Product Comparison: Sonos One vs Yamaha MusicCast 20

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Sonos One Voice Controlled Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Built In (Black)

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Yamaha MusicCast 20 Alexa compatible Bluetooth speaker with MusicCast

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General Specifications

Brand

Sonos

Yamaha

Model

One

MusicCast 20

Origin

USA

China

About the Product

Sonos One gives you rich, room-filling sound and has Amazon Alexa built right in for simple voice control of your music and more. Ask Alexa to play songs while you cook. Easily turn the volume up while you’re in the shower.

A versatile speaker for any occasion: The YAMAHA MusicCast 20 bookshelf speaker works with Alexa and comes in a modern design. The soundbox can easily be connected by WiFi, Bluetooth or AirPlay - wires are not necessary!

Key Specs

Number Of Speakers

RMS Power

40 watts

Number Of Speakers

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Sonos One Voice Controlled Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Built In (Black)

Small footprint but powerful sound and so easy to use.
Sound is warm and powerful so music follows me. I can't imagine to change this. My friends reaction was: wow!
I love the sound. I've read reviews that the bass isn't very powerful - not the case. In my kitchen (in loud mode - the default) the bass is fantastic.
The sound quality is amazing for a speaker of its size, this is the second SONOS One we have in the house and we have a PLAY:5 in the lounge.
Unfortunately, the speakers only have Wireless connectivity - which means the only services you can use are the ones listed in the Sonos app or on their website.

Yamaha MusicCast 20 Alexa compatible Bluetooth speaker with MusicCast

It is certainly powerful enough to fill a living room with very good quality sound.
Originally had planned to put this in a small loft study but it is powerful. The music quality is better than WX10.
Sound quality and power is perfect for a medium sized living room.
A powerful, compact speaker with support for audio streaming over both Bluetooth and wi-fi.
If you want a simple, compact, powerful Bluetooth speaker, the Yamaha MusicCast 20 is a fine choice.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

6.36 in

7.37 in

Width

4.69 in

5.87 in

Depth

4.69 in

5.12 in

Weight

4.08 lb.

4.8 lb.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Sonos One Voice Controlled Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Built In (Black)

The Sonos speakers are very very constructed and would look great in any room. This is the right size and weight.
This speaker is great, for a small to medium sized room. They have a surprisingly deep and clear sound, considering they are quite compact.
Great sound for such a small body - obviously not Naim level but great! Alexa works all straight forward.
The sound puts to shame other devices 3 or 4 times the size. A Small but powerful, weighty product.
I don’t like its size because you cannot hide it in a bag and it is small enough to carry it comfortably in your hands.

Yamaha MusicCast 20 Alexa compatible Bluetooth speaker with MusicCast

Sound quality is OK for their size, and certainly loud enough for a bedroom.
Although the speaker isn't small and is pretty solid in construction, it remains nice & portable and would be suitable if you need to move it from room to room on a regular basis.
This Yamaha MusicCast 20 Speaker is a vertical cylinder shape which has a compact footprint making it ideal for the kitchen or bedroom, it looks/feels well made.
Beautifully built, heavy and solid it feels and looks exceptionally well built. But the weight is frustrating.
The Yamaha MusicCast 20 Wireless speaker is a heavy speaker for its size, weighing in at 4.8 pounds.

Audio

Min. Frequency Response

40 Hz

20 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

20 kHz

Sensitivity

90 dB

Extras

Amazon Alexa built-in, Sonos app, Built-in WiFi, Ethernet Port, Works with AirPlay 2 on Apple devices

Alexa Voice Control, Google Assistant, Multi-Room, One-Touch Access, MusicCast Surround, MusicCast Stereo, Bluetooth 4.2, Built-in WiFi

What customers say about "Audio"

Sonos One Voice Controlled Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Built In (Black)

The sound from this is outstanding-once you’ve used Trutuning it fits to the room perfectly, bass is perfect, has way more power than something this size has any right to.
Speaker sounds fantastic and Alexa is responsive without having to shout out too loud.
It is for me wonderful , easy , responsive , sounds really great and I’m telling all my friends to get one , your worth it.
The sound quality from the speaker itself is pretty impressive, although in line with what I would expect for the price. The bass is particularly strong.
The only one small issue I have had is that sometimes the voice recognition doesn't work as it should.

Yamaha MusicCast 20 Alexa compatible Bluetooth speaker with MusicCast

The audio quality is very good for the size of this unit and proportionately better than some of the bigger wireless speakers in the range.
You can tweak Upper, mid and bass frequencies which improve on the default settings delivering a clear, open sound with taut bass.
The MusicCast 20 offers rich harmonic output across the frequency spectrum without significant distortion in the upper ranges or loss of sound clarity at the other end.
The audio is clean with a particularly impressive bass response given the size of the speaker.
The app isn't the most intuitive I've used and I already own Yamaha MusicCast kit - some of the setup routines for logging into streaming services etc. are confusing.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications