Sound positioning isn't just limited to steering things far left and right, to be clear. Stuff that should be central comes from the speaker unit, yes, but everything else has space to swarm around, including nearly feeling like they're coming from your sides at times.Įven when it doesn't get that far, the sound is so wide and so tall – I can't think of another speaker this size that's filled the whole space in front of me quite as well. Treble floats sweetly, and voices in the mid-range came through the soundstage clearly and naturally.īut more importantly, this is all happening in what may be the most well-dispersed soundstage I've heard from a single speaker. It's absolutely crammed with detail, yet seems to also be able to punch deep for bass notes without overriding the finer points elsewhere in the mix. I truly cannot wait to get my hands on the Era 300 for more testing, because I loved what I heard in my time with it.įirst: music. (Image credit: Future) Hands-on Sonos Era 300 review: Sound quality Sonos says that an upgrade to Bluetooth 5.2 will come in the future.
You've also got Bluetooth 5.0 and a USB-C port, and you can connect an adapter to the latter than enables 3.5mm line-in or Ethernet. This means they play the same audio, and can be driven hard for rich bass without vibrating such a small speaker right off the shelf – the vibrations of the two drivers cancel each other out.Ī processing platform with 4GB of RAM powers the thing, helping to get the Dolby Atmos positional effects from the drivers. Here, there's a forward-firing compression driver, then one upfiring driver at roughly a 10-degree angle, and two side-firing drivers (one left, one right) also at around 10 degrees.Īnd then there are two side-firing woofers, facing left and right, in a force-opposing configuration. Interestingly, Sonos has gone for compression drivers for the most part, which are much harder to integrate well into small home-friendly speakers than standard dynamic drivers (because they require an extra structure to shape and amplify their sound) – but they can be more efficient, easier to steer for directional sound, and lower-distortion when done right. Let's start with the speakers in the Sonos Era 300.
Upfiring and side-firing drivers for Dolby Atmos.(Image credit: Future) Hands-on Sonos Era 300 review: Features
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