![]() Testing the original Move, our experts found it was outperformed sonically by the first-generation Apple HomePod. Two key things we’d love is an upgrade to aptX Bluetooth support for higher-quality streaming direct from your phone and general improvements to the speaker’s sound. This is especially true as having been originally released in 2019, the first-generation Move is beginning to show its age and there are plenty of easy upgrades Sonos could make. That said, considering the current Sonos Move’s focus on being a Bluetooth wireless speaker for use outdoors, as well as a wireless smart speaker, a release in time for summer would make logical sense. There haven’t been lots of credible-looking reports, outside of a 'leak' from The Verge back in February 2023, where it also revealed the existence of the Era speakers.Ĭonsidering all the information it showed off about the Era 300 and Era 100 turned out to be true we’re taking its claims of a Sonos Move 2 fairly seriously - though until Sonos confirms the currently fictional device’s existence we can do little other than guess around certain specifics like what changes will be made, or when it’ll actually appear. The Move 2 is the next product Sonos is expected to release this year. (Image credit: Sonos ) Sonos Move 2 - rumoured These are the only two new products to arrive from Sonos thus far in 2023. Though it doesn’t support spatial audio, the 100 can still be used as rear speakers with a Sonos: Arc, Beam Gen 1 and Beam Gen 2, and Ray. Three class D amplifiers power the drivers. Sonos has also added a woofer it claims is 25 per cent bigger and thus capable of delivering deeper bass than the One. The internals have also been completely changed with it housing two angled tweeters with custom waveguides that according to Sonos deliver "detailed stereo separation". This is a big change to the One, which was limited to mono. ![]() Unlike the 300 it doesn’t support spatial audio, but if you’re coming off a Sonos One then there are a number of notable upgrades.įor starters, it delivers stereo sound. The Era 100 is the smaller option and is effectively a replacement for the Sonos One - which is no bad thing in our opinion as, while we loved the One at launch, it has started to show its age recently. The drivers are each powered by the Era 300’s own class D amplifier.Īs an added bonus it’s also been designed to work as a rear unit with Sonos Arc and Beam Gen 2 soundbars, which could make it an alluring upgrade for home cinema fans as well. Within, it houses an atypical speaker arrangement that combines six drivers (four tweeters, two woofers) with custom waveguides that fires audio out forwards, upwards, as well as left and right to create the directional quality expected of Atmos tracks. The device features a new hourglass design that’s shorter and more oval-shaped than its direct rival’s. This is largely down to the fact that, unlike the 100, the 300 is being marketed by Sonos as "specifically designed" to offer the best experience playing spatial audio with Dolby Atmos tracks. The Era 300’s direct rival is the five-star scoring Apple HomePod 2, which we tested earlier this year. The Era 300 is the larger and more expensive of the two, retailing for £449 / $449 / €499 / AU$749. We've since had both in our testing rooms and if you jump over to either our Sonos Era 300 review or Sonos Era 100 review, you'll see we were very impressed, with both scoring a perfect 5/5. ![]()
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