Short answer: the Sonos Era 100. Both are rated 3.6/5 for sound quality (#16 and #9 of 29 powered desktop speakers), and the Sonos Era 100 costs $217.99 against $749 for the Denon Home 350, so with nothing between them on sound quality, price settles it.
What the Denon Home 350 does well: A large Wi-Fi smart speaker that plays loud, with lossless streaming, built in Alexa that hears you well, and app tone controls. It keeps a wired aux input, which the Sonos Era 100 lacks. The catch: RTINGS measured a slightly boomy sound profile out of the box and disappointing directivity, so the sound changes noticeably off to the side of the cabinet, plus compression artifacts as it nears max volume.
The case for the Sonos Era 100: A compact Wi-Fi smart speaker with stereo from two angled tweeters, Trueplay room tuning, Alexa and Sonos multiroom. The tradeoff: RTINGS’ own two listed cons are not loud enough for larger rooms and very little low-bass thump, so genres like EDM and hip-hop lack rumble even with the tone adjustments.
Buy the Sonos Era 100. Both are rated the same for sound quality, and it costs $531.01 less than the Denon Home 350.
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A large Wi-Fi smart speaker that plays loud, with lossless streaming, built in Alexa that hears you well, and app tone controls.
A compact Wi-Fi smart speaker with stereo from two angled tweeters, Trueplay room tuning, Alexa and Sonos multiroom.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Denon Home 350 | Sonos Era 100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $749.00 each | $217.99 each |
| Ranked | #9 of 10 in Large Size Powered Desktop Speakers | #16 of 29 in Medium Size Powered Desktop Speakers |
| Aux Input | Yes | No |
| Battery Life | No Battery | No Battery |
| IP Rating | None | None |
| Party Mode | Yes (HEOS multi-room, stereo pair with a second Home 350) | Yes (Sonos multi-room, AirPlay 2) |
| Power Input | External AC adapter | External AC adapter |
| Stereo | Yes | Yes |
| Weight | 14.8 lbs (6.7 kg) | 4.5 lbs (2.02 kg) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (2.4/5GHz) | Yes (Wi-Fi 6) |
| App | Yes (HEOS) | Yes (Sonos S2) |
| Bluetooth Codecs | SBC | SBC |
| Built-in Microphone | Yes (far-field) | Yes (far-field, mic mute button) |
| EQ | Yes (Bass/Treble sliders) | Yes (Bass/Treble + Trueplay room correction) |
| Power Bank | No | No |
| TWS | No | Yes (stereo pairing via Sonos app) |
| Drivers | 2x 0.75-inch tweeters, 2x 2-inch midrange drivers, 2x 6.5-inch woofers | 2x angled tweeters, 1x mid-woofer |
| Inputs | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB, 3.5mm aux | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C (line-in adapter sold separately) |
| XLR Input | No | No |
| RCA Input | No | No |
| TRS Input | No | No |
| Optical Input | No | No |
| Coaxial Input | No | No |
| USB Input | Yes | Yes (line-in adapter sold separately) |
| HDMI Input | No | No |
| AES Input | No | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Dimensions | 15” x 9.1” x 7.1” (380 x 230 x 180 mm) | 7.2” x 4.7” x 5.1” (182.5 x 120 x 130.5 mm) |
| Voice Assistants | Amazon Alexa | Amazon Alexa |
| Streaming Services | HEOS app streaming (Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, Deezer, SoundCloud, TuneIn), AirPlay 2, Roon | Sonos app streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more), AirPlay 2 |
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