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Dynamics 
 

5.3
7.2

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

86.5 dB SPL
89.2 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

4.89 dB
1.80 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving 
 

No
No

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

8.0
0.0

Alexa 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No

Google Assistant 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No

Speakerphone 
 

No
No

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
No

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
No

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
No Microphone

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
No Microphone

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Bad
No Microphone
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App 
 

9.3
9.3

App Picture  

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL App Picture
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf App Picture

App Name 
 

Sonos S2
Sonos S2

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No
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Wi-Fi 
 

7.5
7.6

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 3
Wi-Fi 4

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz
2.4GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
Yes

AirPlay Latency 
 

28 ms
-14 ms

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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One SL
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White
One Gen 2
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White
One SL
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Sonos One Gen 2/One SL

IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf

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