![]() ![]() Since voice control has been dumped there are no microphones or a dedicated microphone ‘button’, just the play/pause, volume up and volume down ‘buttons’, which also work as skip track controls if you swipe across the entire area. This is where there’s a big difference between the One and the One SL. ![]() The top of the unit, which is available in either black or white, has a fingerprint-proof soft matte finish that holds some capacitive touch controls. With the same monochromatic color finish as One, One SL is also a clear stylistic step-up from the Play:1. However, it’s not what the Sonos One SL lacks that makes it a must-have product, but what it possesses inside its sleek, thoroughly modern chassis. Still, that leaves the Sonos One SL looking like a thoroughly sensible, if slightly unexpected, product that ought to do very well since it should appeal to a wide cross-section of people. There have been no changes to the features or functionality of the Sonos One SL, though the new model will only work with the S2 Sonos app.] Price and availabilityĪs a bonus, the Sonos One SL ($199/ £179/ AU$289) also represents a small saving on the voice assistant endowed Sonos One (Gen.2) ($219 / £199 / AU$319) - both speakers have been subject to recent price increases, however. The upgraded model comes with a a redesigned base that eschews unnecessary plastics, and comes in packaging that Sonos says is kinder to the planet. [Update: The Sonos One SL has been given an eco-friendly update. ![]() That goes double if you already have a Sonos One in your home. If you’ve already got plenty of voice-activated speakers and suchlike, the arrival of yet another is needlessly confusing. The third reason is, of course, replication. ![]()
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