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Era 300
Sonos's Dolby Atmos smart speaker, with an upward-firing tweeter for spatial audio, suited to music listening in one room or as rear speakers for a Sonos soundbar.
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- Yes
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 4.47 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it sounds spacious, detailed and balanced, with convincing Dolby Atmos placement and unusually wide stereo for its size. All three find it pricey, and What Hi-Fi? and Trusted Reviews note the wired adaptor costs extra; TechRadar wanted deeper bass, while What Hi-Fi? found the bass punchy and deep.
From whathifi.com, techradar.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Drivers
- 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
- Six class-D digital amplifiers
- Audio formats
- Dolby Atmos Music
- 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 or Dolby Atmos rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar
- App
- Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
- Weight
- 4.47 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
- 185 × 260 × 160 mm (H × W × D)
- Colours
- Black, White
- In the box
- Era 300, power cable (2 m), documentation
Pros and cons
Pros
- Plays Dolby Atmos music, with an upward-firing tweeter in a horn
- Six drivers and six class-D amplifiers
- Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, AirPlay 2 and line-in through USB-C with an adapter
Cons
- 4.47 kg and 260 mm wide, much bigger than Era 100
- Line-in and Ethernet need adapters sold separately
- Mains powered, with no battery
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Yes | Wi-Fi | – | 2.3 kg | Feb 2023 | |
| Speaker | No | Bluetooth | – | 4.25 kg | Jun 2022 | |
| Speaker | No | Bluetooth | – | 2.85 kg | Jun 2022 |
Sources
- sonos.com/en-gb/shop/era-300
- newsroom.sonos.com/254695-sonos-unveils-era-300-and-era-100-the-next-generation…
Photo: media.sonos.com
- Era 300 white front angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c1fda82321f3a49069607cd5604add513609…
- Sonos Era 300 speaker pair with headphones, soundbar and subwoofer in black — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/3ca6e5150728f6a5cedc5147492a93179669…
- Sonos Era 300 speaker pair with headphones, soundbar and subwoofer in white — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/5ab4611c9a3c4a0aa4fbb0ca30842cae5c4b…
- Set with a black Arc Ultra, a black Sub 4, and a pair of black Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/3a521e77055da0268f5a2ae72a52bab268d4…
- Set with a white Arc Ultra, a white Sub 4, and a pair of white Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/bd47ce9c31c157089eeaebdce3dc4414c20f…
- Era 300 black low angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/029f523de980751d0ea6b1866e7f3b4bc806…
- Era 300 white low angle: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/f8804516f8d2daceb79453d44728a3e53d45…
- A black set with Arc Ultra, Sonos Ace, Sub 4, and a pair of Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/42bfbc1dc5326cd37c1bc8081305416bce2c…
- A white set with Arc Ultra, Sonos Ace, Sub 4, and a pair of Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/b2cf7b623df03238a8697384bf69414e750e…
- Pair of black Era 300s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/58cf10143c28f9260c6311f8856067f4abf2…
- Era 300 black front: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c7c42e1337a2264c524a234167d8b5743e30…
- Era 300 black side: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/117aa0db9fe1054492ca93513ef7303e969c…
- Era 300 black back: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/389717b009bf56e6d267e4a6a89984dec1f9…
- Era 300 black top controls: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/bedacba481aaeb480473ca3e7e9ef17b85db…
- Era 300 black bottom: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/c0484b75b6555633833c3d4a32170b41b9a4…
- Pair of white Era 300s — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/6b1f62e09276b35591962cf501f6ab67cf9b…
- Era 300 white front: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/34e40f4fff12fcda38f3dd617e09c9abcca7…
- Era 300 white side: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/862311d0b26cd1d48c5b2fc479675fd6c980…
- Era 300 white back: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/439a13fdabf33acf6888e5ff4e0f7f79d7e8…
- Era 300 white top controls: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/7b06e623868d8bdf60441a52eea679ac6bd6…
- Era 300 white bottom: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/1f5b927d67c2b2f62cfe6d8a94d45c0c8ea6…
- Set with a black Arc Ultra and a pair of black Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/1178ce56bf752b5183fed1c6429e3a15b677…
- Set with a white Arc Ultra and a pair of white Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/edac337b908c5e99ee62b61b56d350df0cbd…
- Set with a black Sub 4 and a pair of black Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/fa59a6b4c9dad8d7ca98c8373d9e5d298886…
- Set with a white Sub 4 and a pair of white Era 300 speakers — optional system configuration; additional components sold separately: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/e3b31ee0aacb11daa6005b7f5f750fab0232…
- Sonos Era 300 — elevated front view in Black: d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/70256/images/621695-era-300-front-black-96921d-or…
- Sonos Era 300 — elevated front view in White: d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/70256/images/621694-era-300-front-white-82864f-or…
- Sonos Era 300 — hero horizontal black: Sonos official media kit: era-300-hero-horizontal-black (image 621697); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — hero horizontal white: Sonos official media kit: era-300-hero-horizontal-white (image 621702); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — side angle black: Sonos official media kit: era-300-side-angle-black (image 621707); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — side angle white: Sonos official media kit: era-300-side-angle-white (image 621710); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — top angle black: Sonos official media kit: era-300-top-angle-black (image 621705); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — top angle white: Sonos official media kit: era-300-top-angle-white (image 621711); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — top black: Sonos official media kit: era-300-top-black (image 621703); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — top white: Sonos official media kit: era-300-top-white (image 621704); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — bedroom: Sonos official media kit: era-300-bedroom (image 621692); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — credenza: Sonos official media kit: era-300-credenza (image 621691); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — credenza 2: Sonos official media kit: era-300-credenza2 (image 621693); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — credenza 3: Sonos official media kit: era-300-credenza3 (image 621696); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — home theater: Sonos official media kit: era-300-home-theater (image 621698); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — living room: Sonos official media kit: era-300-living-room (image 621699); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — living room 2: Sonos official media kit: era-300-living-room2 (image 621701); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — record player: Sonos official media kit: era-300-record-player (image 621700); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — sonos app: Sonos official media kit: era-300-sonos-app (image 621709); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — touch controls: Sonos official media kit: era-300-touch-controls (image 621706); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — white bookshelf: Sonos official media kit: era-300-white-bookshelf (image 621712); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Era 300 — white bookshelf 2: Sonos official media kit: era-300-white-bookshelf2 (image 621708); complete supplied photograph.
