Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
35 - 40 minutes
Sections
5
- Exterior Screen
- 5 steps
- Sonos Play 1 Top Cover Disassembly
- 3 steps
- Disassembling Sonos Play 1 Rear Housing Cover
- 4 steps
- Mid-Woofer speaker
- 3 steps
- Tweeter Speaker
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Exterior Screen
- Remove the rubber footing from the bottom of the device. Pry it up from one end using one of the plastic opening tools.
- Once you pry open one end, use precision tweezers to remove rubber footing.
Remove the rubber footing from the bottom of the device. Pry it up from one end using one of the plastic opening tools.
Once you pry open one end, use precision tweezers to remove rubber footing.
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Step 2
- Using a metal spudger, pry open a corner of the adhesive tape.
- Use precision tweezers to remove the adhesive tape.
Using a metal spudger, pry open a corner of the adhesive tape.
Use precision tweezers to remove the adhesive tape.
Step 3
- Remove the four 10 mm Torx security #10 screws that hold the base together.
- Remove the base by lifting it vertically away from the bulk of the device.
Remove the four 10 mm Torx security #10 screws that hold the base together.
Remove the base by lifting it vertically away from the bulk of the device.
Step 4
- Remove the 10 mm Torx security #10 screw that holds down the exterior screen.
- Using precision tweezers, remove the metal bracket.
Remove the 10 mm Torx security #10 screw that holds down the exterior screen.
Using precision tweezers, remove the metal bracket.
Step 5
- Remove the exterior screen by lifting it away from the bulk of the device.
Remove the exterior screen by lifting it away from the bulk of the device.
Step 6
Sonos Play 1 Top Cover Disassembly
- Remove the four 9 mm Torx Security #9 head screws. There are two on each side.
Remove the four 9 mm Torx Security #9 head screws. There are two on each side.
Step 7
- Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the top cap containing the power and volume button.
- Vertically remove the top cap.
- Be sure to not jerk the top cap when removing , as to not damage the cable linking the switchboard to the motherboard.
Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the top cap containing the power and volume button.
Vertically remove the top cap.
Be sure to not jerk the top cap when removing , as to not damage the cable linking the switchboard to the motherboard.
Step 8
- Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the circuit flap.
- Once flap is loosened, use your hand to remove the circuit wire.
Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the circuit flap.
Once flap is loosened, use your hand to remove the circuit wire.
Step 9
Disassembling Sonos Play 1 Rear Housing Cover
- Using a plastic opening tool, remove the grey tape from both sides of the device.
Using a plastic opening tool, remove the grey tape from both sides of the device.
Step 10
- Remove the six 9 mm Torx #9 screws.
- Using a plastic opening tool, detach the rear housing cover from the housing.
- Try not to jerk the rear housing cover, as its wires are still connected to delicate electronics.
Remove the six 9 mm Torx #9 screws.
Using a plastic opening tool, detach the rear housing cover from the housing.
Try not to jerk the rear housing cover, as its wires are still connected to delicate electronics.
Step 11
- Using tweezers, grip the connector fixed to the motherboard’s audio cable.
- While pulling on the connector, detach the cable by pressing the connectors release.
Using tweezers, grip the connector fixed to the motherboard’s audio cable.
While pulling on the connector, detach the cable by pressing the connectors release.
Step 12
- Using your fingers, grip the connector fixed to the motherboards power cable and detach it.
- You will now be able to remove the rear housing cover.
Using your fingers, grip the connector fixed to the motherboards power cable and detach it.
You will now be able to remove the rear housing cover.
Step 13
Mid-Woofer speaker
- Remove the two 9mm Torx #9 screws fastening the power cable to the housing.
- Remove the power cable.
Remove the two 9mm Torx #9 screws fastening the power cable to the housing.
Remove the power cable.
Step 14
- Using a metal spudger, press the release located in the center of the connector .
- While pressing the release pull on the connector detaching it from the speaker.
- Do this for both connections.
Using a metal spudger, press the release located in the center of the connector .
While pressing the release pull on the connector detaching it from the speaker.
Do this for both connections.
Step 15
- Using the Torx T20 bit remove the four 13 mm screws fastening the speaker to the housing.
- Remove the speaker by lifting it up towards the top of the housing and out at an angle.
Using the Torx T20 bit remove the four 13 mm screws fastening the speaker to the housing.
Remove the speaker by lifting it up towards the top of the housing and out at an angle.
Step 16
Tweeter Speaker
- Using a metal spudger, press down on the clips that lock the input wires to the amplifier.
- Once unlocked, pull back on the wires to remove them.
Using a metal spudger, press down on the clips that lock the input wires to the amplifier.
Once unlocked, pull back on the wires to remove them.
Step 17
- Using a screwdriver, remove the four 10 mm Torx Security #10 screws.
- Using your fingers, remove the tweeter from the front of the housing.
Using a screwdriver, remove the four 10 mm Torx Security #10 screws.
Using your fingers, remove the tweeter from the front of the housing.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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John Martinez - Mar 8, 2020
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Can anybody recommend a source for a replacement tweeter speaker with comparable specs? Unless I missed something, this article doesn’t address that, and that’s kind of an important piece of the puzzle.
Stanton Attree - May 10, 2022
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You can get them from Aliexpress for about 10€.
Gerardo Arguedas - May 11, 2022
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How do I look for the speaker replacement, what characteristics should I indicate because I can’t find it, greetings