Sonos has been held up as the top speaker brand for both everyday listeners and music aficionados, dominating the audio space at the expense of competitors who just couldn't quite hit the sweet spot.

One of the pioneers of in the early 2000s what modern speakers are capable of, since 2013 Sonos has beaten the competition for its multi-room audio performance with its old Sonos Play:1 speaker and has remained a consumer favourite for its simple and functional Sonos app.

But when its last entry level speaker was released in 2013 the smart speaker revolution of Amazon's Echo and later the Google Home hadn't begun. Now, talking to your speaker is becoming more common and smart home integration is coming to dozens of different products, far beyond linking up your home audio.

Sonos released the Sonos One late last year. I've been using it for over a month now and it's truly a brilliant speaker, even against other multi-room sets I've tried out. The new Sonos comes headlined with Alexa integration, but there is no doubt other speakers are catching up.

At a more expensive £199, do the new smarts for Sonos do enough keep its place as the king of home speakers?