Why the Sonos Era 100 is more than you think
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- It's important to find smart home tech that can change as your needs do over five or ten years. The Sonos Era 100 works with just as many smart home integrations and connections as it does music services, and its size is uniquely suited for a lot of different purposes. Let me share the ways I've found all this to be true in my home, and where the Sonos Era 100 doesn't quite add up to what I hoped.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:29 What makes Sonos Era 100 Versatile?
03:04 The Hardware
05:40 As Mac Speakers
09:33 With Lutron Pico Remotes
10:19 Sound Performance
11:40 Is it for you?
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Another amazing review! So glad you’ve been back at it. Keep these videos coming.
When using a pair of era 100s as computer speakers did you only need a line in adapter to one of them? Or did you need two adapters, one for each era 100?
Very informative video, Eric! I was an early adopter of Sonos being a music lover but it quickly became my favorite way to watch movies. I put together a surround system that rivals the other surround sound systems I’ve tried and owned.
Nice! That’s great Jim
How do you connect them to the TV?
Thank you for the review. How stable is the AirPlay connection with your mac?
Another great post man! I’m seriously considering going all-in with the Sonos ecosystem. An Arc, 2 Era 100’s and and a sub mini. It’s a heck of an investment, but I can’t seem to find such flawless reviews of any other sound system anywhere else.
Thanks! Yeah it’s expensive I agree but in my experience Sonos is good value for the cost
I’ve been using Sonos Arc / Sonos Sub & Sonos Beam / Sonos Sub for several years now for my two TVs. It’s an amazing investment and I see no need to replace those speakers within the foreseeable future. It’ll spoil you because now I miss Sonos quality when I use my Mac computer :)
Whole house sonos at my home. Love it. Used market can save you some cash.
@@Midman1972 what does the beam do better for movies?
@@Midman1972 I have Beam and Arc too. The Beam sounds clearer but the Arc wins at Dolby Atmos and filling the room.
Great information...I'm a couple months from breaking ground on a custom home and was wondering if I should run ethernet to connect my Sonos? Any test between wireless and wired connection?
in the sonos app settins, u turned one the autoplay volume? if yes, at which percentage ?
Can you connect the S100 together with an Ethernet cable to lower the stereo sync but have them use the wifi to stream the music?
Do you expect a similar lag as you’ve seen with you Mac with a turntable as well?? I’m considering a set of these to pair with my turntable and beam.
I just got a free Sonos One; brand new. It sounds nice playing podcasts and music. I have a three bedroom house with a living room/greatroom, but would also like to put a Sonos speaker in the garage and one on the back patio by the pool. I would also like to be able to hear whatever podcast is playing even in the bathrooms and the garage. What fun. What money. LOL! 🤣
I went with Echo Studio for Spatial sound.
Should have gone with Era 300 but I couldn’t get myself to pay the asking price when Echo Studio is half the price.
I might get one when it goes on sale.
Hi
Can you pls suggest is Sonos ear 100 is better or Bose revolve plus 2
Sonos is a last year product and Bose is last 3 year product if I go for Sonos can I get any trouble in using this speaker pls suggest which I one go for ??
Just ordered a pair of Era 100s to test. I plan to upgrade my old sony soundbar with this setup combined with the Beam gen2. I compared the ARC and the Beam in the store and the salesperson plainly told me that the ARC does not justify the price increase compared to the Beam.
Super useful video, thank you! Question, is it possible to pair let's say 6 speakers for 5 different rooms, using 2 of them for a stereo set up in one room, and play the same music for all speakers at the same time? In other words, can I choose between mono and stereo (2 speakers) set up for each room, while playing the same music everywhere?
You cant split the pair willy nilly but you can play on a mix of stereo and mono groups
Can u mount them outside covered deck and just bring them in for winter ?
Thanks so much for the Mac speaker mention. If you opt to connect to the Mac using Bluetooth instead of line-in, will it still let you adjust the audio delay? Built-in speakers on the current iMac and Studio Display are perfectly acceptable. I’m going to use the Sonos Era 100s to quality check my video productions. Great video! Sub and Like added!
Thank you! The audio delay is specifically for the audio input setting and there’s a similar one for Sonos sound bars with TVs. Bluetooth is separate from what I can tell.
Excellent video Eric! Thank you for your perspective on the Era 100s! Was there a specific reasons why you choice to highlight the 100s instead of the 300s? Thinking about adding either the 100s or the 300s as surrounds to my beam gen 2! 🤔
After looking at these myself as rears for my Arc I think the era 100’s will be plenty for rears on a beam. If you’re room isn’t large enough to warrant an Arc over a beam then save your cash and get the 100’s. 😊
Can I connect my vinyl via Bluetooth with the era 100?
Excellent video, thanks ! sonos with Mac is rarely a subject on CZcams. With my MacBook and a bluetooth stereo connection, is anyone experiencing a speaker louder than the other ? except for that issue, bluetooth is a very good connection with a mac (delay is imperceptible).
So I can pair 1 or 2 Era 100's with my Sonos Beam for better surround sound from my home theater system? I worry about the audio sync if the Era's are connected via WiFi.
Sonos is a headache 😫
Have a Sonos beam gen 2. Would you recommend the sub mini or one of the new era products to compliment it?
I started with a Sonos Beam gen2 too and added 2x Era 100 for rears first and then the sub mini. I have to say the 2 Era 100 definitely did more for a fuller sound! But i would highly recommend adding the sub mini sometime in the future! You can tell that the sub enables the other speakers to perform better in mids and hights.
Why not just connect with bluetooth? I work with on my mac with a bluetooth headset (Marshall Monitor II A.N.C.). I can't detect any delay..
Been wondering about the Era 100’s myself. Right now I’ve just got the Beam and two Play:1 speakers, which has worked great for home theater stuff. If they integrated Siri … I’d switch in a heartbeat. For now though, HomePod Minis work just fine (though I have thought about upgrading to HP2 in my office).
Sounds like a great setup Bryan! That makes at least two of us wanting Sonos to add Siri. 🍻
everybody is streaming does it have Spotify connect
To be honest, I don’t like the fact that Chromecast is not on Sonos Chromecast is a must have feature, as well as a Google assistant
Please do a video on the Era 100, if the cost difference is worth it. You can get a twin pack of oneSL for $370 versus $500 for the ERA 100s. Is it worth it using them only as surround sound speakers with a Bean GEN 2 Center channel and mini sub.
Let’s just say I just replaced my Play:1s for the era 100s yesterday and after setting them up as surrounds..I can definitely hear a difference and much more improved sound in just about every way. The play:1s sounded great so I didn’t think these would sound that much better. And you hear an bigger difference when streaming music 🤩
I wish Sonos had a non-portable speaker the size of a HomePod Mini. 😢
Bought some extra Ones on clearance for $160 each. Went back to buy more and poof - all gone. I guess I will have to upgrade to Era100s...
Where?
you want to compare with homepod??-take an era 300 or a beam or a move, or even a sonos 5-all are better though the era 300 is the single spatial sound speaker to do it way way better...if you want a fair contest go with Bose, not apple or google who are not really audio specialists despite some good products
Tried a demo set of Era 100 at an upscale dept store in SG and the sound is really unimpressive. Bass is almost non-existent like their Play 1s. So its totally not applicable in a TV/movie setup. For music, any genre tats bass dependent like dance, hip hop or electronic, even pop will sound lackluster. Plus at S$429 its way too overpriced to its competitors. I'm going to stick to my HK Omni 10 tat sound way better and looks great too. Additionally, the reviews from other CZcamsrs of the sound latency and inconsistent performance is a big no-no.
After listening to the Era 100 i threw a pair of Homepods 2 straight to da garbage can, yep not even worth the hassle to sell em, Just direct to garbage
LOL I just picked up a pair of era 100s yesterday at best buy (mt Father’s Day present 😅) and I freaking love them so far! Replaced my Play:1s and can definitely hear a difference in just about every way. Well worth the investment!
it's ERA not AIR
No, a pair of HomePods 2 sound better than a pair of era100, to my ear of course. That’s subjective
Unless you add a sub, which is worth it!
@@johncantrelll absolutely. But then we are talking $1250 vs $600.
@@Tripledigit0922 very true 😃
So $2100 for 1 soundbar one sub & 2 speakers....no thanks
Personally, Google Home is a lot better
Don't buy sonos. I am struggling from day one, and I had a hope to adjust everything right, but no luck. Sound control only from the app, which is very inconvenient. Also, even with modern eero mesh wifi, eras 100 sometimes have a glitchy sound connected to Beam gen 2. I paid $720+600 CAD or so, and I believe that for this money, it should work better. I am thinking of returning it back to Costco as Sonos tech support has no clue how to fix it... diagnostics #...over and over
It would've been cool to be more informed not to just read info from their website like: "the woofer is 25%larger"; ok, how large is it/? lol