Sonos Era 300: The Final Verdict...

The Sonos Era 300 was a game changing product when released back in 2023, that lived up to the hype and expectation. But, how has their first Dolby Atmos speaker held up over the course of the last 12 months? In this video, we give our final verdict...

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Design
02:45 Connectivity
04:55 Performance
07:20 Use Cases
08:58 vs Fives
09:42 Verdict

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[smarthomesounds]

What do you guys think of the Sonos Era 300 one year on? 🤔

[Cars]

I use the era 300 as a single speaker in my bedroom and bought it as I plan to use them as a stereo pair or even rears in the future. Dolby Atmos tracks on Amazon Music sound great on it, just wish Spotify would move over as it's what I use the most. Also a point I've not seen mentioned anywhere - I've been able to use these as a speaker for my TV via Bluetooth. When connecting straight to my LG it wouldn't let me adjust audio sync and sound was out of time but I connected to my Fire Stick instead and there's no latency issues so I'd recommend that.

[Amit_l]

I have two Era 300’s as surround rears. Watching movies, especially with Atmos is incredible.

[Ardie]

I’ve had the ERA 300 for 6 months and I use them as a stereo pair. I initially purchased them to connect a turntable without having to go through the trouble of connecting an amp because we were in a temporary rental waiting for our home to be built. I was so impressed I’ve decided to keep them setup in my office. My previous speakers were B&Ws so I was expecting a huge downgrade but I was pleasantly surprised. I am considering getting another pair to use as rears in my TV room/man cave.

[ianblack]

Like many have said, I have these partnered with the arc as surround rears, love them, the best track I’ve found so far to play from Apple Music in spatial has to be Blackstreet, No Diggity, turn up that volume and enjoy, then compare it to the normal non spatial version, one hell of a difference 👍

[sheps]

They’re fantastic. I have 2 set up with the arc & sub gen 3 and the sound is superb.

[MRKY]

Just purchased a pair to link up to my LG C3 77, Arc and Sub3 for £630 new from Argos 😁

[Londonwall]

I have them with Sonos Arc and Dual Sub and I believe they are great but an expensive set up

[gswhite]

Great long term review. As a massive Sonos fan, I have to agree the new Era of Sonos speakers is a Great Leap Forward, and I love Spatial Audio.
I used to live in the Google Eco system, and was disappointed when the little love tiff started betrween Sonos and Google, meaning a lack of google assistance on the Sonos hardware.

I switched to Alexa, and although not as good, is just as useable, and allows me to turn 'Smart' voice functions on, with my Sonos hardware.

As Google have announced they are pulling away from the smart eco system, which include their own set of speakers, I am glad I made the Jump backwards to Amazons Alexa. So these speakers missing the Google feature will very soon be irrelevant as Google will no longer provide that Home service in the future.

[FaulerRanger]

Still can't decide between Homepod and Sonos Era 300 because the use cases are different but I need both

[toddcarstens]

I have 2 Sonos Era 300, Arc, and subwoofer. I initially had some connection issues; but it was just user error. I like the sound and wireless connectivity. However, I don’t think they are audiophile grade; but audiophile grade would cost significantly more and have cords. 6:05

[craftmatthew]

We have 2 set up in a rear surround set up.
We love them but wondered if anyone had a quick fix to be able to switch them into a stereo pair for music too?
Can I make a separate “room” setting on Sonos to switch?

[arronsmall]

I’m using the arc, dual fives as rears and dual subs. I completely agree with what was said about music performance. Fives are power houses 🔊 🔊

[aikjones]

Got it at launch to swap with my Sonos 5 & I Love it... just a brilliant lil speaker.
Google assistant? Who cares, Alexa works perfectly.

[jamessharris]

I have 2x 300 eras, sub gen 3 and an arc, all combined with a 65” oled tv. The set up is great and will be amazing for years to come. One thing I find odd and wonder if anyone knows the reason. When playing Apple Music via the tv compared to playing Apple Music though all the speakers with the tv off, it sounds different. It’s much better with the tv off, as the eras shine way more.

[remco]

In a surround set up i think it over powers the Arc. Hopelfully Sonos will release a new soundbar this year that matches the Era 300's

[Maipenrai]

Please be advised that at some point Sonos will stop supporting whatever speaker you have, and will become an expensive paperweight, forcing you to upgrade to their latest. This is part of their business model. A far cry from a friend’s Sansui/McIntosh tube setup from years ago that still sounds fantastic

[clayrowden]

I have a stereo pair of ERA 300s and a Gen3 Sub. I love the set up. I bought this strictly for music and the Dolby Atmos capabilities. The line in audio is lacking. I love my old album collection. The line in and needs a power boost from Sonos. Other than that, I am very pleased with my kit.

[Fenwickboy]

I’ve not owned any Sonos product but I’m considering buying the era 300 to use with my vinyl player in my living room. If I also buy an era 100 for my kitchen, can I play the vinyl player through it without having the volume on the era 300?

[TKO]

All may be well, but be ready to hardware and software trouble shoot....whenever Sonos app update occurs, there’s chance random issues. So have backup audio system.