They have been leakier than a Manchester United defence however we’re now, formally, allowed to speak concerning the latest Sonos sensible audio system… the Sonos Period 300 and the Sonos Period 100.
Beginning with the Period 300, as a result of it is the choose of the duo, and it comes with a radical new design that immediately units it aside from any of the audio system in your current Sonos system.
The design of the Period 300 is not only for the preliminary wow-factor although, it has been designed from the bottom up with spatial audio in thoughts.
Spatial audio is the ‚massive factor‘ in music proper now – at a briefing for the Period launches we had been instructed by a Sonos govt that 80 of the highest 100 Billboard tracks within the US can be found in Dolby Atmos (one of many main spatial audio applied sciences).
You will get spatial audio tracks streaming on Sonos utilizing Amazon Music Limitless.
Designed to basically change the Sonos Play:3 (however, fiscally a minimum of, behind the Sonos 5 within the hierarchy), that hourglass type issue of the Period 300 permits for six class-D digital amplifiers working alongside 4 tweeters pinging off in all instructions for Dolby Atmos motion.
There’s additionally a pair of woofers to maximise the low-end output, that are angled left and proper to help stereo playback.
Just like the Sonos Roam or Sonos Transfer, the Sonos Period 300 is each a Bluetooth and a Wi-Fi (6E) speaker and it additionally helps line-in; though you’ll have to purchase a separate adapter ($19 / £19) for 3.5mm aux in, as it is a USB-C line in.
You may additionally want an adapter to get Ethernet concerned too because it’s simply that solitary USB-C port on the again. Sonos is definitely providing up a combo adapter for 3.5mm and Ethernet for $25 / £25.
The adapters are a obligatory evil to maintain issues streamlined however it’s excellent news that there is one other speaker out there within the Sonos setup to get your vinyl data enjoying.
Clearly, at $449 / £449, the Period 300 is a high-end Sonos speaker that’s greater than able to filling a room by itself however you can even set it up as a Sonos stereo pair.
You may also, if you wish to actually go all out, additionally throw a few Period 300s collectively because the rear audio system of a real multi-channel 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos expertise in a encompass sound setup, when paired with an Arc and a few Sonos Subs.
Each the Period 300 and the Period 100 characteristic a brand new touchbar quantity management on prime of the audio system, and each additionally supply Amazon Alexa voice controls (there is no point out of Google Assistant, which can or will not be one thing to do with that messy lawsuit).
Sticking with the Period 100 and, at $249 / £249 it’s designed to interchange the Sonos One.
Sonos instructed us that it had taken the teachings discovered from Transfer and its vast dispersion and so had added two tweeters to the facet at 270 levels for stereo imaging, in addition to chucking in a lot more bass.
Just like the 300, the Period is each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6E suitable and they’re each Apple AirPlay 2 audio system, as effectively.
It too options simply the USB-C across the again, so you may need to make use of that adapter for line-in or wired networking.
The large information for Android customers is that they will lastly get in on the Sonos Trueplay motion, type of. Within the Sonos app on Android customers will now see a Fast Tune possibility that optimises the sound of the Period duo with only a single button push.
Each the Sonos Period 300 and the Sonos Period 100 will be ordered now, transport will begin on 28 March. They each are available black or white.
We’ll be reviewing each audio system within the subsequent few weeks, so verify again in for our full verdicts.
