Sonos Era 100 SL vs Sonos Era 300
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| SonosEra 100 SL | SonosEra 300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | March 2026 | March 2023 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | Stereo | – |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Drivers | Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer | Four tweeters (a forward-firing mid tweeter, two side-firing mid tweeters and an upward-firing tweeter in a horn) and two woofers angled left and right |
| Amplifiers | Three class-D digital amplifiers | Six class-D digital amplifiers |
| Audio formats | – | Dolby Atmos Music |
| Room tuning | Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app | Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | Yes | Yes |
| Voice assistants | None | Alexa and Sonos Voice Control |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ports | USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately | USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately |
| Streaming | Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio | Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio |
| Multi-room | Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar | Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or Dolby Atmos rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar |
| App | Sonos app (iOS and Android) | Sonos app (iOS and Android) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 1.95 kg (better) | 4.47 kg |
| Controls | Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, grouping); Bluetooth button | Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch |
| Microphones | None | Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones |
| Mounting | Era 100 wall mount and stand sold separately | Wall mount and stand sold separately |
| Size | 182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D) | 185 × 260 × 160 mm (H × W × D) |
| Colours | Black, White | Black, White |
| In the box | Era 100 SL, power cable (2 m), documentation | Era 300, power cable (2 m), documentation |
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