Sonos Buying Guide
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What is Sonos?
Sonos is the leading multi-room wireless speaker system that lets you listen to your music all around your home in perfect harmony.
Stream music to multiple rooms or play different music in different rooms at the same time using your WiFi.
Choose from wireless speakers, portable speakers, home cinema or bring your own HiFi into the Sonos ecosystem and have them all centrally controlled using the Sonos app.
How does it work?
Plug your speakers in to mains power and let the Sonos app guide you through the 5 minute set up. Stream music, group rooms, save favourites and do so much more on the Sonos app.
Control the tunes easily using the Sonos app, Voice Control*, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect or Bluetooth*.
Every room of Sonos is another room that can be playing your favourite music all in sync, or independently, all from the Sonos app.
Meet the Sonos family
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Wireless speakers for everyday listening
Fill a room with a wireless zone of music.
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| Name | Sonos Era 100 | Sonos Era 300 | Sonos Five |
| Price | RRP £249 (latest pricing) | RRP £449 (latest pricing) | RRP £499 (latest pricing) |
| Voice control | Alexa (No Google Assistant at present.) | Alexa/Google Assistant | None |
| WiFi/BT | WiFi only & Bluetooth | WiFi Only | WiFi Only |
| Perfect for.. | Bedroom, study, play room, kitchen, lounge.. | Kitchen, bedroom, study | Lounge, dining area, kitchen |
Sonos Era 100 (£249)
Available in black or white
The Sonos Era 100 is the next step in the evolution of the Sonos One (Gen 2), a compact yet powerful smart speaker. It features new acoustic architecture for stereo sound and richer bass, upgraded connectivity, and a refreshed design. The Era includes the much-requested features of Bluetooth & line-in connectivity* too.
*Sonos line-in adapter sold separately
✅ Stereo pairing
Sonos Era 300 (£449)
Available in black or white
Experience immersive audio with sound from every direction, putting you at the heart of the entertainment. The Era 300 is Sonos' new bookshelf speaker that supports Dolby Atmos, bringing you the thrill of spatial audio technology from a single unit. Line-in connectivity* and Bluetooth are also available.
✅ Stereo pairing
*Sonos line-in adapter sold separately
Sonos Five (£549)
Available in black or white
Experience studio-quality sound from Sonos's most powerful speaker with deep bass. Position horizontally or vertically. A 3.5mm jack onboard means you can connect up a turntable, CD player or PC for even more listening options. Stereo pair them for next-level audio.
✅ Stereo pairing
Help me choose between the Sonos One Gen 2 vs One SL vs Sonos Five ➡️
Portable speakers for your adventures
Take Sonos with you wherever you go.
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| Name | Sonos Roam | Sonos Roam SL | Sonos Move |
| Price | RRP £179 (latest pricing) | RRP £159 ( latest pricing) | RRP £399 (latest pricing) |
| WiFi/BT | WiFi/Bluetooth | WiFi/Bluetooth | WiFi/Bluetooth |
| Voice Control | Alexa/Google Assistant | None | Alexa/Google Assistant |
| Battery Life | 10 hours | 10 hours | 11 hours |
| IP Rating | IP67 | IP67 | IP56 |
| Perfect for.. | Bathrooms, Garden, Holidays | Bathrooms, Garden, Holidays | Around the home, Garden |
Sonos Roam (£179)
Available in black or white
The lightweight, affordable portable speaker for your home & beyond. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity for limitless listening.
✅ Stereo pairing over WiFi
Sonos Roam SL (£159)
Available in black or white
Lightweight and portable like the Sonos Roam, just without inbuilt voice assistant, Auto-Trueplay and Soundswap.
✅ Cheaper than the Roam, removes the microphone for voice-assistant sceptics
Sonos Move 2 (£449)
Available in black or white
The durable, battery-powered Sonos speaker for portable audio around your home and garden. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity for limitless listening.
✅ Stereo pairing over WiFi
Help me choose between Sonos Roam, Roam SL & Move ➡️
Home cinema
Enjoy TV and movies like you’ve never done before. Follow 3 steps to build the perfect Sonos home cinema for you.
1. Choose your soundbar
The soundbar is the most important element of your Sonos surround system and will handle the front centre, front left and front right channels as well as the vocals. Sonos have 2 choices of soundbar, the Beam and the Arc.
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| Name | Sonos Ray | Sonos Beam (Gen 2) | Sonos Arc |
| Price | RRP £279 ( latest pricing) | RRP £449 (latest pricing) | RRP £899 (latest pricing) |
| WiFi/BT | WiFi only | WiFi only | WiFi only |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital | Dolby Atmos (Simulated) | Dolby Atmos (Upward Firing Drivers) |
| Voice Control | None | Alexa/Google Assistant | Alexa/Google Assistant |
| Perfect for.. | <50" TVs, small lounge, bedroom | <55" TVs, Mid-sized lounge | >55" TVs, Larger living rooms |
Help me choose between Sonos Ray, Beam & Arc ➡️
Sonos Ray (£279)
Available in black or white
The compact Dolby Digital soundbar is perfect for a small living room, speech enhancement or a secondary space like a bedroom.
Sonos Beam Gen 2 (£499)
Available in black or white
The new and improved mid-sized soundbar with Dolby Atmos for medium living rooms and >55" screen sizes.
Sonos Arc (£899)
Available in black or white
Sonos’ premium, high-performance soundbar with Dolby Atmos for larger rooms and screen sizes.
2. Add surrounds
Take your soundbar to the next level by adding a pair of surrounds to hear sounds coming from behind you like the director intended for you to hear. Increase the soundstage of your content and be in the centre of the action. Surrounds are perfect for increasing the immersion of movies, sport, music & more.
The following products can be used as surround rears:
- Sonos Era 100 - £498 per pair (Our top pick)
- Sonos Era 300 - £898 per pair (Our top pick for Atmos)*
- Five - £1098 per pair)
- Amp - (£699)
Help me decide which product to use as my Sonos surrounds ➡️
3. Finish with a Sonos Sub
Adding a Sub will relieve the main speaker of the lower bass frequencies. As a general rule the main speaker then sounds better as it can concentrate more on the mid/upper range.
Sonos Sub (Gen 3) (£749)
Sonos’ powerful subwoofer designed to add vibrant, deep-impact bass to your Sonos setup. Enjoy your favourite movies and TV shows in cinematic sound with bass you can feel, not just hear.
Available in black or white
Sonos Sub Mini (£449)
Elevate your audio and experience bold bass from Sonos’ mini wireless subwoofer speaker. Sleek, compact but powerful - for all your home entertainment needs, for movies, music or gaming,].
Help me decide if I need to add a Sub to my setup ➡️
Sonos your HiFi
Upgrade your existing HiFi by bringing in your treasured HiFi components into the Sonos ecosystem. Access solid wireless streaming and multi-room support with the Sonos app.
Sonos Port (£399)
Available in black only
The streaming upgrade for your third-party HiFi. Bring your HiFi into the Sonos app and group it with your wider Sonos system.
Perfect for: Adding a turntable to Sonos, upgrading your HiFi with wireless control
Sonos Amp (£699)
Available in black only
The clutter-free wireless amplifier to power your entertainment. Power your favourite bookshelf speakers or ceiling speakers while benefitting from the Sonos ecosystem.
Perfect for: Powering ceiling / bookshelf speakers
Help me decide if I need the Sonos Amp or Sonos Port ➡️
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