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What is the price of the Sonos Era 300?
What is the price of the Sonos Era 300?
- $250
- $450 (correct)
- $550
- $299
What is the price of the Sonos Era 300?
What is the price of the Sonos Era 300?
- $250
- $450 (correct)
- $550
- $299
Which Sonos speaker is the first to support spatial audio?
Which Sonos speaker is the first to support spatial audio?
- Sonos One
- Sonos Five
- Sonos Era 100
- Sonos Era 300 (correct)
What makes the design of the Era 300 unusual?
What makes the design of the Era 300 unusual?
How many tweeters does the Sonos Era 300 have?
How many tweeters does the Sonos Era 300 have?
Which speaker has a larger woofer, the Era 100 or the Sonos One?
Which speaker has a larger woofer, the Era 100 or the Sonos One?
Which voice assistant is supported by the Sonos Era 300?
Which voice assistant is supported by the Sonos Era 300?
What can users use to shoot audio from Apple Music and other services on the iPhone directly to the Era 300?
What can users use to shoot audio from Apple Music and other services on the iPhone directly to the Era 300?
What is the purpose of the directional horn tweeter in the Era 300?
What is the purpose of the directional horn tweeter in the Era 300?
Can the Sonos Era 300 be used for Dolby Atmos home theater playback?
Can the Sonos Era 300 be used for Dolby Atmos home theater playback?
Which speaker provides a better audio experience than the Era 100 and Apple's HomePod?
Which speaker provides a better audio experience than the Era 100 and Apple's HomePod?
Which Sonos speaker is a redesigned replacement for the Sonos One?
Which Sonos speaker is a redesigned replacement for the Sonos One?
What is the purpose of the redesigned touch controls on the top panel of the Era 300?
What is the purpose of the redesigned touch controls on the top panel of the Era 300?
What is the shape of the Sonos Era 300?
What is the shape of the Sonos Era 300?
Which music service will Sonos speakers support for Dolby Atmos playback starting March 28th?
Which music service will Sonos speakers support for Dolby Atmos playback starting March 28th?
Which speaker can be paired with another speaker for stereo playback but has no left/right balance adjustment?
Which speaker can be paired with another speaker for stereo playback but has no left/right balance adjustment?
Which Sonos speaker is not as broadly appealing as the Era 100 or Sonos Five?
Which Sonos speaker is not as broadly appealing as the Era 100 or Sonos Five?
What is the maximum Dolby Atmos experience that can be achieved by adding a pair of Era 300s to the Sonos Arc or gen-2 Beam and Sub?
What is the maximum Dolby Atmos experience that can be achieved by adding a pair of Era 300s to the Sonos Arc or gen-2 Beam and Sub?
What is the price of the Sonos Era 100?
What is the price of the Sonos Era 100?
Which music service will Sonos speakers support for Dolby Atmos playback from March 28th?
Which music service will Sonos speakers support for Dolby Atmos playback from March 28th?
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Study Notes
- Sonos has released its first music speaker designed for spatial audio, the Era 300.
- The speaker is large and has an unusual shape to accommodate all the drivers needed for achieving these room-filling effects.
- The Era 300 costs $450 and is well-built and sturdy.
- It has a complex driver array inside, with one tweeter pushing out from dead center, two more sending audio out the left and right sides, and a fourth tweeter inside a directional horn pointed upwards.
- The Era 300 sounds excellent and has a premium audio experience that surpasses the Era 100 and other speakers like Apple’s HomePod.
- The spatial audio experience is hit or miss and remains a trick to a large extent.
- Setting up the Era 300 is simple, and users can use AirPlay 2 to shoot audio from Apple Music and other services on the iPhone directly to the speaker.
- The speaker has a redesigned set of touch controls on the top panel, a USB-C port for line-in and ethernet, a Bluetooth toggle, and a switch to physically disconnect the microphone on the back.
- Users can add a voice assistant to the Era 300, with Amazon’s Alexa being supported since the One launched back in 2017, and last year Sonos added its own music-focused assistant.
- The Era 300 works with just about any music service.
- Sonos Era 300 is the company's first speaker that supports spatial audio.
- It costs $450 and provides a premium audio experience with built-in microphones and automatic Trueplay tuning.
- The Era 300 is not as broadly appealing as the $250 Era 100 or the $550 Sonos Five.
- The Era 300 can be paired with another speaker for stereo playback, but there is no left/right balance adjustment.
- Two Era 300s can be used as rear speakers with a Sonos Arc or second-gen Beam soundbar for Dolby Atmos home theater playback.
- Spatial audio is not a game-changer yet and is only available for a comparatively small catalog of songs.
- Newer songs and albums recorded with spatial audio in mind sound better than older albums remixed for spatial audio.
- The Atmos versions of some songs put too much reverb into the mix, and vocals lack impact.
- Sonos speakers will support Apple Music's Dolby Atmos playback from March 28th, including the Era 300, Arc, and second-gen Beam soundbars.
- The news makes the Era 300 more appealing, but it represents a larger investment than the $299 HomePod.
- Sonos has released two new speakers: the Era 100 and Era 300.
- The Era 100 is a redesigned replacement for the Sonos One with improvements.
- The Era 300 is the first Sonos speaker capable of playing spatial audio.
- Both speakers can be used in stereo or as rear surround speakers in a home theater setup.
- Adding a pair of Era 300s to the Sonos Arc or gen-2 Beam and Sub creates a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos experience.
- The Era 300 has a knocked-over hourglass shape for more room-filling reflections.
- The Era 300 has four tweeters and two woofers for better sound quality.
- The Era 100 has a pair of tweeters and a 25% larger woofer than the Sonos One.
- Both speakers have a clean design language.
- The Era 100 and Era 300 are priced at $250 and $450, respectively.
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