Sonos Era 300

Wireless Smart Speaker w/ WiFi, Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2, Line-In, & Dolby Atmos

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Sonos Era 300

Wireless Smart Speaker w/ WiFi, Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2, Line-In, & Dolby Atmos

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Overview

Sonos Era 300 delivers an unmatched spatial audio experience from a single compact speaker, with breakthrough audio performance that places listeners at the very heart of their music and movies.

Brand new to the entire Sonos lineup is their first Dolby Atmos-enabled speaker with dedicated up-firing drivers, the Era 300. Unlike any speaker they’ve designed before, this one stands out from the rest of the Sonos family with its unique “hourglass” shape.

Learn more about Dolby Atmos & Spatial Audio

Sonos Era 300

Internals

The Era 300 is equipped with six class-D amplifiers that deliver impeccable power to its four tweeters. Positioned strategically, the forward-firing mid tweeter takes the lead in providing a seamless center image, while the pair of side-firing tweeters works harmoniously to create an expansive stereo separation, evenly spreading the sound across the room. The up-firing tweeter is uniquely placed in a directional horn to project the sound upward, bouncing it off the ceiling to reproduce realistic Dolby Atmos content with precision. To optimize stereo playback and minimize distortion, two woofers are thoughtfully spaced around the sides, producing a consistently smooth and satisfying bass.

Another interesting feature that Sonos has implemented with the Era 300 is the far-field microphone array that uses advanced beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation for quick and accurate voice control and Trueplay tuning.

Design

Obviously, this design stands out in the world of speakers. Whether you like the aesthetic of it or not, Sonos has designed stunningly intricate acoustic architecture that is elegantly encased in an hourglass design that accentuates every angle, proportion, and perforation to optimize the direction and dispersion of sound, enveloping you in a truly immersive audio experience.

What's truly exciting about Sonos' debut of their first-ever spatial audio speaker is the unwavering conviction of their CEO, Patrick Spence, who views it as the future of music production. This confidence is reflected in Sonos' initiative to provide Era 300 speakers to production studios worldwide, enabling them to accurately experience how their spatial audio music will sound in a customer's home. It's evident that the spatial audio revolution has gained significant momentum, and we anticipate its continued growth and expansion.

These speakers will work on a bookshelf, a TV credenza, or on their custom floorstands or wall mounts.

Sonos Era 300

Setups & Performance

Listening to spatial audio music tracks on the Era 300 is surprisingly fun. While it’s not the same as a full dolby atmos home theater with 6 dedicated in-ceiling speakers, which we totally were not expecting it to be, it definitely filled the room with a way more immersive experience than any of the stereo soundtracks. Now currently, to do this testing, we used Amazon Music HD. This is the only music service that supports Spatial Audio on the Era 300 but Sonos reports that Apple Music should be coming soon.

It’s a very clear difference when you switch on and off the Dolby Atmos feature in Amazon Music. With Dolby Atmos turned on, the up-firing driver really filled the room with a more 3D soundstage no matter where you were standing. With Dolby Atmos turned off, sitting directly in front of the speaker was the best spot to enjoy the stereo soundstage. So, we actually see the spatial audio feature being really neat for immersion but also for filling your room with more sound if you are having a party where people are constantly moving around. When we paired two of them together, it was about 10X more immersive. This allowed us to use them as a stereo pair with forward-facing tweeters, and the second up-firing driver seemed to fill the gaps in the height channels with a more effortless, punchy sound. Add a sub, and this is a really fun music setup that we guarantee you’ll get lost in your favorite atmos track.

We immediately wanted to test this in a home theater setup, but we were disappointed to see that pairing two Era 300’s together is not an option. We think this would be a really cool setup instead of a soundbar, but for now, you’re going to need an Atmos-enabled Sonos soundbar, such as the Beam (Gen 2) or the Arc, to utilize the Era 300s. We opted for the Sonos Arc and placed two Era 300’s as the rears on each side. Now, this is a mind-bending setup for Sonos, and we have never before been able to experience anything like this from them. Using the Sonos One or the new Sonos Era 100’s as rears will not add any additional atmos channels. However, adding two Era 300’s to the Arc, will bring your channel count from 7.0.2 to 7.0.4! Add in a subwoofer or two and it will make it a 7.1.4 home theater setup! (7.1.4 is max channel setup even with two subs because they are not discrete channels) Now that is a setup that will blow your mind.

We immediately tested some of our favorite Dolby Atmos movie scenes and WOW!, this setup rocks. We will go as far as to say that it may be the best soundbar with wireless rears setup that we have ever tested. The height effects are brilliantly recreated, and the overall surround sound is realistic and immersive. Nothing sounded small or harsh, and adding the extra atmos channels in the back of the room made the car zooms in 6Underground fly across the ceiling and feel like you almost needed to duck to get out of the way. In A Quiet Place, when the monster creeps downstairs, it’s like you can point to where it is in the room above you with pinpoint accuracy. Super well done!

Details & Specs

An acoustic and aesthetic masterpiece

With Sonos-engineered drivers precisely angled around the front, top, and sides, the innovative design takes your sound experience above and beyond. Literally. Every material, proportion, and perforated grille hole has been meticulously considered so Sonos Era 300 looks just as stunning as it sounds.

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  • 1 - Supported by custom drivers on either side, the center driver fills the room with dazzling vocals and lead instruments.
  • 2 - A pair of custom drivers evenly covers the room for a consistent listening experience no matter where you're sitting or standing.
  • 3 - Widely spaced around the sides to minimize vibration, two high performance woofers produce balanced bass.
  • 4 - Loaded into a directional horn, the upward-firing tweeter reflects sound off the ceiling to bring spatial audio content to life.
  • 5 - Custom waveguides enhance audio dispersion for an expansive soundstage.

Surround sound so real it’s surreal

Sonos Era 300 delivers multichannel surround sound when used as home theater rears. Movie fans can pair two speakers with Arc or Beam (Gen 2) to unlock an amazing 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos experience that draws them deeper into the action.

Made more profound by the pros

To bring out the emotion in every note and beat, Sonos Era 300 was fine-tuned in close collaboration with the Sonos Soundboard, a group of some of the most discerning ears and lauded creators in the business, including Emily Lazar and Manny Marroquin.

Responsible by design

Sonos Era 300 elevates the standard for acoustic excellence while meaningfully reducing Sonos' environmental impact through use of post-consumer recycled plastic, new software features that increase energy efficiency, and long-term serviceability. Packaging is made entirely from sustainably sourced, recyclable paper.

Touch, and go

Sonos Era 300 features a more intuitive user interface, including a capacitive volume slider, dedicated skip and replay controls, and a Bluetooth button for pairing a device. Listeners can temporarily deactivate their voice assistants by tapping the new speech bubble control or, for greater peace of mind, disconnect all power to the microphone hardware by sliding the switch on the back of the speaker.

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An unmatched spatial audio experience with Sonos Era 300

Sonos Era 300 is a bold, revolutionary new speaker built to deliver the best experience for out loud spatial audio. Unprecedented for a single compact speaker, Era 300 boasts six powerful drivers that direct sound left, right, forward and upward, delivering a breakthrough audio performance that places listeners at the very heart of their music and movies in Dolby Atmos.

  • Shaped for spatial: Era 300 wraps its beautifully complex acoustic architecture in an elegantly cinched hourglass design, with every angle, proportion and perforation enhancing the direction and dispersion of sound to truly surround you.
  • Room-filling sound: No matter where you are or what you play, the listening experience is nothing short of extraordinary with a sensationally spacious stereo soundstage you can enjoy all around the room.
  • Surreal surround sound: As a multi-channel device, Era 300 creates a mind-bending home theater experience that’s supercharged by Dolby Atmos when paired as surrounds with Arc or Beam (Gen 2).
  • Deep music industry collaboration: Sonos worked closely with its community of leading artists and creators to meticulously fine-tune Era 300 so listeners can enjoy sound straight from the studio that’s true to the artist’s intent. Trueplay™, available to both Android and iOS users, optimizes the sound for the unique acoustics of your space with a tap in the Sonos app.
  • More sustainable sound: Era 300 is made with post consumer recycled (PCR) plastic and packaged in 100% sustainably sourced paper, while also engineered to reduce power consumption with under two watts idle power consumption and a new sleep function. It’s also built for serviceability by reducing the use of adhesives and transitioning to screws for easy disassembly and repair.
  • Bold, new UI: Era 300 features an intuitive new user interface, including a new capacitive volume slider for simple control that complements quick and private control of your music with Sonos Voice Control, the Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth.
  • Upgraded connectivity: Stream all the audio you care about using WiFi or Bluetooth, and directly connect other audio devices such as a turntable using an auxiliary cable and the Sonos Line-In Adapter.
Audio
Amplifiers Six class-D digital amplifiers precision-tuned for the speaker's unique acoustic architecture power your sound experience.
Tweeters Four tweeters ensure faithful playback of high and mid-range frequencies. The forward-firing mid tweeter provides a smooth center image while two side-firing mid tweeters create stereo separation. Loaded into a directional horn, the upward-firing tweeter reflects sound off the ceiling when playing Dolby Atmos content.
Woofers Two woofers maximize low-end output and are angled left and right to support stereo playback.
Microphones The far-field microphone array uses advanced beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation for quick and accurate voice control and Trueplay tuning. Disconnect by toggling off the mic switch.
Adjustable EQ Use the Sonos app to adjust bass, treble, and loudness.
Trueplay This software measures the acoustics of the room then fine-tunes the EQ. Compatible with iOS and Android devices.
Details
Dimensions
(H x W x D)
6.30 x 10..24 x 7.28 in
160 x 260 x 185 mm
Weight 9.85 lb
4.47 kg
Finish Matte; Available in Black or White
Controls Play, pause, skip, replay, adjust the volume, mute your voice assistant, and group or ungroup Sonos products.
Bluetooth Button Press to pair with a Bluetooth device.
Mic switch Toggle off this switch on the back of the product to disconnect all power to the microphone hardware.
LED Light on the product indicates connection, microphone activity, and mute status.
Power and Networking
WiFi Compatible with WiFi 6 for increased reliability. Connect to WiFi with any 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4 GHz/5 GHz broadcast-capable router.
Bluetooth 5.0 Supports audio streaming from any Bluetooth-enabled device.
Voltage 100-240V 50/60Hz internal power supply
USB-C Connect an audio source using an auxiliary cable and the Sonos Line-In Adapter.
Connect your router with an ethernet cable and the Sonos Combo Adapter.
(All accessories sold separately.)
Apple AirPlay 2 Works with AirPlay 2 on Apple devices iOS 11.4 and higher
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