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Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation)
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Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Our Verdict
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation)
The Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation) is a better speaker for most uses than the Sonos One Gen 2/One SL. The Amazon can play stereo content, can get louder with fewer compression artifacts, and supports Bluetooth. It also has a better voice assistant performance. However, the Sonos has better controls and can reproduce a bit more low bass. It also supports Apple AirPlay.
Variants
- One Gen 2 (Black)
- One SL (Black)
- One SL (Shadow Edition)
- One Gen 2 (White)
- One SL (White)
- Echo Studio (1st generation) (Charcoal)
- Echo Studio (1st generation) (Glacier White)
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One SL
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.6
7.1
Dynamics
5.3
8.0
Soundstage
5.9
7.4
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.2
6.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
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RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
5.3
4.1
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Volume
140 in³ (2,302 cm³)
369 in³ (6,045 cm³)
Weight
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
Power Source
AC Only
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
No
Build Quality
6.7
6.4
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Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
No
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
Unspecified
Controls
8.0
6.0
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Controls Photo 2
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Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Tactile)
No
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
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Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.2
6.8
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.22
0.03
Std. Err.
2.96 dB
3.32 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
52.6 Hz
55.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
19.1 kHz
13.7 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.9
7.4
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.97 dB
4.91 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
5.3
8.0
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
86.5 dB SPL
91.1 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.89 dB
0.75 dB
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
8.6
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Bad
Poor
App
9.3
9.3
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App Name
Sonos S2
Amazon Alexa
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
0.0
6.8
Bluetooth
No
Yes
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
N/A
261 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
N/A
214 ms
Bluetooth Range
N/A
331.4 ft (101.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
7.5
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 3
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
28 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Black
One Gen 2
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Echo Studio (1st generation)
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One SL
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Echo Studio (1st generation)
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Shadow Edition
One SL
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One Gen 2
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One SL
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