<s>
The	O
Play:1	B-Device
(	O
branded	O
as	O
the	O
PLAY:1	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
,	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
least	O
expensive	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
Play	O
line	O
of	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
compatible	O
speakers	O
that	O
can	O
also	O
link	O
in	O
SonosNet	O
,	O
a	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
that	O
can	O
interlink	O
speakers	O
to	O
play	O
media	O
for	O
one	O
,	O
some	O
or	O
all	O
speakers	O
regardless	O
of	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
limited	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
speaker	O
,	O
the	O
Blue	O
Note	O
Play:1	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Blue	O
Note	O
Records	O
for	O
its	O
75th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tone	O
Play:1	B-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
March	O
and	O
July	O
2015	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
Connect	O
service	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
feature	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
compatible	O
for	O
SonosNet	O
,	O
the	O
speaker	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
another	O
Play:1	B-Device
to	O
make	O
a	O
stereo	O
pair	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
both	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
audio	O
channel	O
,	O
also	O
being	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
 '	O
first	O
mono	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
by	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
300	O
Play:1	B-Device
speakers	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
180	O
were	O
reconstructed	O
to	O
house	O
LED	O
lighting	O
,	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
an	O
interactive	O
map	O
called	O
Sounds	O
of	O
NYC	O
at	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Studio	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
from	O
September	O
30	O
to	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
which	O
detailed	O
the	O
entire	O
city	O
and	O
played	O
songs	O
defined	O
by	O
a	O
selected	O
borough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
,	O
for	O
Blue	O
Note	O
Records	O
 '	O
75th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Blue	O
Note	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
Blue	O
Note	O
limited	O
edition	O
speaker	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
quantity	O
run	O
of	O
4,100	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
also	O
announced	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
Tone	O
limited	O
edition	O
speaker	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
quantity	O
run	O
of	O
5,000	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
July	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
,	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
released	O
the	O
Tuneplay	O
feature	O
to	O
all	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
devices	O
and	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
feature	O
added	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
and	O
all	O
compatible	O
speakers	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
Connect	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speaker	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Wi-Fi	O
independently	O
or	O
a	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Bridge	O
,	O
Boost	O
or	O
itself	O
by	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
to	O
form	O
a	O
wireless	O
peer-to-peer	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
called	O
SonosNet	O
with	O
other	O
speakers	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
separate	O
or	O
identical	O
media	O
on	O
one	O
,	O
many	O
and/or	O
all	O
speakers	O
within	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play:1	B-Device
can	O
be	O
paired	O
to	O
another	O
without	O
creating	O
a	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Play:3	B-Device
,	O
which	O
have	O
3	O
Class-D	O
amplifiers	O
and	O
a	O
tweeter	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Play:5	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
three	O
tweeters	B-Device
and	O
mid-woofers	O
and	O
six	O
Class-D	O
amplifiers	O
,	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
features	O
two	O
Class-D	O
amplifiers	O
,	O
a	O
subwoofer	B-Application
and	O
a	O
tweeter	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
motherboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
Controller	O
app	O
mainly	O
controls	O
and	O
sets	O
up	O
the	O
speaker	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
connect	O
other	O
music	O
services	O
like	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
TuneIn	B-Application
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
songs	O
from	O
a	O
supported	O
NAS	B-Application
drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play:1	B-Device
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Tinsley	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
functionality	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
but	O
raised	O
concerns	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
used	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
volume	O
controls	O
on	O
your	O
Mac	O
or	O
iOS	O
device	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
little	O
counterintuitive	O
"	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
has	O
a	O
larger-than-life	O
premium	O
sound	O
,	O
considering	O
its	O
size	O
and	O
price	O
point.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
gave	O
the	O
Play:1	B-Device
five	O
stars	O
and	O
spoke	O
it	O
's	O
verdict	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
remains	O
a	O
brilliant-sounding	O
wireless	O
speaker	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
decent	O
passage	O
into	O
multi-room	O
for	O
those	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
budget	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
sound	O
,	O
setup	O
and	O
configuration	O
and	O
portability	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
physical	O
connections	O
and	O
high-resolution	O
audio	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GadgetReview	O
criticized	O
its	O
size	O
and	O
step	O
down	O
in	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
gave	O
the	O
speaker	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ears	I-Application
BOOM	I-Application
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expert	O
Reviews	O
also	O
criticized	O
its	O
limitations	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
stereo	O
pair	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
Play:3	B-Device
.	O
</s>
