Sonos launches Period 300 speaker with help for Spatial Audio
Shortly after Apple refreshed its dwelling audio lineup with the brand new HomePod audio system, Sonos is launching a solution within the type of two sensible audio system: The Sonos Period 100 and the Sonos Period 300.
The bigger and pricier of the 2, Sonos Era 300(Opens in a new tab) retails for $449 (499 euros in Europe) and comes with help for Spatial Audio, though not the Apple selection. As a substitute, it’s going to work finest with the Dolby Atmos Music normal, which you will get on elements of Amazon Music Limitless’s catalog.
Excellent news for Apple Music customers, nevertheless, is that help for Apple Music is coming very quickly: on March 28, which can also be the date when these new audio system will turn into out there.

Two woofers, 4 tweeters, six amps.
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The Period 300 has six drivers, powered by six amps: two woofers for that deep bass you crave, one forward-firing tweeter, two side-firing tweeters for higher stereo separation, and one upward-firing tweeter which Sonos says displays the hold forth the ceiling when taking part in Dolby Atmos content material. An array of mics is there to take heed to your voice enter, dealt with by Sonos’ Voice Management tech.
Equally to Apple’s HomePod, the Sonos Period 300 works by itself however will also be paired with one other Period 300 to get a stereo sound. It additionally is available in black and white colours solely. Nevertheless, the Period 300 is Sonos’ first speaker that may be paired with the corporate’s Arc or Beam soundbars to get a multi-channel encompass sound expertise.
The brand new speaker additionally has a extra intuitive person interface, Sonos says, with a capacitive quantity slider, devoted skip and replay controls, in addition to a Bluetooth pairing button. The speech bubble management is there to rapidly flip off the voice assistant, do you have to want to take action.

Sonos Period 300 could be paired with one other Period 300 to get a fuller stereo sound.
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The Sonos Period 300 can be out there within the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Colombia, the UK, Eire, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan on March 28. It’s going to come to Jap Europe, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and India at a later date.
The Era 100,(Opens in a new tab) however, is a direct substitute for Sonos One, which can be faraway from the corporate’s catalog in spite of everything provides are bought. It prices $249 (279 euros in Europe).

Sonos Period 100 is a direct substitute for Sonos One.
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Like its greater brother, the Period 100 will also be paired with one other Period 100 to get a stereo sound. However in contrast to its predecessor, the Sonos One, the Period 100 has two tweeters and may produce a stereo sound by itself. The Period 100 will also be paired with a Sonos soundbar to get a encompass sound. Neglect about spatial audio help, although; you may want to purchase the Period 300 to get that.
By way of design, the Period 100 is barely taller than the One however in any other case hasn’t modified a lot – it is nonetheless a cylinder wrapped in a mesh wire that is available in white or black. The controls on prime have been refreshed, and the Period 100 now encompasses a capacitive quantity and the brand new button to show off the voice assistant.
Each the Sonos Period 300 and the Sonos Period 100 could be pre-ordered now on Sonos’ web site(Opens in a brand new tab).