Can the Era 300 and 100 reset the bar for smart speakers?
lack any kind of I/O and rely on wireless streaming at all times, though Amazon’s Echo and Echo Studio have a traditional auxiliary input.
Both Era speakers will include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and support for AirPlay 2. Sonos will separately sell a line-in adapter for USB-C audio and a “combo adapter” for plugging in over ethernet; there’s no built-in jack on either device.As I’ve been saying for months, the Era 300 is designed to showcase spatial audio and Dolby Atmos by producing immersive, room-filling sound. The speaker’s size falls in between the current Sonos One and Sonos Five.
The Era 300 can be used as rear surrounds for Sonos’ Dolby Atmos soundbars including the Arc and Beam . As for music, you’ll be able to stream spatial audio tracks from Amazon Music Unlimited, but from whatunderstands, Sonos hasn’t yet reached an agreement with Apple to play Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos library on a standalone Era 300. For the time being, that functionality remains exclusive to the HomePod. This could always change in the coming weeks or by the time the Era 300 hits shelves.Up until now, less has been known about the Era 100.
Both speakers will feature a new speech bubble button among the standard Sonos controls that lets you temporarily mute the built-in microphones; there’s also a physical switch on the back of each that disconnects power to the mics completely. Voice assistant options should includeand Amazon Alexa; it is unclear at this stage whether Google Assistant will continue to be supported. Sonos’ internal marketing materials directly mention Alexa, but not Assistant.
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