Shortly after Apple refreshed its home audio lineup with its new HomePod speakers, Sonos is releasing an answer in the form of two smart speakers: the Sonos Era 100 and the Sonos Era 300.
The big and expensive one, the Sonos Era 300(opens in new tab) It retails for $449 (€499 in Europe) and comes with Spatial Audio support, but it’s not Apple’s kind. Instead, it works best with the Dolby Atmos Music standard, which is available as part of the Amazon Music Unlimited catalog.
However, the good news for Apple Music users is that support for Apple Music is coming soon. March 28th is also the date these new speakers will be available.
2 woofers, 4 tweeters, 6 amplifiers.
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The Era 300 has six drivers with six amplifiers, two woofers deliver the deep bass you crave, one forward-firing tweeter, two side-firing tweeters for better stereo separation. , is one upward-firing tweeter that Sonos says reflects sound. Ceiling when playing Dolby Atmos content. There is an array of microphones for listening to voice input, handled by Sonos’ voice control technology.
Like Apple’s HomePod, the Sonos Era 300 works alone, but can be paired with another Era 300 for stereo sound. Also, the colors are only black and white. However, the Era 300 is the first speaker that can be paired with Sonos’ Arc or Beam soundbars for a multi-channel surround sound experience.
Sonos says the new speaker also has a more intuitive user interface, with a capacitive volume slider, dedicated skip and replay controls, and a Bluetooth pairing button. It’s there for a quick turn off.
You can pair your Sonos Era 300 with another Era 300 for fuller stereo sound.
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Sonos Era 300 will be available in the US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. March 28th in Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Eastern Europe, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and India will be available at a later date. date.
age 100,(opens in new tab) On the other hand, it’s a direct replacement for the Sonos One and will be removed from the company’s catalog after all supplies have been sold.
The Sonos Era 100 is a direct replacement for the Sonos One.
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Like its big brother, the Era 100 can also be paired with another Era 100 for stereo sound. But unlike its predecessor, the Sonos One, the Era 100 has two tweeters that can produce stereo sound on their own, so pairing the Era 100 with his Sonos soundbar to enjoy surround his sound You can also But forget spatial audio support. To get it, you need to buy Era 300.
In terms of design, the Era 100 is slightly taller than the One, but otherwise not much has changed. It remains a cylinder wrapped in white or black mesh wire. The top controls have been updated, and the Era 100 now features a capacitive volume and a new button to turn off the voice assistant.
Both the Sonos Era 300 and Sonos Era 100 are currently available for pre-order on the Sonos website.(opens in new tab).
