Sonos Era 100 Review: Ranked #12 of 16

The Sonos Era 100 ranks #12 out of 16 total Medium Size Powered Desktop Speakers for sound quality. See all Powered Home rankings for every top pick.

Brand: Sonos

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#12 Sonos Era 100: $219.00 each Amazon eBay

Pros: RTINGS lists room correction tools and bass/treble adjustments as its real strengths, and its balanced midrange suits a wide range of genres, with wider stereo separation than the mono Sonos One SL it replaced thanks to two angled tweeters plus a 25% larger mid-woofer than the original Sonos One. Alexa is built in with a far-field mic, and it ties into the wider Sonos S2 app ecosystem for multi-room audio.

Cons: 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. There’s no Google Assistant, the USB-C line-in needs a separately purchased adapter, and there’s no battery.

Related speakers: Sonos Era 300.

How it compares: Just above it: Google Home Max - $180 more. Just below it: Marshall Acton II - $23 cheaper.

AES Input	No
App	Yes (Sonos S2)
Aux Input	No
Battery Life	No Battery
Bluetooth	Yes, 5.0
Bluetooth Codecs	SBC
Built-in Microphone	Yes (far-field, mic mute button)
Coaxial Input	No
Dimensions	7.2" x 4.7" x 5.1" (182.5 x 120 x 130.5 mm)
Discontinued	No
Drivers	2x angled tweeters, 1x mid-woofer
EQ	Yes (Bass/Treble + Trueplay room correction)
HDMI Input	No
IP Rating	None
Inputs	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C (line-in adapter sold separately)
Optical Input	No
Party Mode	Yes (Sonos multi-room, AirPlay 2)
Power Bank	No
Power Input	External AC adapter
RCA Input	No
Stereo	Yes
Streaming Services	Sonos app streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more), AirPlay 2
TRS Input	No
TWS	Yes (stereo pairing via Sonos app)
USB Input	Yes (line-in adapter sold separately)
Voice Assistants	Amazon Alexa
Weight	4.5 lbs (2.02 kg)
Wi-Fi	Yes (Wi-Fi 6)
XLR Input	No

• Links
  • Official Sonos Era 100 Product Page
• Reviews, Comparisons and Sound Samples
  • RTINGS: Sonos Era 100 Review More from Rtings.com →
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