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Sonos Era 300
The Sonos Era 300 speaker is a hefty 4.4 kg unit packed with six speakers, including two woofers (one on each side to reduce vibrations) and four tweeters, some of which are oriented upwards for vertical Dolby Atmos effects. Thanks to this setup, Sonos markets the Era 300 as the world’s first smart speaker to offer true three-dimensional listening with full compatibility with Dolby Atmos music and tracks.
Therefore, the Era 300 from Sonos is compatible (among others) with Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos catalog.
The Era 300 can broadcast in stereo with just one speaker, is Bluetooth compatible with SBC and AAC codecs offering greater versatility (for example, compared to the HomePod), supports Wi-Fi 6 and AirPlay 2, and also has a USB-C input to connect an external source via wire, such as a turntable, through an optional mini-jack adapter (again, a versatility that the HomePod sorely lacks in my opinion). It will be possible to pair two Sonos Era 300s to achieve a stereo pair, but also to combine them with a Sonos Arc or Beam Gen2 soundbar as rear speakers compatible with Dolby Atmos. This setup might interest some enthusiasts of the Sonos ecosystem, even though it requires a significant financial commitment.
The speaker is compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa, Sonos Voice Control for voice control. The new touch interface on top of the speaker allows you to manage the volume, start playback, change tracks, mute the microphone, and group the speaker in multiroom. The Trueplay mode, which adapts the speaker’s output to the listening room using built-in microphones, is available for both iOS and Android users (a first), and it will be possible to adjust the bass and treble levels through the dedicated app. With this Era 300, Sonos thus offers a more open and very interesting alternative to the HomePod. You can also find. our complete review of the Sonos Era 300 speaker.
Sonos Era 100
The Sonos Era 100, on the other hand, revisits the Sonos One and features a medium/bass speaker 25% larger than that of the One and two side-oriented tweeters and a 47% faster chip supported by the new co-neural processor
. This arrangement allows the Era 100 to offer stereo diffusion with a single speaker (with a soundstage width limited, as on all single-block stereo speakers), where the One was purely mono. The Era 100 retains the features of the Era 300 (except for the Dolby Atmos and the number of speakers) with a Bluetooth connection with SBC and AAC codecs, Wi-Fi 6, AirPlay 2 compatibility, the possibility of pairing two speakers into a stereo pair, the Trueplay mode allowing to adapt the rendering to the listening room, touch controls, and the USB-C input for an external source (via an adapter).
It will be possible, as with the One, to pair a pair of Era 100 with a soundbar from the manufacturer or the Sonos Amp as surround speakers, without Dolby Atmos compatibility, which makes sense since the speaker does not have an upward-facing speaker for vertical effects. The two new Sonos speakers are made from recycled plastic and offer improved repairability as well as better-managed energy consumption, less than 2W when not in use coupled with a new standby function. If you are interested in the speaker, you can find our test of the Sonos Era 100. Note that other products from the manufacturer are also on promotion, allowing you to expand your setup at the best price.