Sonos Era 100 Review - 6 Months Later
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- We'll take you through the best features, downsides and our recommendation on who should purchase a Sonos Era 100. Sponsored by Backblaze. Start your 15 day trial at backblaze.com/6monthslater
We'll take a look at how the Sonos Era 100 compares to the sound of the Sonos One, how it compares to the Sonos Era 300 and Sonos Move Gen 2, the sound quality, design, missing Google Assistant support, and why using the Sonos Era 100s as computer speakers might not be a great idea.
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🕰️Timestamps:
0:00 - Sonos Era 100 vs. Sonos One
0:38 - Sound Quality
1:25 - Bluetooth
1:53 - New design
2:27 - Setup experience
2:45 - Sonos app & Trueplay
3:36 - Start your free 15 day trial with Backblaze backups
4:48 - Voice Assistants
5:58 - Google Assistant missing
6:23 - Era 100s as computer speakers
7:36 - Recommendations
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You are a natural @ reviews covering any basic point of view I was questioning, nice!
i have 2 of them on stereo connected to my laptop through bluetooth, no problem and no visible delay at all
Great, I'm going to buy 2 tomorrow
I utilize paired Era 100s for computer speakers over WiFi and I'm satisfied with that setup.
How bad is the deal when using era100 over wifi
hey i m looking to buy one to connect with my turntable. have you ever tested the era 100 out on a turntable ?
Good job (as usual)for the analysis of this product
Thank you!
@@6MonthsLatergreat video, have you listened to Atmos music tracks on the Sonos Beam Gen 2? I’m a massive fan on 2 channel music but the beam seems to do a great job with Atmos tracks as a casual listen. Post Malones Austin album, The Weeknds Dawn FM album and Matchbox 20’s yourself or someone like you album are good examples 👍
Hi, there is a delay when you use the line connection to PC, how about if you use bluetooth to connect to a pair of era 100?
@6monthslater excellent review
I want to buy for my Parents leaving room some Sonos products
They mainly listen to classical music and have a sound system in a separate room with some old school klipsh speakers and subwoofer.
Should I go for the Era 100 or the move 2 ?
I imagine era 300 is out of the question since Spotify does not support atmos.
Thank you so much
Good review - you are right about Sonos treating Android users badly. As an Android user with a large library of high resolution recordings I need Chromecast or the ability to connect a USB drive. I think I found the perfect solution in the new JBL Authentics 200 or 300.
Can u use Bluetooth to a stereo paired era 100?
I use them as computer speaker but with bluetooth. They work very well in my opinion.
How bad is the delay when using over bluetooth.. the era 100
Can you ask the speaker to set alarms and tell you the weather and such?
After watching the video, I still don't get it as why not good to use it as a PC speaker. Era 100 does have bluetooth and so far I'm using Megaboom3 as my PC speaker and it's perfectly fine. So why when it comes to SONOS bluetooth speaker, it becomes NOT good and brings another new story? Then you said cutouts happens to wireless connected Era 100, if so can't hard-wired connection solve it for all? Can't imagine a hard-wired speaker can still be bothered by whatsoever.
Or do you mean in those 2 scenarios above, problem only exists when using 2 Era 100s in stereo mode, if only using a single ERA 100, no problem at all? (Hope at leaset this is the case so that I can eventually use ONE Era 100 as my PC speaker. So so so want to replace my Megaboom 3 with a better sounding and looking speaker and I don't seem to find another better choice.)
Hi pls suggest which one is better Wi-Fi Sonos era 100 or Bose revolve plus 2
Pls suggest
Dude looks like Zack Morris from Saved By The Bell!😂 Awesome review too!
Can you not listen to Spotify with this speaker?? My parents do, and if you google it it says you can.
Excellent content. Thanks.
Of course! Glad you found it useful.
Can I leave this outdoors on my.covered patio for the warmer months bring it in for winter ?
Got my first stereo pair today with a submini (2.1). Awesome. Smashes homepod.
I'm thinking about the same setup for a garage gym.
How's yours going after two months? any complaints?
@@chasingstoke Very well! I have them at my shack (holiday home at a place called Binalong Bay in Tasmania). I have zero regrets. The sub blends beautifully and makes the system (stereo pair) sound substantial and robust. I'm 100% happy and love the sound. Highly recommend. :)
@@Tim_in_Australia Really cool. Thanks dude. I hope the shack treats you well, sounds like a good spot!
Sonos works with Spotify here in the uk.
I wonder if the Soundcore X600 can compete with Sonos Era 100?
So would two Era 100s and a sub create a great 2-channel audio system to replace my vintage JBL L-100s and Marantz 2252B receiver. We are downsizing.
that's what I did and love the 2.1 group.
Good review....spot on re Sonos and Android. I know they say there is too much variety in phones available, compared to Apple's take it or leave it swaps Al overpriced special, to make true play optimized, but I don't feel they are making an effort
The reason for no google assistant is the ongoing lawsuit/litigation between Sonos and Google. No way Sonos was going to keep GA on their products until after lawsuit settled.
Spotify and TH-cam Music are supported on the Sonos app.
Thanks. He should update this vid to make the cx @5:40.
Good review.... I actually use my Sonos Era 100 on my desk, but only for music. My laptop speakers are fine for my workflow, I just want the best sound for music on my desk and I landed on this speaker. But I am a bit disappointed in the bass and will probably try getting another one to be able to put each on the far end of a large desk. I am wondering though if this will not be enough, and if I will still need a sub. Does having a second speaker "feel" more weighty and add more bass, anyone using them on a desk? I would rather go back to larger speakers, but milady has only approved these. Indeed, it does look great, and another one would probably pass. But adding a sub will start to get very expensive.
I recently purchased a pair, set it as stereo and they sound great, very wide and detailed. Bass is very good also, of course not as well as a subwoofer, but when you mix a pair of Era 100, they have significant power. In my opinion, for music in your desk, a pair should be enough if you want more bass. For a living room, like for a home theater setting, I think that's when a subwoofer would be necessary. Cheers!
@@jrojom thanks I did go ahead and buy the second one even before reading your comment. And I totally agree it’s plenty for my needs. I can go out in the hall and listen to them and then compare them to what’s coming out of another room that has Google Home Max in it. And the ERA speakers have way better base and take up way more space. So I’m very happy with the solution.
I’m torn between the Era 100 and the Google Nest Audio. I’d also consider a stereo pair of Nest Audios. Any opinion on Era 100 vs Nest Audio vs Nest Audio stereo pair? What’s the best value for money if my main use case is playing music over Spotify connect?
Era 100s imo. If you're going to spend money on external speakers and you're mainly going to use them with Spotify Connect, I'd do the Era 100s even if they are a bit more expensive. My Era 100s actually replaced the Nest Audios I had in my setup and I'm never going back after hearing the difference in sound quality. - Josh
Can’t play Spotify thru this speaker?? Ty
Did they fix the Android issue or are they still being obnoxious?
Computer speakers is a niche market. It would be a waste of the effort in the wireless whole home connectivity by promoting them for PC/ Desktop use. It also dilutes the position of the ERA 100s
🎯 * QQ: Can we use Sonos Era 100 in bathrooms where it’s humid and can get splash wet? *
It's designed to be humidity resistant for bathrooms, however, it is not splash or water resistant. If you think theres a chance of the speaker getting splashed, I'd look at the Sonos Move: th-cam.com/video/_tQYgF_MqQs/w-d-xo.html or Move Gen 2: th-cam.com/video/ayokwHAdG9s/w-d-xo.html
Awesome!! Thanks for the quick reply 😊
I hope we wont get it splashed, but if Humidity resistant than its a go for us 👻
Mine support Google assistant via my Sonos Arc.
Google and Sonos are still in intense legal battles. That’s why they dropped support.
You don’t think 2 300s would sound good? That’s Sonos top “package” ultimate immersive set with arc.
It sound great when watching atmos movies on 4k disc (uncompressed)... apps are compressed atmos its ok
I am not happy with Sonos. There is an intermittent sound from era 100 connected to Beam2. I spent hours, even days with support, no luck. Also, sonos wants you to connect TV and their system only as a surround system, when connected as stereo, they don't work properly.
Do they support google assist (hey google) thanks Mate. 😊👍
They do not, only Alexa and Sonos' Voice Control
I was ready to buy it but thank god I watched this. The fact that google assistant and Spotify doesn't work, as well the wired connection issues are a big no for me, without those, the speaker is completely useless for me, not worth the money
Was going to buy them until the part of the lack of Chromecast support. Sonos, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
You know what? As an Android user, I kind of feel personally discriminated against when it comes to these apps since I know the majority of these apps are made for iOS and then port it over to Android. So even Twitter has more options for iOS than Android, so I'm not exactly surprised It's almost like companies are punishing Android users for not switching over to the iPhone Even though personally, I don't really like Siri as an AI assistant. I prefer either Google assist or Alexa
In 2023 in my opinion there is no excuse to design apps that works better in one OS and not on another.
What I’ve heard is that it is just much simpler to programe for iOS than android because android has way too many formats, os versions, etc
If that is true, I don’t know. But I can understand that iOS is more “flat” and coherent between devices.
@@dexterieas someone who has dabbled in programming, it’s not that it’s easier to program for android. It IS harder to optimise for android since there are so many versions and phones with different hardware.
Apple however do have a lot of tools for making apps for iPhones and easy ways to port apps from iOS to Android. So for developers, developing iOS apps is just a much more neat and tidy experience.
Apple is just very developer friendly in general so that’s why so many make apps for iOS first and android later.
In this case however, with the advanced tuning thing, it’s due to hardware. For the tuning to work, they need to optimise for the mic the phone has, and there are WAY too many different android phones to optimise for them all so they just end up not optimising for any androids.
As an iPhone user, I just wanted to say that yeah, Google Assistant is MUCH better, Siri is just bad honestly
Using both ios and android is soooo annoying that sonos doesnt support android well.
2:34 People should be aware that the Sonos app now has serious flaws in finding and controlling its own speakers. They don’t seem to be concerned abt these issues compared to adding more fancy features. Lousy development for what has been a fine ststem
I hate Sonos because they sued Google for overall volume control and won so all my Google speakers volume control sucks
Because, Google violated the right of Sonos. So, it's not the fault of Sonos, and Google still purchases those rights for their costumers, unless they are pushing their Nest speaker in the graveyard
I find it funny that Google users are claiming the victim ticket (and technically they are) against Sonos, but in reality, they are victims of GOOGLE and can't see the forest from the trees.
As a regretful owner of 5 Sonos speakers, I strongly recommend against buying their garbage products. Their connectivity sucks and there is nect to zero support.
Agree
User error
@@YakobtoshiNakamoto User error? There are thousands of complaints about connectivity and instability issues in the Sonos community forums, too many bug repports, and seems that none of them have an effective resolution, so no, no user errors at all