Sonos Era 100 Review: Rated 3.6/5

The Sonos Era 100 is rated 3.6/5 for sound quality, #16 of 29 Medium Size Powered Desktop Speakers. See all Powered Home rankings for every top pick.

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Brand: Sonos

#16 Sonos Era 100: $217.99 each Amazon $217.99 Sonos $219.00 eBay

Same family: the Sonos Era 300 (larger model, rated 4/5).

Pros: A compact Wi-Fi smart speaker with stereo from two angled tweeters, Trueplay room tuning, Alexa and Sonos multiroom. A compact Wi-Fi smart speaker with stereo sound from two angled tweeters, Trueplay room correction, and Sonos multi-room and AirPlay 2 support. RTINGS lists room correction tools and bass/treble adjustments as its real strengths, and its balanced midrange suits a wide range of genres. It has wider stereo separation than the mono Sonos speaker it replaced, plus a 25% larger mid-woofer than the earlier compact Sonos model. 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.

Released	Mar 2023 (3 years ago)
AES Input	No
App	Yes (Sonos S2)
Aux Input	No
Battery Life	No Battery
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth Codecs	SBC
Bluetooth Version	5.0
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)
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
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• Reviews, Comparisons and Sound Samples
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