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Sonos Era 100 MSRP $249.00 Score Details DT Editors' Choice “Once again, Sonos extract magical amounts of sound from a tiny speaker.” Pros Cons The venerable Sonos One — the company’s most popular wireless speaker and the basis for many wireless home audio systems — is about to be no more. In its place, the new Era 100 , a similar-looking speaker that has a lot more going on inside, including a much-requested Bluetooth connection and the ability to produce stereo sound.
Fans of the original Sonos Play:1 will be happy to see that a standard quarter-inch threaded mounting hole makes a return on the Era 100 , opening the door to a variety of stand- and wall-mounting options that don’t require an unsightly clamp design. Sonos sells both of these accessories for the Era 100, starting at $69 for a single wall mount.
It’s a nice addition that works well, but I wish Sonos had found a way to illuminate the controls. As on the Sonos One, the Era 100’s touch indicators can be hard to see when they’re not in direct light, and almost impossible to find in a dimly lit room. The Era 100 keeps the One’s simple tap-to-mute microphone control. But for added privacy control there’s also a switch on the back of the speaker that lets you physically cut the mic array’s circuits. Given that Sonos hasn’t announced any plans for mic-less “SL” variant of the Era 100, it’s a fair guess that the company believes this new privacy switch should be enough to calm the fears of those who don’t like it when their devices listen 24/7.
Using the feature couldn’t be easier. Simply long-press the Bluetooth button on the speaker’s back panel — a much better location than on the Roam — and wait for that front LED indicator to pulse blue, then look for the Era to appear in your phone’s Bluetooth devices menu. For those who want a higher-quality stream that’s not regulated by the Sonos app, you still have options: Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, and AirPlay 2 .
Still so easy If you’ve never set up a Sonos speaker, you’re in for one of the easiest procedures in the tech world. Once you’ve downloaded the Sonos app and created your account, simply plugging the Era 100 into a power outlet is all it takes to kick off a rapid, 2-minute-or-less set of steps that gets the speaker connected to Wi-Fi and ready to play.
Out of the box, you may not find the bass quite as pronounced as it is on the Sonos One. But if you reach into the EQ settings, you’ll find that even a few increased notches on the bass slider make a huge difference. Unfortunately, I was only able to test a single Era 100, so I can’t speak to its performance when set up as a stereo pair. But I did get a chance to do this with the new Era 300, and if that experience is any indication, I suspect a set of Era 100s will prove to be an amazing listen.
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