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Era 100
Sonos's compact stereo smart speaker for a single room, which can be paired for stereo or used as home-cinema rear speakers with a Sonos soundbar.
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- No
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 2.02 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it sounds bigger and wider than the Sonos One, with stronger bass, and praise its features, Bluetooth and app. They differ on detail: What Hi-Fi? and TechRadar found it crisp and clear, while Trusted Reviews found it less clear than the One and TechRadar found the bass heavy-handed at times. The higher price and the extra-cost line-in adaptor are common complaints.
From whathifi.com, techradar.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Channels
- Stereo
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Drivers
- Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer
- Amplifiers
- Three class-D digital amplifiers
- Room tuning
- Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- Yes
- Voice assistants
- Alexa and Sonos Voice Control
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
- Bluetooth
- 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
- Streaming
- 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; a pair can be rear surrounds for Ray, Beam, Arc Ultra or Amp
- App
- Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
- Weight
- 2.02 kg
- Controls
- Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch
- Microphones
- Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones
- Mounting
- Wall mount and stand sold separately
- Size
- 182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)
- Colours
- Black, White
- In the box
- Era 100, power cable (2 m), documentation
Pros and cons
Pros
- Stereo sound from one speaker, with two angled tweeters and a mid-woofer
- Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and AirPlay 2, plus line-in through USB-C with an adapter
- Trueplay room tuning works with iOS and Android
Cons
- No Dolby Atmos; that needs Era 300
- Line-in and Ethernet need adapters sold separately
- Mains powered, with no battery
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 1.034 kg | Oct 2023 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 2.25 kg | Nov 2024 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.456 kg | May 2023 |
Sources
- sonos.com/en-gb/shop/era-100
- newsroom.sonos.com/254695-sonos-unveils-era-300-and-era-100-the-next-generation…
Photo: media.sonos.com
- Era 100 white front angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/03b89d4e259ddfe3388083e943059f043646…
- Sub Mini and pair of Era 100s, both in black — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/051c2f351313472af990736f2a99a66188db…
- 2 Room Set with Era 100 black — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/56b37636b1755c0d2da8b134130b5c0e1e77…
- Sub Mini and pair of Era 100s, both in white — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/48f36f1bb3ca2ec6350396f27515f557ee7e…
- 2-Room Set with Era 100 white — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/71be5edb4793edf91b1a5095218941d439ba…
- Black Beam and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/ef41a91eac4587907e9c289f556158bbe77a…
- White Beam and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/26b68439a91f9d8854f9d39f2749780a26d7…
- Ray & pair of Era 100s, both in black — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/a08049c91a068cb09352caeffc8303fa3db2…
- Ray & pair of Era 100s, both in white — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/9e4fbb84b9d26f860c09d0314a89faccebb1…
- Black Ray, Sub Mini, and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/379f7d37845cdc84016cccc5c8d22062b318…
- White Ray, Sub Mini, and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/de88baef1a9f418359bccebf0890e8f00140…
- Black Beam, Sub Mini, and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/ff4d64d02906598a48405e6f20b385505aee…
- White Beam, Sub Mini, and pair of Era 100s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/9caeca6b2c1cb4e0efb1922d0b228a56276d…
- Era 100 black low angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/a1600ea6637c536120885b6f78958fd3e18d…
- Era 100 black front: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/56c1865fb5086b5d48720d8af1a5116ebd19…
- Era 100 black side: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/9af29deb12572c83dca338c0160e0d5d875d…
- Era 100 black back: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/d777825b20ab89fcb42c4e99e1bf2d49e8b3…
- Era 100 black top controls: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/59128251ebe6434784ad867882b664b09349…
- Era 100 black bottom: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/0540e445838d9af3860bd02a64c15dab359d…
- Era 100 white low angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c8cbed107d441493c8bf88069587b99b4acb…
- Era 100 white front: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/880bbeb7a6a2bb564d0d18fa4778c579f4b7…
- Era 100 white side: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/252513ed416e70644c08e0becb6f2adf75bf…
- Era 100 white back: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/78c8b614de14b68b2bf1eb64560ec2062c1d…
- Era 100 white top controls: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/a67377459fe81b50820d86403a2e3446c19d…
- Era 100 white bottom: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/61e13a8d51f99b05199ba74656b298105120…
- Image of a black Sonos Move 2 and a black Sonos Era 100 sitting side by side, turned at an angle — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/15d06333edb01f8b5dfa375bb3bdef81f7cd…
- Image of a white Sonos Move 2 and a white Sonos Era 100 sitting side by side, turned at an angle — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/3dbc79ecaf32d00d468e0d8770dd69126baa…
- Overhead-angle view of a black Sonos Era 100 with a black Pro-Ject T1 Evo Phono turntable and a black line-in adapter — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/975956e7997b2b81a9945fbe1faa4a429246…
- Overhead-angle view of a white Sonos Era 100 with a white Pro-Ject T1 Evo Phono turntable and a white line-in adapter — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/d556970b9dc8f7bc80a5b33db9fd35d7e8dd…
- Overhead-angle view of a white Sonos Era 100 with a walnut Pro-Ject T1 Evo Phono turntable and a white line-in adapter — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/f94c3b9344759d11b5c01c5556fe8865b1fe…
- Black soundbar and pair of Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/ab7f69dd40f521a9e51b3fb2cbc4a1edb9bc…
- White soundbar and pair of Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/193d0838ab038fa8889d211f746a98c2536a…
- Black soundbar and pair of Era 100 speakers, with Sub Mini — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/3af1f1d8e5852d06e28e09ca33fa3d7f2f18…
- White soundbar and pair of Era 100 speakers, with Sub Mini — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/8c33955203fa47054fed7e3faf540b63e4b8…
- Angled view of the Sonos Play and Era 100 speaker set in black — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/82ce8697780924b067d289793981db85c83b…
- Angled view of the Sonos Play and Era 100 speaker set in white — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/7a32994bcf675336a93e0bbbb174b7afc519…
- Set with a black Arc Ultra and a pair of black Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/3cb78a6f04f3125c38ee0c37dfa78c459191…
- Set with a white Arc Ultra and a pair of white Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/fa2e5378cb4f59f614644bde7d843109f126…
- Set with a black Beam, a black Sub 4, and a pair of black Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/8097c9dfebb94afe68b9d2b51c01afa078c2…
- Set with a white Beam, a white Sub 4, and a pair of white Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c75ba876126b893c0dadee51207a19acedfb…
- Set with a black Sub 4 and a pair of black Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c562b557fd149e44c5f385fcbd8b7b59c5c1…
- Set with a white Sub 4 and a pair of white Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/cb9398a152c8d8e5033940fdc7c12fd551de…
- Set with a black Arc Ultra, a black Sub 4, and a pair of black Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/d802fe01aaefaf6c7ddb39a8e55821fe2251…
- Set with a white Arc Ultra, a white Sub 4, and a pair of white Era 100 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/cb48e04afbcb132b3fd1110a3cbaef293666…
- Black Era 100, Line-in Adapter, and Pro-Ject T1 turntable — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/f70b5fcb43913e3e8bc689d7871560e49d67…
- White Era 100, Line-in Adapter, and Pro-Ject T1 turntable — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/aa63e8b53815c94ecb60fdde9baeffcbf3fc…
- White Era 100 & Line-in Adapter, and walnut Pro-Ject T1 turntable — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/021a1601cfdf3bdbfb6a31a1ed8977f7f2f0…
- Sonos Era 100 — elevated front view in Black: d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/70256/images/621727-era-100-top-angle-black-34777…
- Sonos Era 100 — elevated front view in White: d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/70256/images/621725-era-100-top-angle-white-5ffe2…
- Sonos Era 100 — hero front black: Sonos official media kit: era-100-hero-front-black (image 621715); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — hero front white: Sonos official media kit: era-100-hero-front-white (image 621713); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — front black: Sonos official media kit: era-100-front-black (image 621716); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — front white: Sonos official media kit: era-100-front-white (image 621717); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — top black: Sonos official media kit: era-100-top-black (image 621726); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — top white: Sonos official media kit: era-100-top-white (image 621731); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — bedroom: Sonos official media kit: era-100-bedroom (image 621724); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — bookshelf: Sonos official media kit: era-100-bookshelf (image 621714); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — credenza: Sonos official media kit: era-100-credenza (image 621718); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — home theater: Sonos official media kit: era-100-home-theater (image 621719); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — home theater 2: Sonos official media kit: era-100-home-theater2 (image 621721); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — home theater 3: Sonos official media kit: era-100-home-theater3 (image 621720); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — kitchen: Sonos official media kit: era-100-kitchen (image 621722); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — nightstand: Sonos official media kit: era-100-nightstand (image 621723); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — nightstand 2: Sonos official media kit: era-100-nightstand2 (image 621728); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — turntable: Sonos official media kit: era-100-turntable (image 621729); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 100 — turntable 2: Sonos official media kit: era-100-turntable2 (image 621730); complete supplied photograph.
