When you test them it would be great to understand the improvements vs One SL pairs as rear surrounds, and also whether people who currently have One SLs as rears can use them in an expanded setup with these or if they would need to be moved elsewhere in the home (ie doesn't work as a soundbar + two SLs placed somewhere else in room + two Era 300s as rears setup to get even more room-filling sound)
@@bolttracks that's not the question, the question is whether they need to replace existing One SLs in a home theater setup w/ sound bar or whether you could essentially have soundbar + 4 speakers by just adding the 300s to an existing set up. Seems like a good chunk of people have the Ones already as surrounds so need to understand the pros/cons for upgrading them to the new era speakers.
@D G you cannot keep the 2 sl ones in addition to era 100/300. Like you had guessed they have to be moved to a different room. I just placed the order for era 300s as my rears ... I'm sure I'll hear the difference. Is it worth the price?...probably not to most but to the OCD it's a must
Those are some unsatisfying answers from Sonos. Also I wish you had asked about using a Beam as a center + 2 stereo sonos speakers, this gets requested a lot as well. Paying 900$ for rears when you only have a single Arc under the TV makes no sense. I would rather have a Beam as a center + 2x era 300s in front and 2x era 100s in the back
I believe the real reason for not having the Era 300 fronts independent of the sound bar is not to canibalise their sales of said sound bars. That said knowing this has affected my decision to buy a pair of 300s. Edit: Spelling
The "spacial audio is the future" has real "quadrophonic sound is the future" vibe (quadrophonic sound was promoted as the next big thing in the 70s but... wasn't)
I will say that when audio is mixed and engineered correctly specifically for spacial audio listening, it’s pretty cool, I don’t think so much for music, but everything else it’s awesome
Not having a line in will always kill HomePod sales. I love the sound of my OG HomePods but it is not worth the price. Leave to Apple to half bake a product then slowly add features in order to sell something every year.
Sonos isn’t exactly perfect on listening to customers…just look back at the debacle of the firmware updates in 2022 when the changed the sound signature and it broke some of the features with the sub. Granted, they eventually fixed it due to public outcry but it still was a mess. They also have other issues that have been reported on the Sonos forums for ages that still aren’t fixed. Don’t get my wrong, it’s great they seem to be listening now. I truly hope that the fact they sorted out the firmware giving people what they asked for as well as adding these features to the new Era series is evidence of them listening both now…and into the future.
This isn’t the first time spatial/surround audio has been tried though. It has always failed for music b/c it adds complexity and cost among other things. Every time I try a new spatial audio track, it pales in comparison to the stereo one
@@thisistimmy Fair play, my only question to you is have you been listening on spatial audio capable equipment? Because I do agree that on only stereo-capable gear, a spatial audio track does sound awful in comparison
@@matr1x327 To be honest, I have not yet tested on a proper Dolby setup. I recall Nilay has from the Vergecast and he was still pretty meh about it and was especially disappointed by the loss of bass. But that’s my point, if having multiple speakers / special equipment is required to get a good spatial audio experience then spatial audio is DOA. I think virtual will get better due to AR/VR needs, but just for musical listening, I don’t think so
It's terrible as the music industry is very slow and why would I want to create music for this format where Stereo is just such a big win for audio and the headphones markets where 99.9% is at? You will just end up getting 2 speakers and at that cost your failing into the Kef territory which is way better! These speakers would also cause problems for a stereo setup as they would be projecting the sound completely wrong, you might say well Sonos might correct this with a 2 speaker setup but the company has a long history of using bad technology and not using it correctly. Last time I had Sonos it was causing a loop back in my network which is a very amateur mistake at the time!
I respect Giles’ opinion and his work speaks for itself - but he’s making excuses when he says HomePod being circular is wrong. The whole point is bouncing audio off walls and using computational audio to adjust in realtime. SONOS doesn’t have Apple’s chip tech to do that so they’ll badmouth it while trumping their solution. Shade at Apple aside I like these.
Please work on a pair of Sonos rear surrounds with upward firing speakers. I don’t want or need a “room filling” single speaker. I have thousands and thousands of dollars invested in my home theater setup (from Sonos). Give me dedicated, designed and thought of rears with upward firing speakers. I don’t want a stand alone speaker that “can” work as a rear surround. I want rear surrounds that aid in the atmos experience. Charge me $1000 a pair, that’s fine, but design them specifically as rears to the arc.
Re: Future proofing. 20 years? Lol. I have two pairs of excellent speakers both older than that. My bet is they sound better (in stereo) than Sonos speakers.
Ok I have a Sonos arc, gen 3 sub and Sonos 1s it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard. I agree with the fact that there should be an industry standard when recording!
ERA 300 as surround speakers AND Left and Right front channel. With an Arc as Center + 2x Sub. Now THAT is one killer setup! And it would be SO easy for them, to make the option available.. The gamification aspect on it is spotless!
Yep. Not really keen to spend US$900 just for rear surrounds. Hope Sonos will allow Beam gen2 to function as center speaker and a pair of Era300 for Left and Right (as well as front height) channels.
I would like to use two Era 300 as front speakers in addition to the Arc soundbar... plus a subwoofer and two rear speakers. Why is this still not possible? 😢
it’s weird that you wouldn’t be able to. I feel like with their whole trueplay tuning and special audio focus you’d be able to place them anywhere and they would act accordingly.
Would love to see a HomePod comparison to both the era 100 and 300. I was gonna get HomePod 2.0 but I heard sonos was gonna release this so wanted to wait how they compare
HomePod is nowhere near Sonos in terms of audio quality. It’s the difference between an audio company whose entire reputation is on how well they design and building speakers versus a computer company making a speaker on the side.
@@PopularWebz every single Sonos speaker i've heard has been unimpressive. and they have made a lot of speakers. Apples first home speaker (Homepod) sounds incredible.
@@lolioliol360 i would say they are focused on different things, HomePods are really good for music for the size and average (but good enough) for movies through Apple TV, Sonos on the other hand is great for movies but average for music. Each has its own grounds That say, there are far better sets dedicated for music and other dedicated for movies but with way different prices points
Great. Now release the new arc with multiple HDMI ports that also supports EVERY audio format in home theater. DTS-HD and DTS-X specifically. Give us options for home theater setups up to 11 channels. Go crazy.
So, you're saying that if I purchase two of these speakers and intend to use them as front-facing speakers for my TV, it's not possible? Could you please explain why? Is it because the Dolby experience is not optimized for this type of setup? I would appreciate it if someone could clarify this point for me.
This made me realise how old my original sonos playbar and 5.1 system is!! I bought it day 1 so it’s over 10 years old and still sounds great. My problem is that it doesn’t work with my physical collection anymore! It’s streaming or nothing
Hmmm. I don't really have the right space to use these as rear surrounds. My current setup is an ARC paired with two Gen 3 Subs, all three in front of me. The ARC sits on the fireplace mantel below my television. The subs are on the floor to the left and right of the mantel. I'm pretty happy with the setup, but I could put a pair of the Era 300s in each corner to the outside of the Gen 3 Subs. Any opinions?
Indeed but people who plug in turntables are out of their mind? I mean what do you want, the analog sound or whatever comes out of the digital amp in the speaker?
@@CraftingCake turntubles are not just for audiophiles. Eg I want to be able to play the old family vinyl collection over my sonos setup. Perfect solution in the era
The question/plea that I’d have like to have seen asked about their other speakers is why can’t we/pretty please will you just let us change the volume of the centre channel on their soundbars. You can do it with the height audio on the Arc. Just let us!
I wish someone would ask them about making dedicated atmos speakers to add to our home theaters. I would also love to know why I can't pair a sub and a sub mini together in my home theater.
I just a good deal on the Sonos Arc in December. I believe you need to have some connection with the TV. They would either have to create a hub that stream the audio to the two front speakers.
So if I connect to bluetooth on one of these, does that mean I it only works on that one, and it'll be disconnected from the rest? It would be super cool if u could cast bluetooth on one and then it played it on the rest of the sonos ecosystem.
I’ve been watching lots of videos for these speakers and surprisingly no one mentions the lack of Google assistant ??? For me, that’s a deal breaker sorry
In your review, I would love to know how much of an improvement the ERA 100's are over the One's in a Home Theatre set up. I'm going to assume for movies not much and for music better, but not by much. Two selling points of the ERA 100's are that they are now technically stereo and have better bass but in a Home Theatre set up, that means less since we would have two speakers for stereo separation and the Sub would be taking care of the bass. On their own, I think they are a great improvement.
Also curious. They said the 300s would be for 7.1.4 and the 100s are still 5.1.2, but I have to wonder because of the two tweeters, would now the soundstage feel a little wider in the back or on the sides in the middle because of this? I went ahead and dropped the money on the 300s just because I'm already invested this far, but, would enjoy knowing either way.
So when people want to plug in a vinyl player you'll listen but their Bluetooth phones it's asking too much? Sonos is just a bunch of snobs. Good speakers though
It's not clear to me how these are smart. Do they have access to Bing chatbot, or an equivalent, or are they just capable of streaming? It would be good if that was mentioned in this overview.
To be honest. I’m really disappointed that when the HomePod hot released everyone online and critics made it out to be overpriced and useless. And yet, it has someone of the best sound for that price range and it was (at the time) a very interesting product. They even updated the software for other streaming platforms to play off of it months later and no one hardly did an updated review. 3 years + later and after a cancellation they remove some mic’s /speakers to make it cheaper and trying it again and people are still the same way. Sonos comes out with their own super similar version and everyone’s sitting around “I can’t wait for this to play in my home/house” and its basically the same price as the original HomePod AND they are doing spatial audio as well.. I’m confused…
Not a fan of the Era 300 design, and seems like it costs a lot to add rear speakers (though upfiring) for my Beam soundabr. I was hoping they would do upfiring in the Era 100 or better yet design simple Atmos rears. I don't need the huge (by comparison) speaker of the 300.
Frankly, I’ve heard a couple of spacial track’s recently, and think they sound terrible! The 1975 was one of the bands. I dare say in time it will improve, but at the cost of these speakers I would hang fire for a litter longer
I have a Sonoc ARC + Sonos Sub Gen 2 + 2X Sonos Five Gen 2 for rear left and right. The result is already amazing. So I'm curious of what these Era 300 can give me more than I have...
Nothing since the marketing puts them clearly in between the Ones (or the 100) and the Fives. It's more advanced (being a newer speaker, d'uh), but for people with Fives sound-wise it likely won't add much if anything. They're trying to push what they can do with something smaller and cheaper than a Five. If you've no fomo you might see an Era 500 come up in a year or two, a more direct comparison.
The 300s are designed for a better Atmos experience. It should be a night and day difference. Wait until the reviews come out it shouldn’t even be compared to the fives.
SONOS SORT IT OUT!!! ENABLE FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT CONFIGURATIONS , ALSO IN APP CENTRE VOLUME.....OR THATS IT IM OUT! ....GIVE THE CUSTOMER WHAT THEY DESIRE. ESPECIALLY AT THIS PRICE POINT.
1:45 exactly why I hate tech these days. No innovation, just words. What do you mean “figure out a way to give them that choice” … you idiots purposefully didn’t install it lmao just include it in the hardware!! As if some magical engineering needed to take place.
I feel like people into Sonos that and interested in a home theater setup could pay a FRACTION of the price on a equally attractive looking 5.1 or even a 7.1 setup with a wifi/bluetooth receiver and call it a day lmao. I guess I'm just hating for not being rich enough to be in the targeted customer demographic for Sonos products lol
@@robrob42069 uh, just set it up lol? Maybe a nice floor rug for run the wires under towards the receiver with the speakers on slim towers on either side of the couch, idk however people have been doing it since 2008. They probably have wireless systems now too that are don’t make the speakers the design focal point of the room, due to how they look
Personally I'm more interested in the Home cinema aspects of this setup rather than worrying about spatial audio from a streaming service.
How are you supposed to connect multi sources to this set up without constantly switching out HDMI connections For example, attached to my Denon AV Receiver I have a Sky Q box, an Xbox, 4K Blu Ray player, Chromecast, Amazon Firestick, a media player, a Sonos Connect. Are you supposed to rely on the Earc connection on the back of your TV? I've also got very decent Bowers and Wilkins home cinema speakers on stands, a couple of their subwoofers and recently added a couple of up firing Atmos Speakers. It all sounds superb. This stuff might be ok in smaller room or a bedroom setup. For what they are looking to charge the whole bundle you could have a far more practical decent AV Receiver and continue using you quality legacy speakers. Suppose it is fine if you are limited for space. It seems very short sighted not to include an up firing speaker in ERA100 if you wanted to use those as rear surround / rear atmos speakers but I suppose they want you to fork out for the ERA 300s. Why have twin speakers in the ERA 100s if you were going to use them in a stereo pair. Is one half of the speaker going to be disabled or will you just have sound bouncing around all over the place?
The benefit i saw when choosing Sonos over equally priced traditional AV was how to tie my AV into an easy to access, whole home audio solution. For example, I have Sonos in other rooms as well. I can easily, with the app, have the TV audio play in all rooms, which is really cool when hosting for sports events
@@moist_ointment I’ve got Sonos kit in every room for music but for me I currently prefer my home cinema set up. Perhaps when I upgrade some kit I may make the switch in another room
Lots of screw ups with this release. No Sonosnet capability means you’re going to be pairing these as rear surrounds with part of the group outside of the wireless mesh. How many drop out issues will this cause? How will it effect customers with lots of Sonos products within their home? The Sonos 100 not having an upfiring driver for Atmos. Sonos dropped the ball here big time when it comes to giving us an affordable option to add Atmos compatible rears to an ARC or Beam gen 2. The price of the 300 is a joke. If you want to add a pair ot Atmos rear surrounds to your ARC or Beam Gen 2 you’re looking at over 1300 after taxes in Canada. This is downright disgusting. You mays well just purchase a traditional wired home theatre system. For the price of an ARC, 2 Subs, and 2 300s you’d end up with something sounding twice as good in your home. Why mess with a good thing? The play 1 speaker is a well selling legend due to its quality to affordability ratio. The 100 is a glorified play 3. Its nothing more than a price gouge if your looking to purchase a sonos entry level product. This company may just be pricing itself right out of business. Sonos’s continued stubbornness when it comes to adding a physical front left front right option to it’s home theatre configuration is ridiculous. It’s soundbar customers have been asking for this option going all the way back to the playbar.
All Sonos speakers are better than homepod..and combine to make an experience for audiophiles. thats not the competition for Sonos, especially if you intend to have more than one.
What do you think the Era 300 looks like? VR headset for me -Chris
Would be a nice headset case for VR2 lol
No mention of the Sonos Move and what position it will take in the range now? Where does it fit in?
A definition of form over function
These questions were so on point with the Reddit community concerns. Well done 🎉
I kind of hope that they will release an Era 500 as a top-end product
When you test them it would be great to understand the improvements vs One SL pairs as rear surrounds, and also whether people who currently have One SLs as rears can use them in an expanded setup with these or if they would need to be moved elsewhere in the home (ie doesn't work as a soundbar + two SLs placed somewhere else in room + two Era 300s as rears setup to get even more room-filling sound)
I use two sonos 3 speakers for rears and they are superb.
It requires a sound bar in a surround setup. The website literally has all that info
@@bolttracks that's not the question, the question is whether they need to replace existing One SLs in a home theater setup w/ sound bar or whether you could essentially have soundbar + 4 speakers by just adding the 300s to an existing set up. Seems like a good chunk of people have the Ones already as surrounds so need to understand the pros/cons for upgrading them to the new era speakers.
@D G you cannot keep the 2 sl ones in addition to era 100/300. Like you had guessed they have to be moved to a different room. I just placed the order for era 300s as my rears ... I'm sure I'll hear the difference. Is it worth the price?...probably not to most but to the OCD it's a must
Those are some unsatisfying answers from Sonos. Also I wish you had asked about using a Beam as a center + 2 stereo sonos speakers, this gets requested a lot as well.
Paying 900$ for rears when you only have a single Arc under the TV makes no sense. I would rather have a Beam as a center + 2x era 300s in front and 2x era 100s in the back
agree
He didn’t really address the obsolescence of current line up, rathe selling us on the future proof characteristics of the new speakers.
I believe the real reason for not having the Era 300 fronts independent of the sound bar is not to canibalise their sales of said sound bars. That said knowing this has affected my decision to buy a pair of 300s.
Edit: Spelling
The "spacial audio is the future" has real "quadrophonic sound is the future" vibe (quadrophonic sound was promoted as the next big thing in the 70s but... wasn't)
I will say that when audio is mixed and engineered correctly specifically for spacial audio listening, it’s pretty cool, I don’t think so much for music, but everything else it’s awesome
Seems like ur just old buddy
Naw spatial is good. Atmos ftw
@@Kargalargus Age brings wisdom.
Spatial
They listen and respond in a way many of us wish Apple would have listened and responded with their first Homepod. Like having a line in. 😃
Not having a line in will always kill HomePod sales. I love the sound of my OG HomePods but it is not worth the price. Leave to Apple to half bake a product then slowly add features in order to sell something every year.
Sonos isn’t exactly perfect on listening to customers…just look back at the debacle of the firmware updates in 2022 when the changed the sound signature and it broke some of the features with the sub. Granted, they eventually fixed it due to public outcry but it still was a mess. They also have other issues that have been reported on the Sonos forums for ages that still aren’t fixed. Don’t get my wrong, it’s great they seem to be listening now. I truly hope that the fact they sorted out the firmware giving people what they asked for as well as adding these features to the new Era series is evidence of them listening both now…and into the future.
Spatial Audio is definitely going to get better over time and looking forward to see how it grows
This isn’t the first time spatial/surround audio has been tried though. It has always failed for music b/c it adds complexity and cost among other things. Every time I try a new spatial audio track, it pales in comparison to the stereo one
@@thisistimmy Fair play, my only question to you is have you been listening on spatial audio capable equipment? Because I do agree that on only stereo-capable gear, a spatial audio track does sound awful in comparison
@@matr1x327 To be honest, I have not yet tested on a proper Dolby setup. I recall Nilay has from the Vergecast and he was still pretty meh about it and was especially disappointed by the loss of bass. But that’s my point, if having multiple speakers / special equipment is required to get a good spatial audio experience then spatial audio is DOA. I think virtual will get better due to AR/VR needs, but just for musical listening, I don’t think so
It's terrible as the music industry is very slow and why would I want to create music for this format where Stereo is just such a big win for audio and the headphones markets where 99.9% is at?
You will just end up getting 2 speakers and at that cost your failing into the Kef territory which is way better! These speakers would also cause problems for a stereo setup as they would be projecting the sound completely wrong, you might say well Sonos might correct this with a 2 speaker setup but the company has a long history of using bad technology and not using it correctly. Last time I had Sonos it was causing a loop back in my network which is a very amateur mistake at the time!
I respect Giles’ opinion and his work speaks for itself - but he’s making excuses when he says HomePod being circular is wrong. The whole point is bouncing audio off walls and using computational audio to adjust in realtime. SONOS doesn’t have Apple’s chip tech to do that so they’ll badmouth it while trumping their solution. Shade at Apple aside I like these.
Please work on a pair of Sonos rear surrounds with upward firing speakers. I don’t want or need a “room filling” single speaker. I have thousands and thousands of dollars invested in my home theater setup (from Sonos). Give me dedicated, designed and thought of rears with upward firing speakers. I don’t want a stand alone speaker that “can” work as a rear surround. I want rear surrounds that aid in the atmos experience. Charge me $1000 a pair, that’s fine, but design them specifically as rears to the arc.
Giles Martin is son of George Martin producer for 12 out of the 13 Beatles albums. He's also responsible for all of the recents Beatles remixes
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Future proofing. 20 years? Lol. I have two pairs of excellent speakers both older than that. My bet is they sound better (in stereo) than Sonos speakers.
Ok I have a Sonos arc, gen 3 sub and Sonos 1s it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard. I agree with the fact that there should be an industry standard when recording!
Returned my Sonos arc and pair of one SLs for a pair of HomePods and best decision I’ve ever made
Do you know if they work with a tv that only has arc? and do you still get atmos?
ERA 300 as surround speakers AND Left and Right front channel. With an Arc as Center + 2x Sub. Now THAT is one killer setup!
And it would be SO easy for them, to make the option available.. The gamification aspect on it is spotless!
Lmfao what is that like $3000 or $4000 most customers won’t spend this much lol
So I have Sonos arc sub and 2 Sonos ikea if I buy also Sonos ero my cinema sistem will be better ?
So I have Sonos arc sub and 2 Sonos ikea if I buy also Sonos ero my cinema sistem will be better ?
Yep. Not really keen to spend US$900 just for rear surrounds. Hope Sonos will allow Beam gen2 to function as center speaker and a pair of Era300 for Left and Right (as well as front height) channels.
I totally agree. That would be killer!
I would like to use two Era 300 as front speakers in addition to the Arc soundbar... plus a subwoofer and two rear speakers. Why is this still not possible? 😢
it’s weird that you wouldn’t be able to. I feel like with their whole trueplay tuning and special audio focus you’d be able to place them anywhere and they would act accordingly.
The HomePod calibrates to give forward facing audio understandably the sonos dude left that out and took a shot at the HomePod
Any confirmation if the line in could work as computer speakers? I.e video sync? have to use a beam today.
Would love to see a HomePod comparison to both the era 100 and 300. I was gonna get HomePod 2.0 but I heard sonos was gonna release this so wanted to wait how they compare
But the price is very different HomePod will probably match the eta 300 more than 200 and it’s 150 cheaper
HomePod is nowhere near Sonos in terms of audio quality. It’s the difference between an audio company whose entire reputation is on how well they design and building speakers versus a computer company making a speaker on the side.
I disagree the recent Apple audio team is some of the most impressive engineering talent in the market
@@PopularWebz every single Sonos speaker i've heard has been unimpressive. and they have made a lot of speakers. Apples first home speaker (Homepod) sounds incredible.
@@lolioliol360 i would say they are focused on different things, HomePods are really good for music for the size and average (but good enough) for movies through Apple TV, Sonos on the other hand is great for movies but average for music. Each has its own grounds
That say, there are far better sets dedicated for music and other dedicated for movies but with way different prices points
Why aren't you looking into the camera?
Thanks for pulling this video together. Nice work.
Thorough, liked the q+a
Great. Now release the new arc with multiple HDMI ports that also supports EVERY audio format in home theater. DTS-HD and DTS-X specifically. Give us options for home theater setups up to 11 channels. Go crazy.
Never realized how much eye contact impacted the watching experience till this video.. :(
just bought the arc great timing as I will be getting the sub and these eventually
Thank you for asking them the tough questions . Great and informative
I wish sonos would get in the earbuds business with multi drivers in each bud
So, you're saying that if I purchase two of these speakers and intend to use them as front-facing speakers for my TV, it's not possible? Could you please explain why? Is it because the Dolby experience is not optimized for this type of setup? I would appreciate it if someone could clarify this point for me.
This made me realise how old my original sonos playbar and 5.1 system is!! I bought it day 1 so it’s over 10 years old and still sounds great. My problem is that it doesn’t work with my physical collection anymore! It’s streaming or nothing
Can’t wait to get these
Do you really get that much more out of a pair of era 300's than a single one for music?
Why is he looking to the left?
Hmmm. I don't really have the right space to use these as rear surrounds. My current setup is an ARC paired with two Gen 3 Subs, all three in front of me. The ARC sits on the fireplace mantel below my television. The subs are on the floor to the left and right of the mantel. I'm pretty happy with the setup, but I could put a pair of the Era 300s in each corner to the outside of the Gen 3 Subs. Any opinions?
I have a sonos beam 2, and plan on getting the sub mini. But I don't know if I should also get 1 era 300 or 2 era 100?
The Era 300 either looks so bad it's dated already or it's so ahead of it's time I'm not ready for it yet. No idea which but leaning towards dated.
My two home pods 2 is outstanding. I will not change them
What exactly "Google Assistant is absent from both speakers" means? Is it still possible control device with Google Assistant from another HW?
Stoked about the line in capability! Will this be able to stream to other sonos speakers/airplay2 etc?
Yep. For the current Sonos speakers if you have something connected to line-in you can play that source across all you speakers in the Sonos app
@@jdee83that’s pretty cool
Am I the only one that’s sad they removed Ethernet?
The line in is a very useful addition
Line In or Source Input. It has been around since the 1960's on all amplifiers & receivers.
@@r.perzylo not on sonos
Indeed but people who plug in turntables are out of their mind?
I mean what do you want, the analog sound or whatever comes out of the digital amp in the speaker?
@@CraftingCake turntubles are not just for audiophiles. Eg I want to be able to play the old family vinyl collection over my sonos setup. Perfect solution in the era
The question/plea that I’d have like to have seen asked about their other speakers is why can’t we/pretty please will you just let us change the volume of the centre channel on their soundbars. You can do it with the height audio on the Arc. Just let us!
I wish someone would ask them about making dedicated atmos speakers to add to our home theaters. I would also love to know why I can't pair a sub and a sub mini together in my home theater.
You also cannot pair a sub mini and a sub mini I guess the mini does not support multi sub which they have said they don’t read what you buy.
Unlike the HomePod it actually has upward firing speakers which is kind of essential for Atmos
If I want surround sound music I want to own it not stream it, which is why I buy mine from immersive audio album
How did they get the shots that show the speaker threw the plastic shell (x-ray effect)??
where is the S23 Ultra review video? its been a month... 🙄🙄🙄
I just a good deal on the Sonos Arc in December.
I believe you need to have some connection with the TV. They would either have to create a hub that stream the audio to the two front speakers.
Can you use two of these in a stereo pair for music with a Sonos sub doing the bass?
“Bluetooth has gotten a lot more reliable” and they use BT 5.0 NOT 5.3
Not digging the spatial eye contact
So if I connect to bluetooth on one of these, does that mean I it only works on that one, and it'll be disconnected from the rest? It would be super cool if u could cast bluetooth on one and then it played it on the rest of the sonos ecosystem.
The guy in this video is having trouble talking while looking into the camera unfortunately
Can you add 2 Era 100s to a turntable setup?
yes with only a usb-c adapter sold by sonos.
So the 300 is basically the shrunken head version of the Bose 901?
Have a Sonos beam gen 2. Would you recommend the sub mini or one of the new era products to compliment it?
A sub, then surrounds of your choice depending on what you’re going for,
I hope Sonos release Era 100 holders for the existing Sonos one speaker stands
I see what you’re doing with the “looking away from the camera while talking” thing, but I really don’t like it.
Anyone know where to get those stands for the era 300?
Hey Where is your sideboard from?
I'll be interested to know how the Era 300 match up against the Five. Especially when it's hooked up to a turntable.
Anyone know if the usb-c can charge a device?
Review the JBL 1300
I’ve been watching lots of videos for these speakers and surprisingly no one mentions the lack of Google assistant ??? For me, that’s a deal breaker sorry
How do these two compare to the Amazon Echo Studio?
*I want Chromecast back* Figure it out Google and Sonos
Not for Spotify?
nothing about the sonos roam? Is there a sonos roam 2 coming out soon?
Still waiting for a HomePod Pro that brings back the prowess of the OG.
In your review, I would love to know how much of an improvement the ERA 100's are over the One's in a Home Theatre set up. I'm going to assume for movies not much and for music better, but not by much. Two selling points of the ERA 100's are that they are now technically stereo and have better bass but in a Home Theatre set up, that means less since we would have two speakers for stereo separation and the Sub would be taking care of the bass. On their own, I think they are a great improvement.
Also curious. They said the 300s would be for 7.1.4 and the 100s are still 5.1.2, but I have to wonder because of the two tweeters, would now the soundstage feel a little wider in the back or on the sides in the middle because of this? I went ahead and dropped the money on the 300s just because I'm already invested this far, but, would enjoy knowing either way.
Right at the moment I heard $449, I bailed ✌🏼
Show performance comparison using two new generation home pods for home theater vs two Sonos 300
So when people want to plug in a vinyl player you'll listen but their Bluetooth phones it's asking too much? Sonos is just a bunch of snobs. Good speakers though
It comes with Bluetooth 5.0…
It's not clear to me how these are smart. Do they have access to Bing chatbot, or an equivalent, or are they just capable of streaming? It would be good if that was mentioned in this overview.
I hope they update the Sonos Port, soon.
What extra functionality do you want them to add, out of interest?
If had $400 lying around thisis definitely what I would drop it on.
Betteridge's law of headlines: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
for me, sonos is the new and better logitech, speaker wise
To be honest. I’m really disappointed that when the HomePod hot released everyone online and critics made it out to be overpriced and useless. And yet, it has someone of the best sound for that price range and it was (at the time) a very interesting product. They even updated the software for other streaming platforms to play off of it months later and no one hardly did an updated review.
3 years + later and after a cancellation they remove some mic’s /speakers to make it cheaper and trying it again and people are still the same way. Sonos comes out with their own super similar version and everyone’s sitting around “I can’t wait for this to play in my home/house” and its basically the same price as the original HomePod AND they are doing spatial audio as well..
I’m confused…
Not a fan of the Era 300 design, and seems like it costs a lot to add rear speakers (though upfiring) for my Beam soundabr. I was hoping they would do upfiring in the Era 100 or better yet design simple Atmos rears. I don't need the huge (by comparison) speaker of the 300.
Can we please just get front surround support
Background Music -- All the other kids with the pumped up kicks....definitely took me out of the review/interviews. 🤝
Frankly, I’ve heard a couple of spacial track’s recently, and think they sound terrible! The 1975 was one of the bands. I dare say in time it will improve, but at the cost of these speakers I would hang fire for a litter longer
I have a Sonoc ARC + Sonos Sub Gen 2 + 2X Sonos Five Gen 2 for rear left and right. The result is already amazing. So I'm curious of what these Era 300 can give me more than I have...
It will give you nothing more than dissapointments
If it looks futuristic and costs alot....it must be good? 🤔
Nothing since the marketing puts them clearly in between the Ones (or the 100) and the Fives. It's more advanced (being a newer speaker, d'uh), but for people with Fives sound-wise it likely won't add much if anything. They're trying to push what they can do with something smaller and cheaper than a Five. If you've no fomo you might see an Era 500 come up in a year or two, a more direct comparison.
The 300s are designed for a better Atmos experience. It should be a night and day difference. Wait until the reviews come out it shouldn’t even be compared to the fives.
@@1Frst693 yes but I have the Atmos with the Arc… don’t really need more from now
SONOS SORT IT OUT!!! ENABLE FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT CONFIGURATIONS , ALSO IN APP CENTRE VOLUME.....OR THATS IT IM OUT! ....GIVE THE CUSTOMER WHAT THEY DESIRE. ESPECIALLY AT THIS PRICE POINT.
Finally Bluetooth 5.0
My 2 cents: Expensive; 100 era missing up firing is disappointing.
The past of speakers is the future of speakers.
1:45 exactly why I hate tech these days. No innovation, just words. What do you mean “figure out a way to give them that choice” … you idiots purposefully didn’t install it lmao just include it in the hardware!! As if some magical engineering needed to take place.
I feel like people into Sonos that and interested in a home theater setup could pay a FRACTION of the price on a equally attractive looking 5.1 or even a 7.1 setup with a wifi/bluetooth receiver and call it a day lmao. I guess I'm just hating for not being rich enough to be in the targeted customer demographic for Sonos products lol
Sure, Roy. Now tell me how to run speaker wire for a 7.1 setup in an open floor plan house!
@@robrob42069 uh, just set it up lol? Maybe a nice floor rug for run the wires under towards the receiver with the speakers on slim towers on either side of the couch, idk however people have been doing it since 2008. They probably have wireless systems now too that are don’t make the speakers the design focal point of the room, due to how they look
Why can’t 6:30 we; you have them in Marketing sitting beside TVS and they look good
Personally I'm more interested in the Home cinema aspects of this setup rather than worrying about spatial audio from a streaming service.
How are you supposed to connect multi sources to this set up without constantly switching out HDMI connections
For example, attached to my Denon AV Receiver I have a Sky Q box, an Xbox, 4K Blu Ray player, Chromecast, Amazon Firestick, a media player, a Sonos Connect. Are you supposed to rely on the Earc connection on the back of your TV?
I've also got very decent Bowers and Wilkins home cinema speakers on stands, a couple of their subwoofers and recently added a couple of up firing Atmos Speakers. It all sounds superb.
This stuff might be ok in smaller room or a bedroom setup.
For what they are looking to charge the whole bundle you could have a far more practical decent AV Receiver and continue using you quality legacy speakers.
Suppose it is fine if you are limited for space.
It seems very short sighted not to include an up firing speaker in ERA100 if you wanted to use those as rear surround / rear atmos speakers but I suppose they want you to fork out for the ERA 300s.
Why have twin speakers in the ERA 100s if you were going to use them in a stereo pair. Is one half of the speaker going to be disabled or will you just have sound bouncing around all over the place?
The benefit i saw when choosing Sonos over equally priced traditional AV was how to tie my AV into an easy to access, whole home audio solution.
For example, I have Sonos in other rooms as well. I can easily, with the app, have the TV audio play in all rooms, which is really cool when hosting for sports events
@@moist_ointment I’ve got Sonos kit in every room for music but for me I currently prefer my home cinema set up. Perhaps when I upgrade some kit I may make the switch in another room
Why is he not looking at the screen he seems off angle ?
Lots of screw ups with this release.
No Sonosnet capability means you’re going to be pairing these as rear surrounds with part of the group outside of the wireless mesh. How many drop out issues will this cause? How will it effect customers with lots of Sonos products within their home?
The Sonos 100 not having an upfiring driver for Atmos. Sonos dropped the ball here big time when it comes to giving us an affordable option to add Atmos compatible rears to an ARC or Beam gen 2.
The price of the 300 is a joke. If you want to add a pair ot Atmos rear surrounds to your ARC or Beam Gen 2 you’re looking at over 1300 after taxes in Canada. This is downright disgusting. You mays well just purchase a traditional wired home theatre system. For the price of an ARC, 2 Subs, and 2 300s you’d end up with something sounding twice as good in your home.
Why mess with a good thing? The play 1 speaker is a well selling legend due to its quality to affordability ratio. The 100 is a glorified play 3. Its nothing more than a price gouge if your looking to purchase a sonos entry level product. This company may just be pricing itself right out of business.
Sonos’s continued stubbornness when it comes to adding a physical front left front right option to it’s home theatre configuration is ridiculous. It’s soundbar customers have been asking for this option going all the way back to the playbar.
Completely agree that more cheap channels would be much better than those "300".
Why does he never look at the camera
Why doesn't he look into the camera when speaking?
Bose needs to do something new and ground breaking in order to compete.
I will consider the 300 since Sonos is finally catching up with modern Era BT technology! Otherwise JBL or Klipsch it is.
All Sonos speakers are better than homepod..and combine to make an experience for audiophiles. thats not the competition for Sonos, especially if you intend to have more than one.