Sonically, the Era 300 ranks a bit below our top-ranked Edifiers and the Sonos Five for playing stereo material, but the spatial audio capability makes it an attractive option.
And if you don’t like the effect, it’s easy enough to go back to a conventional stereo mix. There’s also a very good chance that many of your favorite songs are already available in spatial audio, with more tracks being added every day. That said, the difference-a much more expansive soundstage with a much greater sense of height-is immediately obvious, even if you don’t have the ears of an audiophile. Spatial audio is an emerging technology, and at this point, the quality of the experience depends on the skill and taste of the remix engineer. Most significantly, the Era 300 includes new spatial audio capabilities, so it can play Dolby Atmos tracks on Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited. If you’re on a tight budget, the Sonos Era 100, which replaces the classic Sonos One, sounds great for $249. Adding a second speaker paired in stereo does improve the sound quality, according to our testers, but for all but the most discerning listeners, it’s not enough of a difference to merit the cost. And because the speakers are quite reliable and don’t become obsolete that quickly, you’re likely to get a decent return for the $449 investment. In short, the Era 300 is a joy to listen to. The bass is deep, but it’s also tight, and that impact is likely to set your foot tapping. Our testers say it’s clear and detailed, so you can hear nuances like a singer breathing between syllables or a pianist creaking the pedals. The single-box speaker delivers high-quality stereo sound. The new and innovative Sonos Era 300 is the best-sounding smart speaker in our ratings, topping our previous champ, the Sonos One, by a significant margin. All of which make the S1000W that rarest of commodities: a product that’s both a benchmark and a bargain.
To put the Five on equal sound quality footing with the S1000W (for our coveted top rating), you’d need a stereo pair of the Sonos speakers, which would cost you $1,100. And the Edifier’s main competitor in the sound quality contest, the Sonos Five, only gives you one stereo box that doesn’t sound quite as good for $100 more. The S1000W is a bit more expensive than the previous versions, but remember that its $450 price tag is for a pair of speakers. The earlier S1000DB also shone in a real-world evaluation using pop music from Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Bruce Springsteen, and we expect that the S1000V will perform just as well. That means if you’re listening to “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” it’s easy to sense how far Frank Sinatra is from the piano, and even that he’s standing up instead of sitting down. “The Edifiers produce a three-dimensional image,” says Elias Arias, head of our speaker testing program. Placed properly in a room, a stereo pair of Edifiers (that’s the way they’re sold) seems almost like a hologram generator, creating the illusion that the musicians are right there with you. Its high frequencies are clear and smooth, while the bass is impactful but also musical, so you can tell the difference between, say, an upright bass and an electric Fender Jazz Bass.īut the real magic lies in the Edifier’s midrange, where you can hear the texture of voices and instruments. Sonically, the newest Edifier remains superb. While it’s not quite as flexible as a Sonos system, the latest Edifier supports Apple AirPlay, Amazon Alexa, Tidal, and Spotify, and our testers found it quite easy to use.
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The S1000W retains that Bluetooth flexibility but also allows you to stream music through a stable WiFi connection from Edifier’s smartphone app. Those earlier versions of the Edifier were pretty basic Bluetooth speakers where you’d stream from your phone, laptop, or other device, or just plug a source component into the physical jacks on the back. Though it looks and sounds identical to those earlier versions, the S1000W gains a significant new feature. The S1000W replaces the previous sound quality champs, Edifier’s S1000MKII and S1000DB. The Edifier S1000W is simply the best-sounding speaker in our ratings, earning a rare excellent score for audio quality.
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