Of course, you can also still use the Sonos One SL in combination with a smart assistant - just like you can with any other Sonos speaker, so you can specify to play music to them via voice control using any other Alexa or Google Assistant-enabled device. Two Sonos One SL speakers will also pair with one another, of course, and with combined savings of $40 versus the Sonos One, these are naturally great candidates for use with the Sonos Beam for a home theater surround setup. Unlike the Play:1, Sonos One SL can stereo pair with a Sonos One, which is a nice feature, because when using two of these in tandem in one room you actually only need one to have a mic for use with Alexa or Google Assistant. The Sonos One SL, lacking a mic, has none of these. Those controls are the one place you’ll notice an obvious difference, however - the Sonos One has an additional LED, microphone icon and capacitive touch surface above the playback controls for turning on and off the built-in smart assistant and microphone. It has the exact same dimensions, and the same industrial design, featuring a matte black or white finish and controls on the top. Visually, you’d be hard-pressed to tell the Sonos One from the Sonos One SL, especially at a distance. The microphone-free Sonos One SL retails for $179.99 ($20 less than the existing Sonos One) and comes with AirPlay 2, delivering good functional upgrades over the Play:1 it replaces. Sonos has a new entry-level connected speaker that will give you all of its multi-room, high-quality sound - without the onboard microphones and smart assistants of the Sonos One.

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