Sonos is reportedly growing a speaker that may beam sound in virtually all instructions | Engadget

Sonos is engaged on a brand new flagship speaker that could possibly be fairly a departure from its present fashions, based on The Verge. The publication stories that it has seen early photographs of a brand new high-end speaker with the codename Optimo 2. If its present design sticks, the system will probably be encased in a dual-angled shell and can be capable of fireplace sound in practically all instructions, together with upwards. Its work-in-progress photographs apparently make it appear like as massive because the Sonos Five, an outdated flagship launched in 2015 that went by way of an improve final 12 months. And when it comes out, it will likely be out there in black and white. 

Sources instructed The Verge that Optimo 2 can have twice the RAM and as a lot as eight instances extra flash reminiscence than earlier audio system, which may point out that Sonos plans to assist it with updates for a prolonged time period. It can have each WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the latter solely being current within the firm’s transportable audio system in the intervening time. Sonos is reportedly additionally contemplating including assist for USB-C line-in playback. While Five additionally has line-in playback functionality, it helps sound enter through a 3.5mm jack, not a USB-C port. 

Based on the options it is going to supposedly have, the Optimo 2 could possibly be Five’s successor. The publication says it is simply one in all a trio of latest audio system Sonos is at present growing, although, the others being the Optimo 1 and 1 SL. These two different fashions will doubtless be smaller audio system, and the “SL” within the latter’s title stands for “speechless,” which suggests it would not include microphones and would not assist voice management. Sonos has but to verify that any of those fashions are in growth, however we have reached out to the corporate and can replace this put up after we hear again.