Sonos Period 300 and Period 100 audio system elevate the bar, value

Sonos, identified for its minimalist sensible audio system and soundbars, introduced the Period 100 and Period 300 sensible audio system. Although the Sonos Period 300 and Period 100 share the identical title, they’re vastly totally different merchandise. Designed from the bottom up with spatial audio in thoughts, the Period 300 goals to offer an immersive media expertise. In the meantime, the Sonos Period 100 replaces the Sonos One (Gen 2) with utterly revamped acoustics.

The cumbersome, unibody design of the Period 300 is a departure from Sonos’ different speaker silhouettes. A bowtie-like form maximizes the quantity output and accommodates six class-D amplifiers, two woofers, 4 tweeters, and waveguides. These waveguides can throw sound farther to the left, proper, heart, and above. Set right into a directional horn, a prime tweeter displays hold forth the ceiling for Dolby Atmos content material.

Anybody who’s a fan of the Sonos 5 can relaxation simple: the Period 300 shouldn’t be changing the 5. Sonos nonetheless touts the 5 as its Hello-Fi house speaker with larger bass extension. The 5 additionally prices $100 greater than the Period 300. In the meantime, the Sonos Period 300 fills the spatial audio area of interest. Whereas the Period 300 helps spatial audio by means of Apple Music and Amazon Music, it stands tallest in cinematic experiences.

In contrast to the Period 300, the Sonos Period 100 shouldn’t be a spatial audio speaker. As an alternative, it units out to switch the beloved Sonos One (Gen 2). Apart from the same dimensions, the Sonos Period 100 is wholly totally different from the One. Three class-D amplifiers energy the 2 side-firing tweeters and a middle mid-woofer. You get stereo sound from a single Period 100 and may pair two Period 100 audio system in the identical room for a wider soundstage. Sonos decks the Period 100 out with a mid-woofer 25% bigger than the Sonos One’s mid-woofer. This dimension improve yields higher bass replica.

Each the Sonos Period 300 and Period 100 assist Sonos Trueplay which optimizes the sound to your room. Android cellphone house owners can lastly benefit from Trueplay, sort of. Trueplay’s Fast Tune characteristic makes use of the speaker’s embedded mics to calibrate the sound. You need to use Fast Tune with an Android cellphone or iPhone. Then again, iPhone house owners can take pleasure in Trueplay Superior Tuning. This technique makes use of the iPhone mics as you progress the cellphone across the room. Fast Tune is healthier than nothing, however Superior Tuning provides the speaker extra correct data when optimizing the sound.

The Period 300 and 100 assist Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and USB-C, giving the listener loads of methods to attach. Seeing how most individuals will stream music over Wi-Fi, it’s no shock the Period audio system assist simply the SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs. iPhone house owners can stream music to the speaker with AirPlay 2. Sonos sells two accent cables for connecting the Period 300 and 100 to different units.

The Sonos Combo Adapter homes an ethernet port, whereas the Sonos Line-In Adapter homes an ethernet port and three.5mm enter. These are the one adapters that work with the Period’s USB-C line-in connection. (Different adapters are line-out solely.) The USB-C line-in opens the door for compatibility with future connections and applied sciences.

Listeners can join two Period audio system to a turntable for stereo playback. When you personal a Sonos Ray, Beam, or Arc, the Period audio system are a simple method to develop your own home theater setup. A pair of Period 300 audio system with an Arc and a subwoofer will create a grand 7.1.4 encompass sound expertise. When linked with different Sonos merchandise, listeners can take pleasure in multi-room audio with both Period speaker.

Sonos Voice Management manages your music by means of the Sonos app, the place Sonos enables you to manually modify the EQ. Whereas these are sensible audio system, the Period 300 and Period 100 will solely assist one sensible assistant: Amazon Alexa. Utilizing Alexa shouldn’t be necessary, nevertheless it’s helpful when you personal different sensible house units. In fact, you’ll be able to at all times mute the mic. Every speaker homes a mute swap on the again, and toggling it instantly cuts energy to the microphone {hardware}.

Each audio system use the identical post-consumer recycled plastic, and the Sonos Period eschews adhesives for screws. This accessible {hardware} extends the product’s life. Consumers don’t must bin the speaker if one thing stops working.

You possibly can pre-order the Sonos Period 300 and Sonos Period 100 at the moment, and they are going to be out there on March 28. The audio system are available in matte black or matte white. The Period 300 will retail for $449, £449, €499, and AU$749. The Sonos Period 100 will value $249, £249, €279, and AU$399 — $30 greater than the Sonos One (Gen 2).