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Jimbeam3678 said:
Looking at buying a speaker for our open plan kitchen 4 X 5M in size which then goes into our living room which has a Sonos Beam 2. I was set on buying a Era 300 but then saw in this thread that the Sonos 5 would be a better buy? It would be used for music and sports whenever I'm cooking
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The 5 is better for a large room, particularly with it having a lot more bass, but it doesnt do spacial audio which the Era 300 can. The 5 is nearly £100 more expensive and bigger.
 
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I criticise the sonos app all the time. I don't think you can criticise speaker quality though, I have a pair of 5's stereo paired in my kitchen / dining room and they are excellent.
 
Just received the Era300 its disappointed to say the least I was expecting to be blown away, sadly it sounded muffled, tinny and washed out audio which I appreciate that sounds contradictory :( My Sonos beam2 sound better for music.

I've ordered a Apple Homepod to see how that sounds - properly ****** off I had high hopes for it :mad:
 
Grim5 said:
Can you return it?

Personally this is why I always listen to demo speakers in shops before I buy
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Yeah I ordered it from Amazon, it's on its way back. I'm more frustrated as I spent hours comparing reviews and even the biggest apple fanboys were saying it was better than a HomePod. Guess I'll find out tomorrow, not sure what I'm going to do it of that sounds crap as well :p
 
HomePods arrived and they've been sent back already :( Am I expecting too much? I'm after a similar sound to my Sonos Beam Gen 2 but for my Kitchen. Era 300 was ok but lacked bass/depth like sound bar. Any suggestions ?
 
Is the issue the room rather than the speaker? Maybe a kitchen is a bit echoey and you're expecting too much?

Could be worth setting up the Beam 2 in there temporarily and seeing if it still sounds as you expect.
 
I'm currently down a rabbit hole of trying to figure out if 2 x era 100's are better suited to 4x5 m kitchen or 1 Sonos Five. Not after stupid loud or silly bass as I have neighbours, just something which has something about it.
 
Ended up going to Richersounds as apparently they know what they are talking about ... I knew more than the guy who served me. He suggested some Denon speakers which I was interested in hearing. When I asked to hear them he said they didn't have any power to them :rolleyes:

He did manage to get 2 x Era 100 going in stereo after fiddling around for 15 mins. Sounded far better than the 300 I had - went to buy 3, sorry we don't have any in stock and people wonder why the high street is dying.
 
Jimbeam3678 said:
Ended up going to Richersounds as apparently they know what they are talking about ... I knew more than the guy who served me. He suggested some Denon speakers which I was interested in hearing. When I asked to hear them he said they didn't have any power to them :rolleyes:

He did manage to get 2 x Era 100 going in stereo after fiddling around for 15 mins. Sounded far better than the 300 I had - went to buy 3, sorry we don't have any in stock and people wonder why the high street is dying.
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Could they not have ordered some for you, they have stock, it’s just likely that store didn’t have 3 of them in stock themselves.

Perhaps he meant the Denon speakers were not powered/active speakers meaning they would need an amplifier?
 
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No he said he needed to plug them in :p Surely if you go in to a store, the whole idea is to have one of the most popular speakers in stock.

I mean if it was some £2000 specialist speaker I could understand it but £150 speaker.
 
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