The American site The Verge has delivered a lot of information and visuals about the next two speakers from Sonos, the Era 100 and Era 300.
For several months, rumors have been insistent about new connected speakers from the American manufacturer Sonos. After delivering several pieces of information in recent weeks, the specialized site The Verge went further by revealing, in an article, several images of the future Sonos Era 300 and Sonos Era 100.
While the two speakers have not yet been officially presented by Sonos, it is a rain of details that gives us The Verge in his article published Monday, February 20. In addition to several photos of the two speakers, the American site reveals not only the expected price of the two connected speakers, but also a good part of their characteristics.
The Sonos Era 100 // Source: The Verge
The Sonos Era 100 // Source: The Verge
Thus, the Sonos Era 100 should appear as relatively classic cylindrical speakers whose appearance is reminiscent of the Sonos Move. According to information from The Verge, the speaker should logically be compatible with the Sonos Wi-Fi 6 ecosystem, but could also allow the playback of music files transmitted via Bluetooth 5.0 or using the integrated USB-C connection. The Sonos Era 100 should also include an auxiliary jack to allow playback of external sources such as a turntable. “It’s better to see it as an evolved Sonos One with better performance (ideally)”describe The Verge about the Era 100, specifying that the manufacturer would have integrated a second tweeter for the treble, in order to allow a real stereo scene, as well as a larger mid-woofer for more power in the bass.
A Sonos Era 300 designed for spatial audio
For its part, the Sonos Era 300 should be more cut out for spatial audio. Its design looks exactly like the one seen in a diagram already unveiled by The Verge many months ago. In addition to the connectivity, identical to that of the Era 100, the Era 300 should benefit from six loudspeakers directed as well towards the front, the left and the right as upwards. It must be said that like Apple’s new HomePod 2, the Sonos Era 300 should be compatible with Dolby Atmos audio formats.
The Sonos Era 300 // Source: The Verge
The Sonos Era 300 // Source: The Verge
Among the other novelties of these two loudspeakers, The Verge claims that they will be the first from Sonos to be compatible with Trueplay calibration not only on iPhone – as was already the case – but also from Android smartphones thanks to the microphones integrated into the speakers.
For the time being, we still do not know all the characteristics of these two speakers, as well as their precise price — The Verge We are expecting a price of $250 for the Era 100 and $450 for the Era 300. We should know more about them in the coming weeks. As a reminder, Sonos intends to multiply the launches in the course of the year 2023, by launching on other markets. In particular, we expect a potential headset, the first model of its kind from the American firm.
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