![]() That's why it targets everything about the Sonos One that could do with an improvement. However, the Sonos One is such a fantastic speaker and the Era 100 has a lot to live up to. Rather than offering the best in spatial audio and immersive sound like the Era 300, the Era 100 is cheaper, smaller and designed to replace the Sonos One at the top of our list. The Sonos Era 100 is one of the newest Sonos speakers alongside the Sonos Era 300. But if spatial audio isn't a deal-breaker for you and you want loud, detailed and powerful sound, it's an older but good option. It has Bluetooth connectivity, spatial audio and is smaller and lighter than the Five. If you want the best speaker for your home, we'd recommend the newer Sonos Era 300 over the Sonos Five. There's an impressive soundstage too and clear, defined vocals. Sound-wise it gets loud, really loud, without going too bass-heavy. You also won't find microphones or voice controls – but you can connect it up to another Sonos speaker with a mic and control it that way. There's Apple AirPlay 2 with the Five, but no Bluetooth. It has a 3.5mm line-in and supports external devices, like turntables. It doesn't support spatial audio but is designed for stereo output instead. It's a large and bulky speaker as far as Sonos tech goes. The Sonos Five is still the biggest option from Sonos and one we'd suggest you consider if you're looking for power over precision. Now the Era 300 is out we know that isn't the case. When the Sonos Era 300 was first rumored to be coming soon, we assumed it would replace the Sonos Five. There’s also Hi-Res support from compatible devices too, which is a welcome addition. ![]() ![]() The speaker doesn’t just offer fantastic height and a wide soundstage, but offers a rich, detailed and powerful sound.īluetooth works well and makes the Sonos Era 300 more accessible for more of your devices. In our Sonos Era 300 review we wrote: “it delivers more expansive sound than any one-box speaker I've heard to date – even with just stereo music, there's such a clear sense of left and right channels feeling separate and distinct.” This is why the Sonos Era 300 is our top pick if you’re look for immersive, spatial audio in a Sonos speaker design rather than a soundbar. This is largely down to the fact you get an array of drivers and processing skills. At $449 / £449 / AU$749 it isn’t cheap, but during our testing we commented that we’ve tested more expensive wireless speakers, making the Era 300 good value in our books. This is a premium speaker through and through. It has up- and side firing speakers, which create spatial audio. And yes…I agree well constructed termination ends are important as well.The Sonos Era 300 is the first speaker from the company with Dolby Atmos support (although not the first soundbar, we’re looking at you Sonos Arc). So IMO cables make a difference and not just any OFC cable. In fact the cables I use today most ( at first glance) would think a waste of money until one does a A/B comparison at home. I also found that cables with a supposedly good insulation sleeve complete with cut away diagram of construction didn’t eliminate unwanted RF and other interference as well as advertised. I too at one time believed that OFC cables as you described were all that is needed (but not from a hardware store). Equally important would be integrity of the termination at both ends, so some care is needed there. Cables from a hardware store will work just as well as long as they have a copper core of adequate thickness for the length of cable needed, with a decent insulation sleeve all they have to do is carry the current across.
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