Sonos Era 300: The Final Verdict...

Considering getting one for my uni accom in September. Currently they are selling refurbished on Sonos website for £329 making it 25% less than RRP. Definitely on the shortlist.

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 👍

I have 'em as Stereo Pair and I do feel they miss out on Bass.
Sound is incredible though especially with Dolby Atmos Apple Music.

It is an impressive speaker in some ways, but I just couldn't get on with it so ended up swapping it for a Sonos Five. The Era 300's sound is too broken up and scattered to my ears and made me feel like the vocals were always buried at the back and cut off from the rest of the music.

JBL speakers is the number one, among others speakers out there.

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.

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 🔊 🔊

mine lasted 3 months....lots of bullshido in that speaker

Too expensive

Bought a used but mint Dynaudio Music 7 at 700 USD. Plugged the baseport with acoustic foam, use the intelligent room adapt and Airplay2 and it sounds like Dynaudio Emit and close to Evoke as well at best. The clarity and bass control is just top notch and can't buy these small plastic boxes, they just don't have enough drivers and tweeters, physically it's impossible to have a good sound out of them. Tried them all and Dynaudio Music 7 was the only one that really can replace a pair of speakers in a large room and fill it fully.

I assume you don’t use it as a single speaker in the same room you have the cinema setup as the latter would surely outpace the former in terms of spatial audio?

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

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.

Sonos is any awful company with an even worse app

So I guess Elliot wants to compromise the majority of the music he listens to, so he can be thrilled with a few Atmos tracks that are available?🤔

Which one of those speakers would you recommend for watching movies in surround sound. I don't really care about the music aspect.

Are they durable enough to be outside in a covered patio?

Hello sir, I need ur help, I have sonos beam gen2 and sonos playbar also sonos play zone s5 , and sonos one , can I connect all this in one music and surround please help me, atleast can I add sonos beam gen2 and surround sonos play zone s5 as surround please help me

Play the thing! Play the damn speaker!

I enjoy listening to music on my move 2 over the era 300, the 300s are not that good with non atmos music

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

WINNER!!!!!

the shape is wierd, not sure which direction to put it

I have a first-generation beam and the Sub (Gen3 I think). I had two Sonos one 2 Gen as surround sounds until one "died". Should I replace the faulty One with another ONE or upgrade to two ERA 100s OR a single ERA 300 for my surround sound. It is a small TV room. Many thanks.

Not connecting to spotify is a fail

I have two SL ONES paired to my arc with a sub woofer . Is it worth it to upgrade to these? Thanks

In DK thye are on massive discount this week, just picked up one for 25% off.

With the Beam gen 2 would 1 be enough with it having dolby atmos?

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.

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.

I have just added two era 300 to my sonos arc. first had problems to connect them. they acted as three speakers playing the same sound. super weird, echos etc. then I tried again since they did not show up in the surround settings. now they are all connected. watching star wars with dolby atmos and it sounds freaking awesome!! sounds from everyehere. can tell already! I love it😄😄

How do you recalibrate the Spatial Audio. I’m trying to do it again

Check out "Down By The River" by Neil Young

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.

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.

i just wish that men would talks normal and not trying so hard to do Vocal Fry their voice as that annoying girl most of them are doing .

its so so annoying .. stop it and be normal please .

i would like to put you thru the paces

You made the comment of keeping your 300 near a window. Have you heard of any issues of Sonos speakers getting damaged etc by placing it near one?

Im moving shortly and want to purchase two for surrounds but the line in adapter you said costs extra? 🙄

How many speakers can play at the same time? Only two?

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.

Can I ask if it’s possible to use wall mounts for Era 300’s? I mean, I know they sell them but are there cons to mounting them as rears high in corners? (out of reach to be pushing any buttons on the speakers?)
Looking to purchase Arc & use set of 300’s as rears. Thanks in advance.

Would any recommend buying only one era 300 to watch movies with no additional sound systems

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

Hi i am thinking of getting the ARC ULTRA will the ERA 100's still add an upgraded surround sound ? 300's too pricey for me at the moment i will add the sub down the road need some advice from you or anyone thats willing to give some advice thx in advance cheers from Canada

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

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