Upcoming Sonos Era speakers revealed in new leak | Tech Verse

Sonos has two new audio system on the best way, one set to interchange the present Sonos One and the opposite slated to showcase spatial audio capabilities.

The Verge detailed the brand new Period 100 and Period 300 Sonos audio system and shared advertising pictures it obtained of each audio system. In accordance with the publication, Sonos plans for a March launch of each audio system.

The Period 100 will reportedly value about $250 USD (roughly $337.42 CAD), which The Verge notes is a slight improve over the $219 value of the Sonos One speaker within the U.S. In Canada, the Sonos One prices $269 CAD — if Sonos follows an identical pricing scheme in Canada, the Period 100 may very well be $30 to $40 extra, placing it within the low $300 vary.

However, the Period 300 speaker will probably value $450 USD (about $607.37 CAD), coming in underneath the price of the Sonos 5 speaker. The Verge suggests Sonos will hold the 5 within the lineup somewhat than exchange it with the Period 300.

Each audio system will provide Bluetooth audio playback and USB-C line-in, providing extra alternative and suppleness for utilizing the audio system. The USB-C line-in might be notably useful, permitting individuals to plug in exterior sources like a turntable, one thing that’s not doable with the Sonos One. (One of many advertising pictures revealed by The Verge reveals a Sonos Period 100 speaker with an additional cable going into it, probably the USB-C line-in.)

Moreover, each audio system will provide Wi-Fi 6 help, Bluetooth 5.0 and AirPlay 2. Sonos additionally plans to promote a “combo adapter” for plugging within the audio system over ethernet.

Curiously, the Period audio system stands out as the first to help Trueplay on Android… type of. Trueplay is Sonos’ tech for tuning audio system for the room they’re in. At the moment, customers want an iPhone or iPad to tune their audio system, however the Period 100 and 300 will help “fast tuning,” which makes use of the built-in microphones on the audio system to optimize for the room. The previous tuning fashion, which includes strolling across the room holding an iPhone or iPad, will nonetheless be obtainable as effectively, and it’ll proceed to not help Android.

All about spatial audio, however not with Apple

The Verge notes that the Period 100 speaker isn’t geared for spatial audio. It reportedly doesn’t embrace upward-firing drivers. As an alternative, it has two tweeters for true stereo sound and an enlarged mid-woofer for extra highly effective bass. The Verge stresses that the speaker is an developed Sonos One with higher efficiency.

The Period 300, however, is all about spatial audio. The scale falls between the Sonos One and 5 audio system, and the 300 presents six whole drivers that push sound ahead, left, proper and up. When paired with both a Sonos Arc or Beam (Gen 2) as rear surrounds, a stereo pair of Period 300s will ship immersive Atmos encompass sound.

Nonetheless, it appears like clients might need some hassle having access to spatial audio. The Verge experiences that spatial audio tracks might be obtainable from Amazon Music Limitless, however Sonos hasn’t reached an settlement with Apple to make use of its Apple Music Dolby Atmos library (for now, that performance stays unique to the HomePod, although you possibly can play spatial audio by an Apple TV 4K related to an Atmos speaker system, such because the Arc or Beam). After all, this might change earlier than the March launch.

Apple isn’t the one tech firm giving Sonos hassle, although. Due to an ongoing authorized battle between Sonos and Google, The Verge experiences that Google Assistant won’t be on the brand new Period audio system. The corporate’s inside advertising particularly mentions Amazon Alexa, however not Assistant.

There will even be sustainability enhancements constructed off earlier bulletins from Sonos.

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