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Sonos Era 300
Dolby Atmos music and the best Sonos soundbar surround you can buy.
Overall score 7.9/10
Pros
- + Genuine Dolby Atmos music support with an upward-firing driver
- + The best wireless surround speaker you can add to a Sonos soundbar
- + Six drivers give real width from a single box
- + Trueplay room tuning
Cons
- − The Atmos music catalogue remains thin outside Apple Music and Amazon Music
- − A single unit gives only a modest height effect — two Era 100s often sound better for plain stereo music
- − Not a smart-home hub
- − List price rose from $449 to $479
- − Line-in needs a paid adapter
Sonos Era 300 review: what the specs say
Dolby Atmos music and the best Sonos soundbar surround you can buy. At $479, Sonos's 2023 model sits at the premium end of the category — the home Speakers we compare run from $49.99 to $749.95. It scores 7.9/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Multiroom at 9.5/10 — how well it groups with other speakers around the house. The weakest is Value at 7.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: the Atmos music catalogue remains thin outside Apple Music and Amazon Music; and a single unit gives only a modest height effect — two Era 100s often sound better for plain stereo music. Every specification on this page comes from Sonos's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Voice Assistant | Alexa and Sonos Voice Control; Google Assistant is not supported |
| Drivers | Six drivers — four tweeters (one forward-firing, two side-firing, one upward-firing) plus two angled woofers |
| Power Output | Sonos publishes six class-D digital amplifiers but no wattage W |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 |
| Streaming Protocols | Sonos app, AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect; no Chromecast |
| Multiroom System | Sonos |
| Stereo Pairing | Yes; also the preferred Atmos surround for the Arc, Arc Ultra and Beam Gen 2 |
| Smart Home Hub | No |
| Spatial Audio | Yes |
| Line In | Yes, but only via the optional Sonos Line-In Adapter, sold separately |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, AirPlay 2, Ethernet via adapter |
| Material | Perforated polycarbonate hourglass |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Sonos Era 300 With
Cheaper Alternative
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) — $349.00
Premium Alternative
Sonos Five — $599.00