Sonos Era 100 and 300 speakers fully leaked — here’s all the new features

Sonos Era 300 in black with female model using touch controls — (Image credit: The Verge / Sonos)

According to a report that appeared yesterday (February, 20) by The Verge, it looks as though the Sonos Era 300 and Era 100 smart speaker rumors are true, and that they are set to be unveiled imminently.

Earlier this month, we reported on the suggestion that Sonos could be getting ready to launch the Era 300 and 100 smart speakers in the coming months, but it looks as though these will actually be launched in late March and that the flagship of the series will be more affordable than the Sonos Five.

As the newest models in Sonos' multi-room speaker range, its been confirmed that both new models will support USB-C line-in (making it compatible with line-level turntables) and Bluetooth connectivity. This makes the Era 100 far more versatile in terms of wired and wireless connectivity than many of its immediate rivals, as well as the long-running Sonos One.

The Era 100 is said to sport a second tweeter to deliver true stereo sound from a single speaker unit, and has a larger mid/bass driver, which should help to give a boost to lower frequencies greater than the Sonos One. For reasons unknown, Sonos doesn't typically give details about the power output rating for any of its speakers.

It is also expected that both models will have built-in mics for Sonos Voice Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and a new control feature is said to allow the mics to be muted. Sonos' effective Trueplay room tuning optimization facility is also expected to be on board.

For information on the official Sonos speaker line up for 2023, look out for more news once these speakers are confirmed and our full review next month.

Next: Discover how Sonos works and the best Sonos speakers you can buy right now.

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Lee was Tom's Guide's audio editor, where he covered all things audio for Tom's Guide, including headphones, wireless speakers and soundbars and loves to connect and share the mindfulness benefits that listening to music in the very best quality can bring. As a former editor of the U.K.'s Hi-Fi Choice magazine, Lee is passionate about all kinds of audio tech and has been providing sound advice to enable consumers to make informed buying decisions since he joined Which? magazine as a product tester in the 1990s. Lee has joined the passionate audio experts at audiograde.uk where he writes about luxury audio and Hi-Fi.