I was wrong about Sonos. - Sonos Era 300 & 100

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When Bell told Dan he'd be covering the new Sonos Era 300 and 100 speakers, Dan was excited to tear Sonos apart for their wild pricing compared to the okay performance a lot of their speakers offer, but after sitting down and listening to their newest offerings, he may have to admit that Sonos has a potential hit on their hands...
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Dan's gonna fondle
0:30 Unboxing the Era 300
2:07 Unboxing the Era 100
2:33 Odd power cable design
3:10 Era 100 design impressions
3:54 Era 300 design impressions
5:38 Sponsor - Alpaca Keyboards
6:20 Setting everything up
9:28 Era 300 - Stereo music
11:10 Era 300 - Dolby Atmos music
12:17 Era 100 listening impressions
13:17 Era 300 Stereo pair - Stereo music
14:21 Era 300 Stereo pair - Dolby Atmos music
15:18 Era 100 Stero pair listening impressions
16:00 Pricing and Sonos' frustrating decisions
18:20 Overall thoughts
19:24 Outro

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@ShortCircuit Жыл бұрын

Have you used any Sonos products before? Let us know what you think of them down below! Buy Sonos Era 300 Speakers: lmg.gg/RQPJB Buy Sonos Era 100 Speakers: geni.us/ZEGBrT Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

@kazi1 Жыл бұрын

@fanss1426 Жыл бұрын

@@kazi1 tf bro

@kazi1 Жыл бұрын

@@fanss1426 what

@lukabosnjak3829 Жыл бұрын

Why would anyone buy a sonos speaker? Get some nubert active stereo speakers for tv and Vifa for the best possible sound in style...

@xnamkcor Жыл бұрын

Can you make a playlist called Dan Being Disappointed By Audio Equipment?

@corndog9482 Жыл бұрын

i'm not sure if Dan was more excited about the product, or the fact that he was able to say "fondle" on camera

@davekelloway3337 Жыл бұрын

Yes you are. You are very sure.

@m_ism Жыл бұрын

I love how Dan is alwwys such a stickler about finish and things looking nice and then says the answer to their limited color options is to just spray bomb it. Very on brand

@ididauni166 Жыл бұрын

Ngl I didn't read stickler the first time I read this comment. What I did read was Sticker licker and I was very confused, if it was some tech jargon or just an insult.

@wiryantirta Жыл бұрын

why we don’t trust techbros for aesthetic advice

@DaveMcIroy Жыл бұрын

Do you mean very on DBrand?

@manaspradhan8041 Жыл бұрын

Doing any modification on your own is always orders of magnitude better than any factory finish. You couldn't pay me to wear glasses made in a factory to look like Casey's salt glasses

@tram1839 Жыл бұрын

I love how Dan is always so chill and blunt with what he says, kind of like a therapist if he were to roasting you

@Zejjnt Жыл бұрын

Heh, it's quite noticeable how the rest of the crew have made their impression on Dan in a number of ways and it feels like he's becoming more and more comfortable being a host - as he rightfully should be!

@finn6612 Жыл бұрын

Yes. He's becoming more and more openly cynical. :D

@valixplaysgames Жыл бұрын

I always love Dan’s reviews and his balanced take on stuff. He’s quickly becoming my favourite host.

@stefpats Жыл бұрын

he s the worst by far, imo

@avenger2660 Жыл бұрын

@@stefpats Interesting take, but I disagree.

@Petrixxxxxxx Жыл бұрын

@@stefpats We are all allowed to share our opinions, even if they are just wrong like yours. I applaud you for having the courage

@stefpats Жыл бұрын

@@Petrixxxxxxx or maybe yours is wrong

@LukewarmMiner Жыл бұрын

@@stefpats my guy you’re getting ratio’d. Dan is the right amount of technical and emotional. I think his delivery and remarks are great and add a lot to the LinusMediaGroup Family

@davekelloway3337 Жыл бұрын

Dan. You were a good hire. For this content, the WAN show addition and most importantly the upcoming Christmas remix.

Жыл бұрын

Dan Show! Dan Show! Dan Show! Dan Show!

@mrjson3039 Жыл бұрын

I think despite all linus' complaints, he is gonna go full goblin mode and release it anyway

@TheChemizzle Жыл бұрын

@@mrjson3039 Easiest way to get people to want something...just tell them no.

@rohithkumarsp Жыл бұрын

There's gonna be a Christmas remix this year?

@johncole4882 Жыл бұрын

80 bucks for a mount is absolute insanity

@ms3862 Жыл бұрын

Poor boi

@johncole4882 Жыл бұрын

@@ms3862 🐑

@NovaDoll Жыл бұрын

@@johncole4882 Coming from a person who doesn’t know speaker stands are expensive…

@johncole4882 Жыл бұрын

@@NovaDoll it was a little mount not a stand

@johncole4882 Жыл бұрын

@@NovaDoll looks like we found the sonos rep

@RuySenpai Жыл бұрын

I like to imagine Dan just set off a war between the engineers and the programmers within Sonos

@danieloberhofer9035 Жыл бұрын

More like a war on two fronts: Engineers (both hard- and software) in the middle, besieged on both sides by marketing and bean counters.

@RuySenpai Жыл бұрын

@@danieloberhofer9035 I wonder, I was referring specifically to how these speakers can't properly support Atmos, but yeah who knows what is the reason. Did the hardware engineers just made a bad design that wouldn't be able to handle proper Atmos support? Did the software engineers f something up and just couldn't implement it? Or did the company handicap both teams not giving enough time or resources to achieve it?

@ImHeo Жыл бұрын

With Dan praising speakers like that, they have to sound amazing.

@tebatso984 Жыл бұрын

That's what I'm thinking too. He really likes these as doubles

@Xander1Sheridan Жыл бұрын

they do. Sonos is great for home theater and audio. And with the app you can even have every Sonos speaker in your house play the same thing which sounds amazing.

@ImHeo Жыл бұрын

@@Xander1Sheridan I do like my Sonos speakers, (Mostly the old 1's a 5 and a Beam) but if I recall correctly, Dan didn't really praise the Sonos Ray that he hosted a video on in the past. But after seeing this, I do want some of them new Era speakers.

@suly3243 Жыл бұрын

I read about them and the consensus is that the 300s sound good for spatial audio and 100s are good for stereo

@bbking006 Жыл бұрын

Odd, I had always heard that Sonos is pretty low quality in comparison to something like a mid-range B&O A9 even. I heard decent things about the Formation Wedge but personally am leaning Devialet.

@greatestcontentwatcher Жыл бұрын

Dan should be in more videos! I always love watchin him!

@Kirsty_McKay Жыл бұрын

Said before but I'll say it again, I love the new Short Circuit set. Fun, fresh, bright and engaging.

@lollol9236 Жыл бұрын

I find the screen on the left side extremely irritating. Looks like a color gradient added in post...

@NahBNah Жыл бұрын

Ill say it again, nah b, nah b, nah, nah yo, and nah b

@V0N32 Жыл бұрын

Dan, your fast-paced delivery style really scratches an itch somewhere in my brain. This is great. Proud of your evolution as a host my friend :)

@larslindemann3526 Жыл бұрын

Hello, it is quite possible to operate several loudspeakers in one room. The rooms simply have to be named differently and then defined as a group. The system can operate up to 32 loudspeakers in one room - if you want it that way. With 2 Era 300 as rear speakers, an ARC Soundbar and 2 Sonos Sub Gen3 you get also a full 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos home cinema setup. I love the new ERA 300 (got 4 of them and 2 Era 100 as well). All of them sound much better than my Sonos Ones, I used to have before.

@JonathanSundy Жыл бұрын

But there's a difference between the speakers opperating as channels and the speakers producing room filling effects. If you add, say 4 speakers to a room, they're all going to play the exact same thing so you do not lack gaps in your sound stage, but they won't operate as positional speakers for audio content purposes.

@larslindemann3526 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanSundy Yes, that is correct. But for most rooms, a stereo pair of era 300s should easily fill the room with music.

@thenonexistinghero Жыл бұрын

I see the word 'loudspeakers' and I thought 'hey the guy is Dutch'. Then I see the name and it all but confirms it.

@larslindemann3526 Жыл бұрын

@@thenonexistinghero nicht ganz richtig, ich komme aus Deutschland und nicht aus den Niederlanden… Ist das jetzt ein Problem für Dich?

@thenonexistinghero Жыл бұрын

@@larslindemann3526 Nah, it's not a problem. I can read and understand basic German just fine. Never really cared, but my dad always watched German Xena and Hercules and as such... I learned a little bit.

@marcmcpolo Жыл бұрын

I was at a listening event from Sonos when they first presented these to the press. They showed us the Dolby Atmos setup with an Arc, two Era 300 surround speakers and two Subs. It was the closest thing I ever experienced to IMAX sound in a living room. You should definitely make a Video about that.

@VanDammage87 Жыл бұрын

Have you not heard an actual Dolby Atmos home theatre system with an AVR and traditional speaker setup with actual height speakers? While Sonos does a decent job with a soundbar setup the difference is still Night and Day compared to an actual home theatre system.

@TrioLOLGamers Жыл бұрын

@@VanDammage87 also considering that atmos support up to 128 channel and in a proper cinema (I've tried the Melzo Meyer Sound Atmos with nearly 60 channels), i highly doubt this can sound even near a proper Atmos calibrated system (you can also build a Genelec system if I'm correct that will sound way better and linear). Also he talks about IMAX that is only 5.1... (I've tried the Orio System that is an IMAX SR but it also shows his limits while having big proper IMAX speakers)... So yeah... I think he never tried a proper or decent Atmos system...

@aj0413_ Жыл бұрын

@@VanDammage87 I think the key here is "living room" since most people have dedicated rooms for their home theatre, assuming they even have one. I'd have to agree that Sonos is probably one of the best living room solutions a normal person can get. I have one sub + one sls + arc and have to say I don't feel like I'm missing much. Recently helped my dad install 10k+ worth of speakers in his massive living room (4-6 down firing in-ceiling for atmos, alone), but you'd have to really be selective on the media to make the difference ""night and day." Audio has massive diminishing returns and the audio mastering most have access to at home via streaming and so on isn't gonna take advantage of *real* atmos setups...not even getting into the issue of acoustics of a living room playing a large part in the experience too.

@bbking006 Жыл бұрын

How do they compare to something like the Beolabs, McIntosh XRs, etc.? To me it doesn't seem possible that the two could be comparable but I haven't looked at Sonos in years because they did not seem to be a serious brand (at least, back then).

@thenonexistinghero Жыл бұрын

@@TrioLOLGamers I'm using a Samsung HW-Q990B. Bought it for less than €900 and you can get it even cheaper these days here in Europe. It does provide a pretty nice Atmos experience and the sound quality is also great. While the Atmos ceiling effects definitely are much better on a proper setup and other kinds of sounds are also a bit better... it's hard to do better than this without having to attach speakers to the ceiling and for as low cost. That being said, other soundbars that offer similar quality seem to cost 2 to 3 times as much. That being said, soundbars have actually made A LOT of progress in recent years. So while a dedicated non-soundbar surround setup does still sound better, the good modern soundbars are capable of damn great sound. It's ideal for someone like me who doesn't want to attach speakers to every corner. Sure, it can be done for cheap but it'll also look horrible so I'd need to spend extra money and a lot of extra effort into actually making it look decent. And I'm no good with tools to actually do that.

@markep5457 Жыл бұрын

Atmos for music at the moment is 5.1.4 and for consumer available video in TrueHD format 7.1.4, DD+ format 5.1.4 once exported form the Dolby encoder. Yes you can add more speakers in and define the position of them but the decoder in your AVR / soundbar etc does all the heavy lifting. Each sonos surround set is its own independent 5ghz network with all surround speakers / sub connecting back to the main soundbar regardless of how it’s connected to your home. I can imagine trying to keep track of all that positional calculation across an expanding group of speakers would be a lot of computation and also a lot of traffic from the host device which is always the soundbar hence the limit. Given that there is only ever 7.1.4 channels of audio maximum in the consumer atmos track, you don’t actually gain anything extra going beyond that with speakers, just “calculated” panning from your decoding device. Another example for Apple Music, the decode happens in the AirPods turning that 5.1.4 mix as binaural stereo which enables the head tracking etc to be low latency. This is why atmos in (very large) cinemas is much more positional, the audio track is delivered on an SSD and is synced to the digital video timecode. A full atmos track of 24 channels is around 150Mbps bandwidth.

@nil3010 Жыл бұрын

Nice info

@dniel97 Жыл бұрын

There are many wrong information you got there.... 1. DD+ Atmos uses 15 dynamic objects on streaming services which uses 768 kbit/s and is not tied to 5.1.4 at all, in fact the standard says the reference layout should be 7.1.4 for music 2. TrueHD Atmos support also 15 dynamic objects and not 7.1.4, sure the reference layout can be 7.1.4 and there are some blu rays which only uses 7.1.4 but that is not the norm. 3. Because Atmos uses dynamic objects the current maximum limit is 32 speakers in the consumer environment, so a 24.x.10 setup is possible with DD+ and TrueHD (Trinnov Altitude 32). 4. Never heard of a DCP IAB MXF to be delivered on a SSD, that would be way to expensive and overkill. Dolby Atmos for Cinemas uses a 7.1.2 bed and max 118 dynamic audio objects, no idea where you get the 24 channels from, because Cinema supports up to 64 individual speakers.

@markep5457 Жыл бұрын

@@dniel97 1 + 2. Regardless of your dynamic objects in metadata and how they are clustered this is still delivered over channels in the export for consumer media and is actively downmixed depending on your target so 7.1 channels for TrueHD and 5.1 for EAC3 as per the Dolby encoder spec. 3. Whilst this is accurate in terms of total possibility it is still dependant on the receiver decoding and panning objects based on the position and timestamp in the metadata. The "phsyical" audio data in terms of waveform is still in an encoded channel in the downmix. 4. It has been a while since I was in a projection booth so this may have changed however the early atmos content was delivered in this way, like how the early DTS tracks were delivered on a separate disk that was timecoded to the film reel. As for the channel count yeah I was wrong there, IAB can support up to 128 channels but tends to be mastered to 26 (not 24) following the interoperability guidelines

@dniel97 Жыл бұрын

@@markep5457 1. + 2. Not quite, yes the objects are encoded in the backwards compatible 5.1 or 7.1 bed for EAC-3 JOC. But the decoder will extract the audio objects from the bed channels when it supports Dolby Atmos and can render it to a 9.1.6 setup for example just fine. TrueHD Atmos (or MLP 16ch presentation) on the hand can actually use 16 channels (not 7.1) with encoded object data, so you get a much better separation.

@savagemadman2054 Жыл бұрын

Your sentiments match mine regarding the lack of paring configurability in the Sonos ecosystem. However, it's still better than the other options I've tried. I have an 8 device Sonos setup. Their stability has improved quite a bit for me in the last while. Really appreciate that they will still work with hardwired audio sources - matters far more to me than wireless support.

@Asgard2693 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate Dan, I can't put my finger on it but there is just something about the way he talks and the genuine down to earth nature of his delivery. I often struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Dan commentary just hits a sweet spot. ❤ You Dan (platonic I promise)

@ilangarling Жыл бұрын

When you wanna use Trueplay you have to circle around your room with your phone and it will tune it that way. Thats probably why in the first part the 300 played it so weird. Setting it up as a stereo pair deletes the Trueplay setting, because the setup has changed when adding a second speaker

@andrewzach1921 Жыл бұрын

For whatever reason I trust Dan’s opinion on speakers. His frustrations mirror my own at times so I watch every video he does a little more carefully than some of the other videos. I watch almost every thing the team puts out but there are varying levels of engagement for me. I don’t need to see him in everything but I enjoy his contributions.

@225Perfect Жыл бұрын

With all the Labs stuff getting built, I'm surprised that y'all aren't building a proper listening room for this kind of thing. Setting them up at a proper height and distance from the listener in a room with a normal ceiling would give a much more accurate representation of how they perform.

@alexhenry4480 Жыл бұрын

They are, Linus did a tour of the Labs area and mentioned a section that they had planned for a proper "home theater" set to test and try out speakers in.

@jrc9689 Жыл бұрын

I think Linus explained that this specific channel is not for detailed review of any product. Its for unboxing and first impression only but since they are enjoying (the hosts) at doing it, its becoming (feeling like) a sounding like "real review" which the channel is not for. For real reviews with "lab level" we might have to pay for floatplane or go search other tech channels / websites

@Kitteh.B Жыл бұрын

I really hope it's just an empty room with one leather chair in the middle like that old commercial where the guy's like, in a wind tunnel of sound. I forget what the commercial was advertising lol

@Hitokiri_Ace Жыл бұрын

Awesome review. Always love more Dan. Also, labs or not, DIY speakers coming soon? DIYSG has some things in stock again these days.. would be real cool to see 'em tested.

@NiklasOjas Жыл бұрын

That's the thing, I have a Sonos Soundbar + Speakers in the back. I have the ability to add subs which is great. But what about to speakers in the front to further advance the experience, as you said I feel like Sonos does not want my money. In the forums, this is a hot topic and I cant figure out why they haven't added it in all these years... maybe it is not possible hardware/software-wise?

@patrickjohnson3143 Жыл бұрын

It's definitely possible. But it's a lower priority because so few customers would buy the products for that reason. We want it bad, but 98% of customers don't have in-ceiling speakers, or space behind their couch to get to 7.2.X. Hardware wise, it exists - you could add a One or Era 100/300 to the front or rear to add channels. Ceiling speakers + the amp to get overhead speakers. But only a very vocal minority would buy more products to do it. And it's likely more software dev time than the Era lineup completely. Think about the people who would buy it, it's a slither of the market. Higher and they're rolling their own home-hifi with much higher-end speakers. Slightly lower and you're happy with the products you already have.

@davewoodsmusic Жыл бұрын

I managed to add the 300s as a stereo pair in a group with the ARC and one rears and sub and still kept ATMOS in the main group, the app didn't like it much and wouldn't release the group but it sounded awesome did the same with the ones after I'd added the 300s as rears but as usual the Atmos was lost its a definate gap in the system that would be a great addition

@Xander1Sheridan Жыл бұрын

what precisely are you trying to do? Dan was trying to overcomplicate things. The best part about Sonos is to let the app and the software figure everything out. You should be able to add whatever you want and let trueplay figure everything out.

@kleini3 Жыл бұрын

@@patrickjohnson3143 especially for the price. Yes the intro is cheap with a beam and a avr + a stereo pair will cost u more but everything u add to that soundbar will cost u more/the same as surrounds or a sub for an avr. And they will be better value for money.

@blainehale Жыл бұрын

"I'm a weak little man" got me!

@jrgzz Жыл бұрын

Tunes the speaker to the room for its orientation and placement… proceeds to move the speaker around constantly without recalibrating. It specifically says in the instructions to retune if you reposition or move the speaker around

@BWpepperr Жыл бұрын

I've never seen him enthusiastic about something like this! How awesome. Love the video!😁

@Hollowtriangles Жыл бұрын

Recently upgraded from a Sonos One in my office to an era 300, and so far it's been awesome. A little lame having to use the sonos app for dolby atmos and I'm not audiophile, but I love mine so far

@4nquattro Жыл бұрын

I never comment on KZfaq videos. But Dan is hands down my favorite on screen person at LMG. If he ever broke off and did his own thing I'd buy ALL the screwdrivers... Or speakers... Or whatever. 😂

@christopherwolf2002 Жыл бұрын

Love you Dan I have been running the original sound bar with the surrounds and a subwoofer. Bought them all at the same time. 700 for sub and sound bar, and then 300 for the surrounds. I was debating between these and Bose at the time. Sonos was slightly cheaper. The theater immersion I get when using the system is awesome. It can shake the whole room. Love the option for night mode and voice clarity when watching something where I want to hear the actors easily and not have the volume change. Best investment I ever made. Still sound just as good as when I bought them over ten years ago.

@hp4546 Жыл бұрын

Great review Dan. Always a pleasure, you're a great addition to the LTT crew

@Midman1972 Жыл бұрын

The 300 rear cord attachment location makes perfect sense: it’s a de facto strain relief, and it doesn’t interfere with the specifics for the base or wall mounting on a Sonos bracket. I have Sonos in four rooms - more than enough to fill my place with balanced audio - and I think the “limitations” you frantically espouse rate negligible or completely inconsequential per Sonos’ variety of offerings.

@corican Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic Dan video. I love his detailed look at the finish and build quality. I really enjoy his reviews.

@bwood6337 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite video from LMG in a good while. Awesome work Dan!

@beastnpp3166 Жыл бұрын

Drinking wine after work while having Dan giving me the most honest opinion about an audio product that I would ever hear its the cusp of my day.

@gummybeers Жыл бұрын

Getting specialized knowledge paired with a first look reaction is good sweet spot.. Dan is great and I do like going further in depth from a more experienced users like the camera team would try to do. If you're going to do 10+ mins per video, I think you may need to rebrand from ShortCircuit to something else bc I just spent 20mins on a video about Bluetooth/Wireless speakers because I need to know what Pantone white that white is!?!?!?

@Gurke01 Жыл бұрын

Man just love the nice sound when you freshly setup true play for the speaker. It feels heavenly good

@ficklampa Жыл бұрын

We have one of the old Soho’s speakers at work and I’m always amazed with how it can fill the office space with good quality audio, and bass. I mean that thing is like a litre of milk in size! Also Dan is my favourite host. I want to be like him when I grow up.

@gamertrem1884 Жыл бұрын

Dan's humor is amazing. Great review and I liked your input and viewpoints. Very detailed!

@TheSmileyTek Жыл бұрын

Love how witty Dan is. He's been such a great addition to LMG. I always watch any video he's hosting.

@pwd1134 Жыл бұрын

I simultaneously want this guy as my best friend, brother, Father, and grandfather.

@mrjson3039 Жыл бұрын

Give me Dan all day long. Incredible host from the first time he was on camera.

@Murph9000 Жыл бұрын

You can have multiple stereo pairs in the system as a whole. You can't do it with fancy spatial audio to create a 27.1 setup, but you certainly can (via grouping) have a 2.1 with as many L & R pairs as you like (within the system total limit). I've done this on S2 with a Ray + Sub Mini grouped with a pair of IKEA SYMFONISK table lamps (One SL in disguise).

@robertparfitt2596 3 ай бұрын

I have a quick question, I have an Arc sound bar, a sub woofer, and 2 rear speakers called ones, would you suggest that I purchase 2 era 300’s for the front

@MrYaron80 11 ай бұрын

Hi, how would you compare them with the KEF LSX?

@FroZZZenFire Жыл бұрын

Dan is hands down my favourite person to watch among any ltt staff. His sense of humor is so fun and he is so comfortable in front of a camera. PLEASE MORE Dan!

@iceepang1 Жыл бұрын

It's very rare that you meet a person that shows you their intelligent by their slick humor You're the man Dan

@Qrzychu92 Жыл бұрын

We have those at work in the office. They are great - integration with Spotify, they connect to the wifi, so you can pick it up, plug into any socket, and it will work. Super easy to sync them so that the whole office plays the same song - great! But we had an open house for clients, and we wanted to have a TV play a video, and we wanted a single speaker for that. It works right away, but THE DELAY. It's like 2s. I get why, all the speakers communicate with each other to sync, encoding, wifi etc - get it. So we plugged it in via jack. And? Well, it's super easy to make the whole office play sound from that input - great. But use this a speaker for a video? Forget it. No matter if it was isolated, paired, wifi or jack, 2s delay. So we enabled subtitiles and muted the sound....

@Xander1Sheridan Жыл бұрын

you really need one of their soundbars with HDMI and Atmos support to play video. Then it all comes out amazing. But without it they can't sync with video.

@chadswenson8519 Жыл бұрын

having an audio engineer like Dan on your staff must be a great asset

@ADirtyScrub Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen it mentioned but something to know about the type -c line in. Regular dongles like you get with your phone only support audio out, not line-in. You have to specifically get the Sonos ones to get line-in.

@gamingislovegamingislife Жыл бұрын

Man, Dan i felt that trying to get that cord out of the Era 100. I feel like that thing has a pull density than the heart of a black hole🤣

@ravnos04 10 ай бұрын

I have been a fan of what soundbars offered by way of space saving and having sound quality similar to traditional receiver-based systems. I started on the budget friendly side with Sony and transitioned last year to the Sonos Arc with the subwoofer. The Era 100’s went on sale after the Era 300 debuted and I pulled the trigger. I’m SO glad I did. I have been forever sold on the brand because the quality of sound is fantastic for my gaming and movie needs. Even in the future when I have a dedicated theater room, I will forego spending the $10k+ on theater audio for a Sonos solution. For anyone on the fence in investing the $2k on a full system, I HIGHLY recommend pulling the trigger. You won’t regret the decision.

@liquid79 Жыл бұрын

Although you can combine four 300's in a room, you can pair the 300's with an Arc or the Beam 2nd gen for extra Atmos sound.

@RedDawnWOLV Жыл бұрын

I got a Beam Gen 2 and two Era 300's for my rears for my office. They sound fantastic

@antibob72 Жыл бұрын

Props to the editor on this one, the spatial audio/quality differences between models are really obvious when listening with headphones on

@JesseArt Жыл бұрын

Yay! Another audio product first look/review with Dan and friends!

@technovangelist Жыл бұрын

So wait, his big complaint at the end was that it doesn't do the main thing that Sonos has been able to do really well since the first set i bought nearly 20 years ago? And now with four play 5's, six 1's, a couple amps for the in ceiling speakers on the deck and the speakers behind the wall in the dining room, an arc, a roam and the other mobile speaker, I know that it does exactly what he says it doesn't. Perhaps get someone on your staff that actually looks at a product before he reviews it. Oh wait, there was one other big complaint. The power cable doesn't just fall out. When I put it in there, I don't want it falling out, ever.

@JonathanPaulin Жыл бұрын

You're supposed to run TruePlay every time you move it, or change the room layout.

@burt4422 Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see a security analysis of the iot products you review. I think the media should hold companies more accountable for that.

@tznightingale Жыл бұрын

Great video! I would love to see Dan/ Linus review a complete Sonos Atmos setup (Arc + ERA 300s + Sub) for tv, music and gaming. And comment on availability of content. Cheers! :)

@crixmorgan Жыл бұрын

I love your honesty Dan!! I love how you say what you feel too!! Thanks!!

@lrayzor Жыл бұрын

You could try defining 2 groups for the same room/space each with a paired set and then link the groups to play together.

@nandernet Жыл бұрын

Very fair criticisms theoughout, but a worthwile mention that the Sonos system is open enough that you can stream high fidelity audio from basically any source. Local files on your phone, files from your media server, etc.

@pattrick20 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if the 100s can be used along with a Beam/Ark as a center channel? (as stereo instead of surround)

@StevenvanderGraaf Жыл бұрын

Try to create 2 stereo pairs of the ERA 100 and one of the ERA300 put them in living room 1 & living room 2, then connect the rooms in the app and listen to all 4 speakers you got there in that one room your in wright now. You get a good idea about what that would sound like with 4 ERA300’s Place the stereo pairs opposite of each other with their lefts and rights facing each other so the stereo image won”t get disturbed. Before doing this all, try the song “boom” by Tiesto in Dolby Atmos on one single ERA300. Halfway this short song the sound is swirling around your head. This from one single speaker is a mind gobbling experience.

@TheLastTater Жыл бұрын

Yes! I love when Dan is in videos. I love his take on things. Especially problem solving

@themitch6566 Жыл бұрын

I have a sonos system in my house and my largest complaint is how many speakers each set up can have. I would love to add more to fill out the space more.

@Ketothev Жыл бұрын

It be interesting to see you testing the Sonos products made jointly with Ikea!

@6MonthsLater Жыл бұрын

You can actually have multiple stereo paired speakers in a single room. Totally agree it’s dumb the way Sonos makes everything a room in setup for each speaker. I have an Era 300, stereo paired Era 100s, and a stereo pair of Sonos Moves. I named each room in the Sonos app with the speaker’s name, then I created a group of these speakers and named that group “Josh’s Bedroom.” Now when I ask the Sonos Assistant on a device in my bedroom to play something, it’ll default to playing it on the group. - Josh

@ben.harnwell Жыл бұрын

Dan is awesome and I love his enthusiastic take on speakers. I’m impressed with Sonos but I’m not that rich! 😂

@wiryantirta Жыл бұрын

Dan: “$40 dongles?!” Also Dan: “why can’t I buy ten of these to hook up in one system!!”

@Xander1Sheridan Жыл бұрын

he can. It is sad he didn't actually use the app more. Sonos just wants the app to control everything.

@ConvincedIdiot Жыл бұрын

Love the reviews that he presents. Dan is a keeper.

@TheRealWoofer Жыл бұрын

Dan, is quickly becoming my favourite host at LMG, next to Alex 💜

@MrSomeofthem Жыл бұрын

What is the name of the song is playing?? I quite like it!!! Good review, thanks!

@Wardy125 8 ай бұрын

Can you review this in a surround setup with the Arc & sub?

@zoopa9988 Жыл бұрын

As far as I know, Sonos support up to 5.2.2 You need a Sonos Arc (3.0.2), 2x Sonos Sub/Mini (0.2.0), and any of the surround speaker options (2.0.0)

@netmog5711 Жыл бұрын

Pair of 100s vs 1 300 was in my head for 1/2 the video. Thank you for thinking of my question before I typed it! 🤩

@andyhaber89 Жыл бұрын

A pair of these as rear surrounds with a sub and an arc sound amazing, it felt like it was raining inside or the scene with mysterio from spiderman felt like I was right in the middle of it.

@Xplicid Жыл бұрын

These things are awesome. Got the arc, sub gen 3 and two era 300’s. Dolby Atmos is legit 🙂

@ms3862 Жыл бұрын

Yup Sonos is the best

@drewnorth3816 Жыл бұрын

Just got the same, and am totally blown away.

@GiffmanfromGiffclan-dg2hr 9 ай бұрын

you Can add 4 speakers (or 10) in the same room. just create two zones: one for the front one for the back (or north/south. you get the gist) and put 2 in each zone.

@JonathanSundy Жыл бұрын

Has TruePlay changed on the EROS tier speakers? On the previous generation there was a distinct improvement in sound quality after running the TruePlay step where you setup where you walked around your space. I feel like his constant moving of the speakers basically undermined it's attempt at intelligently presenting the best listening experience. With that said, i completely agree and wish they'd like use use a front left and front left pair in conjunction with a sound bar to get better voice separation. Let me get 4 satellites with a sound bar damn it.

@twistedsnake4208 Жыл бұрын

It's an audio design thing if you add more ports there's more places for air to escape the speaker Box while it's playing bass heavy music

@aj0413_ Жыл бұрын

I always save my sonos boxes and packaging. Makes for great way to move the system later on. Plus I'd feel bad just throwing it out.

@JonCusack Жыл бұрын

Another great audio review from Dan! Am I alone in wanting sustainability impressions for packaging? Cool having the lock switch but my first thought was something that could have been entirely cardboard now has plastic integrated making it harder to recycle packaging.

@8020Alive Жыл бұрын

🌈 comment

@GreySim Жыл бұрын

I have absolutely no interest in buying speakers. But I see Dan! So I watched it anyway. If I was in the market for speakers, this definitely would have sold me on Sonos! I bet the remastered Christmas album would sound great on these.

@Arbiter099 Жыл бұрын

When he said "all of the colors" for some reason I thought beige like the boxes would be on there. Give it some woodgrain retro/Noctua aesthetic.

@ubacow7109 Жыл бұрын

What phone does Dan use? I see headphone jack, i want it! Also if you run room correction and change the speaker positions you meed to run room correction again lol, same if you add more speakers.

@thethreehell Жыл бұрын

Dans reviews are awesome can we get a speaker setup roundup with different price categories to see these units compared head to head with other brands

@Jay_GT Жыл бұрын

I must admit, I absolutely love Dan the man hosting. I could listen to him complaining and decompressing the fundamentals of how paint dries😅

@IcedForce Жыл бұрын

Just asking, how many years these will work before Sonos will make you to set them to "Recycle" mode for 30% discount for new Sonos speakers or keep them until the app is nuked and get 0% discount?

@laki2445 Жыл бұрын

How much battery dose the era 300 have?.

@andyshepherd2739 Жыл бұрын

What songs do you use to test audio equipment? Is there a Spotify playlist you could/would share? Thanks, love the stuff !

@Pseudotsugaification Жыл бұрын

Spotify don’t do Dolby Atmos only Apple Music and Amazon

@MrTwinkies2010 Жыл бұрын

Have the 300's for surrounds and atmos music and they are INSANE! So worth the price of admission.

@Reclusive_x Жыл бұрын

Sooo, no promo code like in the 12:20?

@Orphioux Жыл бұрын

Man I love when a tech channel does such an in-depth fondle.

@TomasRamoska Жыл бұрын

I wish you tested the 3.5mm adapter with Era 100 connected to the PC

@caveman36 Жыл бұрын

How connect TV?

@krobson17 Жыл бұрын

You’re supposed to use them with a sound bar, but I agree, it would be nice to have a Sonos system that’s not dependent on a sound bar

@SurvivorToHero 7 ай бұрын

For the love of sound, please run the tuning when you use atmos especially tune when you pair them in a room with high ceilings

@SirMopy 8 ай бұрын

it’s sounding bad at 13:35 because the speaker is calibrated at the previous position and after calibrating you aren’t supposed to move it around……

@Ha19000 Жыл бұрын

I'm rocking Sonos Arc, 2 Fives for rear left and right and a sub