Full interview: Sonos CEO Tom Conrad explains why they built the new Sonos Play, how they’re improving the app after its disaster, and what he thinks of Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and the state of music streaming services

AV Insider: Digging into the background of Sonos’ return to releasing speakers, plus the threat to its soundbars from Dolby Atmos FlexConnect
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‘It’s been 20 years, it’s surprising to me how little has changed’: Sonos CEO and former Pandora exec Tom Conrad reveals what he thinks is ‘holding us back’ from more music streaming innovation

‘No one is motivated by making an innovative music discovery experience’

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Sonos launches a new portable Play speaker and a cheaper Era 100 — CEO Tom Conrad explains why the new model is ‘the Goldilocks perfect speaker’

Sonos CEO Tom Conrad talks me through the new Sonos Play and the impressively cheap Sonos Era 100 SL.

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‘The real story there is we just changed too much too fast’: Sonos CEO Tom Conrad explains what went wrong with the disastrous app update, what still bugs him about it, and how he’s fixing things

‘If I’m candid…’ —Tom Conrad hopes to restore your trust in where Sonos is going

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‘Bass-heads need not apply’: I tested a polished-sounding wireless speaker with an impeccable sense of space — it’s just a shame that it flubs the sub

I loved this wireless speaker’s ace connectivity and sense of space and but have to ask: where’s the bass?

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If this cheaper Sonos Era 100 leak is true, I think it’ll be the king of wireless speakers

The Sonos Era 100 already got cheaper, and if this new model cuts the price further, it’ll be the default wireless speaker.
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This powerful wireless hi-fi speaker has all the modern connections you could want — and a touchscreen to control things easily

The Primare Allt-i-Ett is a jack of all trades, and perhaps a master of them too, with basically every spec you’d ever want.
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Sonos will ‘ramp up’ hardware launches in 2026 — here are the 6 new products I’m hoping to see

From upgraded compact Dolby Atmos to a mid-price portable speaker, and more picks from our audio experts.

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‘Hardware launches will ramp up’: Sonos is apparently ready to release new products throughout 2026, after a year of cancelations and no-shows

Sonos reportedly plans multiple hardware launches throughout 2026.

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WiiM Sound Lite vs Sonos Era 100: I let these Wi-Fi speakers slug it out, and the showdown was far closer than I ever would have imagined

I pit WiiM’s Lite Wi-Fi speaker against the Sonos Era 100, but which will come out on top: spacious sound or outrageous bass?
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