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In abstract:
- Tech Advisor studies that Sonos has launched the Play transportable Bluetooth speaker for $299 and the Period 100 SL for $189, each out there March thirty first.
- The Play options 24-hour battery life, IP67 waterproofing, and a brand new get together trick permitting Bluetooth grouping of as much as 4 Sonos audio system together with Transfer 2.
- The Period 100 SL removes microphones from the Period 100 for enhanced privateness whereas changing into Sonos’s most reasonably priced non-portable speaker choice.
Sonos followers can rejoice as a result of the wait for brand spanking new audio system is over, and the multi-room audio specialist has not one however two new units so as to add to your system, with a key new function.
Following a rocky interval within the agency’s historical past, Sonos says its new ‘important audio system’ are a part of a “renewed concentrate on strengthening the Sonos system”. They include the Sonos Play and Sonos Period 100 SL.
Sonos Play
First up is the extra thrilling Sonos Play, which could be regarded as a center floor between the Transfer and Roam. The agency says it’s its “most versatile speaker”.
It’s a 1.3kg transportable Bluetooth speaker with a carry deal with, wi-fi charging base, 24-hour battery life and IP67 mud and waterproofing.
The speaker’s new particular trick is one many followers could have been ready for – the flexibility to group Bluetooth audio system when away from house. It means you may create a multi-room or just extra highly effective system by becoming a member of as much as 4 audio system collectively, together with the Transfer 2 as effectively.
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Elsewhere, the Sonos Play additionally comes with Apple AirPlay 2 and a USB-C port, which may also be used to cost your cellphone. Sound is supplied by two angled tweeters, one midwoofer and twin force-cancelling passive radiators.
It additionally has microphones for voice management and TruePlay tuning.
The Sonos Play is available in black or white and is priced at $299/£299/€349. It’s going to go on sale on 31 March.
Sonos Period 100 SL
Much less thrilling however value noting is a brand new addition to the Period vary.
The Period 100 SL is the newest of the ‘speechless’ units, that means it lacks microphones for voice management and TruePlay.
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This gives customers with an choice for a Sonos speaker with out a privateness fear in addition to making it extra reasonably priced.
Primarily a less expensive Period 100 with the identical specs and options, minus these microphones, it prices simply $189/£169/€199, making it the most cost effective choice in Sonos’s non-portable vary.
It’s additionally out there from 31 March.