…Plus, it has that extra centre-up-firing speaker for excellent, clear voice. Some brands offer 11.1.4, and Sonos has a unique 7.1.2 Arc soundbar + sub that can be paired with two 4.0.1 Era 300 rears—all for about $4,000. Read Sonos Era 300 as rears to the Sonos Arc – superb…
…giving both the Samsung 930D and 990D stiff competition. As a segue, I have only heard better sound from the Sonos Arc (7.1.2), Sonos Sub, and a pair of Sonos Era 300s (each Dolby Atmos 5.0.1) as rears. This currently costs $4,296 (EOFY sale $4336) and must be heard to…
…as Sonos Ace is, it will have an uphill battle convincing rusted-on Sony, Sennheiser and Bose users to buy. Its interesting features are realised by linking it with a Sonos Arc Dolby Atmos soundbar (now) and soon Sonos Beam Gen 2 or even the baby Sonos Ray. Why? When paired…
…lossless (Android BT, USB-C, and 3.5, not iOS). It can work with Bluetooth 5.4 (multi-point), 3.5mm to USB-C, and USB-C to USB-C—you can listen while charging (Sony and Bose cannot). If you have a Sonos Arc soundbar (Beam and Ray bars soon), they ‘wirelessly’ connect to it using Sono’s own…
…speakers for a Sonos soundbar. The Sonos Era 300 is a 5.1 Dolbly Atmos speaker at $749. One of these would do the job of two Samsung Music Frames, and they have genuine 3D height and some surround. Add these to a Sonos Arc, and you have one of the…
…placement is precise. As a segue, I have only heard better sound from the Sonos Arc (7.1.2) and a pair of Sonos Era 300s (each Dolby Atmos 5.0.1) as rears. This currently costs $4,081 and has to be heard to be believed. Read Sonos Era 300 as rears to the…
…multiple 4K streams (3 x 4K TVs playing, UHD from Netflix or Prime Video – two Ethernet and one Wi-Fi 6) – no impact. Add network speakers (Sonos multiroom ten speakers), all belting out at decent volumes – no impact. The BE800 handles Wi-Fi congestion better than any other to…
…about real Dolby Atmos. Sony HT-A7000 competition Again, with the math, the $1495 soundbar with the complete kit will set you back over $3,000. Sonos Arc (Sonos Era 300 as rears to the Sonos Arc – superb Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 soundbar). This is the premium Dolby Atmos experience. The rears…
…Matter Amazon Alexa Apple Arlo Aqara Belkin Bose Dyson Ecovacs Google Hisense HP Legrand (HPM) LG Logitech Mitsubishi Electric OPPO Samsung Signify (Philips Hue) Sonos Sony TCL TP-Link (and Tapo) And many more that will use Matter-compatible chips from Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, ARM and the Matter OS based on Ubuntu….
…return to my perfectly adequate Sony A9G OLED and superb Sonos ARC/2 x ERA 300rears and Sub 7.1.4 sound. Sony XR-A95L rating It is a 10 out of 10 by 2023 standards, but that infers there is nothing Sony could have done better. My only criticism is Sony’s lack of…
…by loads. Fire up multiple 4K streams (3 x 4K TVs playing UHD from Netflix or Prime Video – (two Ethernet and one Wi-Fi 6) again, no impact on speed. We added a whole of home Sonos (10 speakers), all belting out at decent volumes – no impact. Coverage –…
…JBL Authentics 300 – classic retro elegance, gutsy sound JBL BAR 1300 – 1170 Watts, 11.1.4 Dolby Atmos soundbar JBL Spinner BT Turntable – play those classic vinyls again JBL Charge 5 BT, IP-rated portable speaker – seriously good Sonos Era 100 – the versatile speaker Sonos Era 300 as…