The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2023 - Issue 33

bitegadgets S onos expands its range with the next generation of smart speakers in sound and design innovation. Era 100 is a remastering of the bestselling Sonos One, re- defining room-filling sound with enhanced acoustics and a new look. Era 300 is a bold, revolutionary new design built to deliver the best experience in loud spatial audio with Dolby Atmos. They’re powered with new levels of immersive listening with expanded connectivity and Trueplay™ technol- ogy. Era 100 and Era 300 are the first speakers built to Sonos’ new responsible design standards spanning long-term serviceabil- ity and energy-efficient technologies. Slightly more significant than the Sonos One, Era 100 features all-new hardware and software, with acoustics and design that deliver detailed stereo sound and deep bass. It has two angled tweeters to send crisp high frequencies left and right for a rich stereo experience. At the same time, the larger mid-woofer creates stunning bass unexpectedly from a single compact speaker. The slim, modern-designed Era 100 is packed with audio and tech enhancements and would make a chic accent piece on a bookshelf, kitchen counter, desk or nightstand. Users can cus- tomise their system by adding Era 100 speakers as rears with their sound bar to create a surround sound system or pair two together for a room-filling stereo sound. It features a bold new UI and innovations to help it last longer, use less energy, and use recycled materials in each product. Era 300 boasts six powerful drivers directing the sound left, right, forward and upward. It wraps its beautifully complex acoustic architecture in an elegantly cinched hourglass design, with every angle, proportion and perforation enhancing the direction and dispersion of sound to surround you. It’s also the brand's first speaker to deliver multi-channel surround sound when used as home cinema rears by pairing two speakers with Arc or Beam to create a supercharged Dolby Atmos experi- ence. Era 100 and Era 300 are made with PCR (Post Consumer Recycled) plastic and packaged in 100% sustainably sourced paper engineered to reduce power consumption with under two watts of idle power and a new advanced sleep function. Both speakers feature an intuitive new user interface and a new capacitive volume slider for simple control, complement- ing quick and private control of your music with Sonos Voice Control, the Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth®. Through upgraded connectivity, users can stream all the audio they need using WiFi or Bluetooth® and directly connect oth- er audio devices, such as a turntable using an auxiliary cable and the Sonos Line-In Adapter. Trueplay, available to iOS and Android users, utilises the microphone array and optimises the sound for unique acoustics in your space with a tap in the Sonos app. www.sonos.com/en-gb/home Sonos Unveils Era 100 and Era 300: The Next Generation of Smart Speakers in Immersive Listening Images courtesy of Sonos