The Verge has brought official images, specifications, pricing details and more of the Sonos Era 300 and 100.
Sonos Era 300
The high-end Era 300 will indeed feature the unique dual-horn design shown in the renders revealed earlier this year, and will be a competitor to the HomePod 2 when it hits the market. The speaker is sized between the current Sonos One and Sonos Five, and includes a total of six drivers that can fire sound forward, left, right and up. Other features include WiFi 6, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, a built-in microphone, an automatic equalizer, and USB-C audio line input.
While the Era 300 supports Dolby Atmos spatial audio, it is unlikely that Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos library will be supported.
Thanks to HomeKit / AirPlay 2 compatibility, the speaker should be able to support Siri like other Sonos speakers. however, in the legal battle with Google, the speaker may not support Google Assistant.
The Era 300 speaker can also act as a surround for Sonos Arc and Beam soundbars for an immersive Dolby Atmos setup. While there is no built-in Ethernet, Sonos will sell a USB-C to Audio + Ethernet dongle to provide support for hardwiring.
According to sources close to Sonos, the Era 300 will cost about $450 (currently about RMB 3,996) and will be available in March.
Sonos Era 100
While the Era 100 was initially thought to also support spatial audio, it turns out it does not. Compared to the Sonos One, the Era 100 has a larger mid-woofer for improved bass, and two tweeters for “true stereo” support.
It will come with the same connectivity features as the Era 300, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and USB-C input. The Sonos Era 100 is said to cost around $250 (currently about RMB 1,720) and is expected to launch in March alongside the higher-end 300 models.
Trueplay update
Another upgrade to the Era speaker is the built-in auto-tune feature, which uses its built-in microphone to perform room analysis and then auto-tune. This is still available as “Advanced Tuning” and is still exclusive to the iPhone and iPad.
