10 Questions
What is the price of the Sonos Era 300 speaker?
$450
Which feature does the Era 300 have that the Era 100 does not?
Spatial audio capabilities
What is the purpose of the USB-C port on the Era 300 speaker?
Line-in
Which music service can be used with AirPlay 2 to play audio directly on the Era 300?
Apple Music
What is Trueplay and how is it used with the Era 300?
A feature that tunes the speaker's output based on its placement in the room
Which Sonos speaker can be used as a surround sound with the Era 300?
Sonos Arc
What is the main difference between the Era 100 and the Sonos One?
Number of tweeters
Which speaker is more affordable than the Era 300 but does not have spatial audio capabilities?
HomePod
Which Sonos speakers can create a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos experience?
Sonos Arc and Sub
Is the Era 300 a game-changer for spatial audio?
It is too early to tell
Study Notes
- Sonos has released its first music speaker designed for spatial audio, the Era 300.
- The Era 300 is a large speaker with an unusual shape to accommodate all the drivers needed for achieving room-filling effects.
- The speaker costs $450 and supports Dolby Atmos for music.
- The Era 300 has excellent sound quality and simple setup.
- 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.
- The Era 300 requires an adapter for line-in or Ethernet, which is a little disappointing for a $450 speaker.
- The speaker works with just about any music service and can use AirPlay 2 to shoot audio from Apple Music and other services on the iPhone directly to the Era 300.
- The Era 300 can use Trueplay to tune the speaker's output based upon where it's placed in the room.
- The speaker sounds excellent, but the effectiveness of spatial audio is hit or miss.
- The Era 300 is a well-built and sturdy product that justifies its high price tag.
- The Sonos Era 300 is the company's first speaker to support spatial audio.
- The Era 300 is a powerful and detailed speaker with excellent bass.
- It can be used for multi-room audio with other Sonos speakers and as surround sound with a Sonos soundbar.
- The Era 300 is more expensive than the Sonos One but has built-in microphones and automatic Trueplay tuning.
- Older music is only available in stereo, so the catalog of songs available in spatial audio is comparatively small.
- Newer songs and albums recorded with spatial audio in mind generally sound better.
- The difference between the best spatial audio and standard mixes is often subtle.
- The Era 300 is not a game-changer for spatial audio yet and should be bought for its premium audio experience.
- Apple Music's Dolby Atmos playback will be supported by Sonos speakers from March 28th, including the Arc and second-gen Beam soundbars.
- The $299 HomePod is more affordable than the $450 Era 300, but the latter represents a larger investment and is a great speaker regardless of spatial audio.
- Sonos has released two new speakers: the Era 100 and Era 300.
- The Era 100 is a replacement for the One with improvements, priced at $250.
- The Era 300 is the first Sonos speaker capable of playing spatial audio, priced at $450.
- 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 an unusual knocked-over hourglass shape that allows for more room-filling reflections for spatial audio.
- The Era 300 has one forward-firing tweeter and two left and right-pointing tweeters, with woofers on either side.
- The Era 100 is an upgrade to the Sonos One with a larger woofer and a pair of tweeters for left and right stereo channels.
- The Era 100 does not have spatial audio capabilities.
- The One and Five, Sonos' main music-focused speakers, are getting old.
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