Apple iPod Hi-Fi vs Sonos Era 100

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iPod Hi-Fi compared with Era 100

	AppleiPod Hi-Fi	SonosEra 100
Overview
Released
Released	February 2006	March 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Portable speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	stereo	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two wide-range drivers in isolated enclosures and a ported woofer; Macworld reports two 80 mm drivers and one 130 mm woofer	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	Built-in amplifier; Apple did not publish a power rating	Three class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Frequency response
Frequency response	53 Hz low-end figure reported by Macworld from Apple; no official full-range specification found	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	Alexa and Sonos Voice Control
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No built-in Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No built-in Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3
Ports
Ports	30-pin iPod dock; 3.5 mm auxiliary input accepts analogue stereo or Mini-Toslink optical digital audio; no video output or computer sync port	USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately
Streaming
Streaming	Plays music from a separately connected AirPort Express through the auxiliary input; no wireless receiver built in	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair; a pair can be rear surrounds for Ray, Beam, Arc Ultra or Amp
App
App	–	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 15 hours	–
Weight
Weight	6.6 kg	2.02 kg (better)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Six D-cell batteries or mains power; Apple told Macworld up to 15 hours at normal listening levels and approximately five hours at maximum volume. Macworld measured just under 11 hours with alkaline cells	–
Controls
Controls	Touch-sensitive volume buttons on top and included infrared Apple Remote for volume, playback and track changes	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch
Microphones
Microphones	–	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones
Mounting
Mounting	–	Wall mount and stand sold separately
Size
Size	17.0 × 6.6 × 6.9 inches and approximately 6.6 kg without batteries, measured by iLounge; approximately 7.6 kg with six D-cell batteries	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	White enclosure with removable black fabric speaker grille	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Apple Remote, removable grille, AC power cord and ten Universal Dock adapters	Era 100, power cable (2 m), documentation