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5 THINGS WE WANT TO SEE IN A FUTURE SONOS ERA 500 SPEAKER

The Sonos Era 300 and Era 100 smart speakers were unveiled this month, and though we only had a very brief hands-on session with the two, we can’t wait to get them into our testing rooms. Highlights include completely reworked speaker designs, which Sonos claims will lead to big audio quality improvements across the board, as well as the addition of Bluetooth and USB-C connectivity to both speakers. The larger, more expensive Sonos Era 300 even has spatial audio support, which makes it a direct rival to the Apple HomePod

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