Grab the stunning Sonos Era 100 at its lowest-ever price this Black Friday

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Sonos launched its Era 100 smart wireless speaker last year to substantial critical acclaim last year, kicking off a new age for the US brand and laying down a marker for rivals to match. The Era 100 is a devastatingly talented smart speaker, and now it's hit a rock-bottom price, plummeting from £249 to £179 at Amazon, a saving of £70 on Black Friday.

Best Sonos Era 100 deal

The Era 100 feels like the best of what Sonos is capable of when really pushed, bringing together a host of superb features and design benefits to make for an outstanding, five-star monolith. Starting from the outer shell, the Era 100 sports a cylindrical build, offering up a touch-sensitive volume slider adorning the top of the speaker and a tightly woven mesh grille for the main body. As is to be expected with Sonos, the build quality and overall experience are sturdy and smooth, with a USB-C wired input and Bluetooth for enhanced connectivity.

Much like the existing Sonos speakers, you can stream wirelessly to the Era 100 via the Sonos S2 app, Apple AirPlay 2 or Spotify Connect. There are also voice assistants built into the Era, with Alexa and Sonos' own voice assistant housed side-by-side, while the ever-useful benefit of being part of the Sonos ecosystem remains a huge boon.

Functionality is a huge part of the Sonos experience, with the ability to use the Era 100 as surrounds with either a Sonos Beam (Gen 2), Arc or Ray soundbar for use in a home theatre speaker system, within an existing Sonos multiroom set-up, or even with another Era 100 to create a stereo pair.

When it comes to sound quality, the Sonos Era 100 is crisp, well-defined and balanced in its approach. Its engaging and lively sound won us over, and while the Apple HomePod 2 (its main rival) does tend to sound more natural when it comes to vocals, we still find the Era 100 to be a top-notch wireless speaker that nails the basics and a lot more besides. At its lowest price, we're confident that Sonos lovers will adore it.

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Harry McKerrell is a senior staff writer at What Hi-Fi?. During his time at the publication, he has written countless news stories alongside features, advice and reviews of products ranging from floorstanding speakers and music streamers to over-ear headphones, wireless earbuds and portable DACs. He has covered launches from hi-fi and consumer tech brands, and major industry events including IFA, High End Munich and, of course, the Bristol Hi-Fi Show. When not at work he can be found playing hockey, practising the piano or trying to pet strangers' dogs.

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