Sonos had a quiet 2025. After the corporate acquired a brand new CEO, having fired the one who oversaw the app replace debacle that turned the model’s most ardent followers in opposition to it, it has been licking its wounds. It canceled an ill-fated streaming TV gadget, and did not announce any new {hardware} in any respect final 12 months – its final client product was the Sonos Arc Extremely.
However now it seems that Sonos is able to get again to enterprise, and reportedly “{hardware} launches will ramp up within the second half of its fiscal 2026” – which in Sonos’ case, means between April and September.
1. A ‘Sonos Period 500’ hi-fi targeted speaker
Sonos’ Sound Movement bass speaker is the cool addition I hope to see as the muse right here. It debuted within the Sonos Arc Extremely, and is principally an ingeniously small dual-diaphragm low-end speaker with a force-opposing design, so it might probably transfer a variety of air in a small house, with out shaking the unit.
I would like to see this used with a standard forward-facing driver system, somewhat than the angle audio system of the Period 300. Permitting this driver to deal with the low finish would go away the opposite drivers to deal with mid-range with out additionally needing to wade into the low-end, hopefully permitting for actually robust mid element replica, however with an even bigger dynamic vary general.
And I would be comfortable for this speaker to borrow the compression driver and horn system used within the Period 100. That is the sort of system utilized in studio displays, so can be a fantastic match for a hi-fi targeted speaker.
Naturally, I hope that as an alternative of needing a dongle to attach a turntable or different wired enter (because the Period 100 and 300 do), this might simply have a spread of inputs on it, just like the Sonos 5 does.
2. A Sonos Beam Gen 3 soundbar with Sound Movement and upfiring speaker
I hope a brand new Beam might use the Sound Movement bass driver once more so as to add even richer bass, however in a small house that hopefully leaves Sonos free so as to add upfiring audio system, and to make even higher use of its ahead audio system.
I would personally additionally love if Sonos would lastly begin including HDMI passthrough ports to its soundbars, however that looks like a distant dream, alas. I am going to accept the audio upgrades.
3. A wi-fi residence theater HDMI dongle
Talking of soundbars, for the previous couple of years, they’ve slowly however certainly been going wi-fi. Samsung and LG each supply wi-fi connections from their TVs to their soundbars, and LG particularly has gone to the subsequent stage by providing Dolby Atmos FlexConnect in its new soundbar and audio system. TCL can also be on board with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect’s wi-fi speaker expertise. You may get wi-fi encompass speaker system from each Sony and Hisense.
Sonos clearly ought to have been the chief in absolutely wi-fi residence theater (kind of its raison d’être, you recognize?), however missing the flexibility to transmit from the TV to its soundbars/audio system means it hasn’t made progress. All it wants to begin is a bit of HDMI attachment, so I am hoping we’ll see one quickly.
I would additionally love for this attachment to supply the flexibility to have wi-fi encompass sound utilizing satellite tv for pc audio system solely, no soundbar – and this apparently was on the playing cards with the canceled streaming field, and I stated on the time that the corporate should not abandon this function.
4. A conveyable speaker between the Roam and Transfer
Sonos has two moveable audio system: the Sonos Roam 2 and the Sonos Transfer 2. The previous is fairly small and prices $179 / £179 / AU$299, whereas the latter is giant and prices $449 / £449 / AU$799. So there is a huge hole by way of each measurement and worth for one thing else – one thing nearer to the JBL Cost 6.
Perhaps it is a good measurement to incorporate a mini model of the Sound Movement speaker, which Sonos advised me it is exploring: “We’re exploring every kind of functions, whether or not it is extra bass, extra compact type components, extra vitality effectivity.”
One of many good issues in regards to the Roam and Transfer is that they’ll work as a house speaker more often than not, and then you definately simply seize them to exit. There’s undoubtedly scope for one thing with a meatier sound than the Roam however a cheaper price than the Transfer that would fill the bed room, workplace or kitchen of most individuals.
5. An Period 100 with a display screen
It made it notably costlier than the Period 100, so we nonetheless most well-liked Sonos’ possibility for worth. Nevertheless, simply as WiiM then adopted that up with the Sound Lite, which omits the display screen and competes with the Period on worth, we would like to see Sonos go the opposite approach and supply an Period 100 with a touchscreen.
The display screen does not have to operate like a full Sonos app, however the Sonos app already has a ‘Favorites’ bar, so it might replicate that half solely on the touchscreen, so you’ll be able to simply discover your favourite streaming stations, playlists or artists – and management which audio system the music is taking part in on.
6. An enormous celebration speaker
The Sonos Transfer 2 is a really highly effective moveable speaker, however I have been advised by many audio firms that massive celebration audio system are getting increasingly more well-liked – the sort of factor that generally comes with wheels, and is for mid-size occasions (events in a corridor, weddings, and massive outside events) greater than residence listening. The likes of JBL, Anker Soundcore, LG and plenty of extra make these.
It would be nice for Sonos to get in on the motion too – waterproof, beefy, nice sound high quality, and maybe a classier design than most of those have. It could possibly be one other good match for Sound Movement – possibly in an even bigger guise, and even a number of of them to supply a ton of bass kick – but it surely’d even be enjoyable to once more see Sonos use the pro-like compression drivers used within the Period 300, to convey a contact extra ‘studio’ accuracy to the sound than these huge audio system normally try for.
These are the picks from me and the TechRadar AV staff – we would love to listen to what merchandise you hope Sonos will launch or replace within the feedback!
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