Product Comparison: Sonos PLAY:1 vs Denon HEOS1BK
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General Specifications
Brand
Sonos
Denon
Model
PLAY:1
HEOS1BK
Origin
China
China
About the product
The most compact Sonos speaker. A perfect fit for bookshelves, counters, and other snug places. PLAY:1 lets you enjoy great-sounding music wherever you want to listen. Surprisingly Powerful: PLAY:1 sounds a lot bigger than it looks, thanks to two Class-D amplifiers and custom-built drivers, all meticulously tuned to the speaker’s unique acoustic architecture. Trueplay Speaker Tuning: This exclusive Sonos feature fine-tunes your PLAY:1 to make sure you get the very best sound in any room, no matter where you place it. Humidity Resistant: Enjoy your favorite songs in music-starved places like bathrooms and outdoor patios. Stereo Pair With Another PLAY:1: Turn each speaker into separate left and right channels for wider, bigger and deeper stereo sound. Home Theater Rears: Add a pair or PLAY:1 speakers to PLAYBAR and SUB for an epic surround sound experience.
Listen to your favorite audio tracks wirelessly, indoors or outdoors, via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi audio streaming. The compact enclosure features humidity resistance, making the HEOS 1 ideal for listening in damp or steamy environments, such as the bathroom. It’s also a perfect outdoor system when on the go.
Key Specs
Connection Type
Simple setup, multi-room music
FREE HEOS APP FOR IOS, ANDROID AND KINDLE
Dynamic Configuration
One band 2.4 GHz
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz
Size & Weight
Color
Black
Black
Height
6.36 in.
7.44 in.
Width
4.69 in.
5.08 in.
Depth
4.69 in.
5.04 in.
Weight
4.08 lbs.
3.13 lbs.
Sonos PLAY:1
Denon HEOS1BK
Features
Controls
Buttons
Buttons
Material
Plastic/Metal
Plastic/Metal
Display Type
No
No
Battery Type
October 14, 2013
April 19, 2016
Supported Systems
Windows® XP SP3 and higher, Macintosh OS X 10.6 or later
Protection
Yes
Yes
Extras
Stream from your WiFi network (not your phone), so there's never any of the dropouts, delays or interruptions associated with Bluetooth
The HEOS 1 features advanced DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to deliver full range sound, with custom EQ sound tailoring that helps deliver a smooth, natural tonal balance, along with dual channel Class D digital audio amplification.
Interfaces
Ethernet Port
Yes
Yes
USB
Yes
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
2 year(s)
Certifications
CE, cULus
Other Information
MSRP
199 $
199 $
Closed
Site of manufacturer
4.7
4.2
Newegg
4
Music services supported
Apple Music™, Deezer, Google Play Music, Pandora, Spotify and Radio by TuneIn, as well as downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks
Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, SiriusXM, SoundCloud, TIDAL, Mood:Mix, Napster and Deezer.
Product manuals
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91IMXg6V8kL.pdf
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/C1q-40jVmpS.pdf
Ebay
4.9
5
Number of speakers
1
1
Walmart
4
4.2
Woofer(s)
1
1
Audio formats supported
Compressed MP3, AAC (without DRM), WMA without DRM (including purchased Windows Media downloads), AAC (MPEG4), AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless), uncompressed WAV and AIFF
WMA, AAC, WAV, ALAC, FLAC, DSD, MP3
Bestbuy
4.8
4.5
Wall/Stand Mounting
Yes
Yes
Amazon
4.5
3.8
Bluetooth version (if specified by manufacturer)
No
Yes
Number Of Sound Channels
2
Mini Line-in
Yes
Sonos PLAY:1
Denon HEOS1BK
Sonos PLAY:1
Denon HEOS1BK
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