Sonos Era 100 Get $50 Off This Black Friday
If you’re looking for a compact speaker with excellent sound quality, the Sonos Era 100 is worth a look, especially now that it’s dropped to $199 (from $249) on Amazon. It features dual-band Wi-Fi 6 for reliable streaming and Bluetooth 5.0 (that slightly older version of Bluetooth may disappoint some), as well as support for Apple AirPlay 2. However, of the many streaming options this speaker offers you, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Tidal and others, Google Cast is not one of them.
You can control the Era 100 with voice commands through Alexa or Sonos Voice; however, you may find that there are no limitations in Google Assistant. If you’re already invested in Google’s ecosystem, alternatives like the Sonos One ($199.98 refurbished) may be a better fit, although they still don’t support Google Cast. On the other hand, the privacy controls are robust, with a physical mute button and a toggle to mute the microphones completely for added security. It also has a USB-C port for wired audio or Ethernet connections, but you’ll have to shell out extra money to buy separate adapters for those.
The Era 100 handles mid- and low-frequency sounds very well, but it reportedly struggles a little with deep sub-bass. You can boost the bass at lower volumes using the volume feature in the Sonos app, although how much that helps seems to depend on where you place the speaker, PCMag’s review notes. And if you’re building a Sonos system to fill your home with music, the Era 100 is great, easily connecting to other Sonos speakers for multi-room audio—you don’t even have to reconnect to Wi-Fi to pair. their.