Sonos is engaged on a brand new flagship speaker that may very well be fairly a departure from its current fashions, in accordance with The Verge. The publication studies that it has seen early photos of a brand new high-end speaker with the codename Optimo 2. If its present design sticks, the gadget will likely be encased in a dual-angled shell and can be capable to hearth sound in practically all instructions, together with upwards. Its work-in-progress photos apparently make it seem like as huge because the Sonos Five, an outdated flagship launched in 2015 that went via an improve final 12 months. And when it comes out, will probably be obtainable in black and white.
Sources advised The Verge that Optimo 2 may 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 may have each WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the latter solely being current within the firm’s moveable audio system in the mean 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 should supposedly have, the Optimo 2 may very well be Five’s successor. The publication says it is simply one in every of a trio of latest audio system Sonos is at present creating, although, the others being the Optimo 1 and 1 SL. These two different fashions will probably be smaller audio system, and the “SL” within the latter’s title stands for “speechless,” which implies 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 publish after we hear again.