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Sonos Era 100 in Canada: C$289, With the Wired Adapter Out of Stock

Both colours sit at C$289 with free shipping, but wired input currently means the C$55 Combo Adapter: the C$25 Line-In Adapter is out of stock at Sonos Canada.

Black Sonos Era 100 speaker seen from above at an angle, with the touch controls and volume groove on its top, on a transparent background

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THE SHORT VERSION

Canada gets the same Era 100 hardware as the United States: the Canadian store's structured data carries the same model codes, E10G1US1BLK and E10G1US1, and the 100-240V 50/60Hz internal supply printed in the spec block suits Canadian mains. On 10 November 2026 both colours were C$289, InStock with Add to cart, and the store states free shipping and 30-day returns on every order.

The Canadian wrinkle is wired input. The C$25 Line-In Adapter is out of stock in both colours, while the C$55 Combo Adapter, which adds Ethernet to the same auxiliary input, is in stock. The Terms of Sale are also explicit that displayed prices exclude GST/PST/HST, calculated by the destination of the shipment.

Our verdict

Buy it for one fixed room that may gain a second speaker or a soundbar. Skip it for Bluetooth-only listening: the app, an account and Wi-Fi come before any sound.

A good fit for
A kitchen, office or bedroom that stays put, where you want app control, AirPlay 2, voice control and the option of adding a speaker later.
We would skip it if
A room fed only by Bluetooth from a phone, an S1-era Sonos system that must keep grouping, or a household that will not keep a Sonos account.

Reasons to consider it

  • Black and white both C$289 and InStock on 2026-11-10, with free shipping and 30-day returns on every order
  • A 100-240V 50/60Hz internal supply, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and AirPlay 2 in one cabinet
  • Built-in microphones for Sonos Voice Control (US English and French) and Alexa, the main step up from the C$249 Era 100 SL

The compromises

  • The C$25 Line-In Adapter is out of stock in both colours; wired input means the C$55 Combo Adapter for now
  • No sound until the app, an account and Wi-Fi setup are done, and Bluetooth is disabled when the speaker serves as a surround
  • Listed prices exclude GST/PST/HST, which the Terms of Sale calculate by shipping destination

What we have not verified: The Canadian spec block lists three Class-D amplifiers but no output wattage and no Bluetooth codec list, and the Line-In Adapter carries no published restock date.

The things in this guide

A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.

Sonos Sonos Era 100
One fixed room now, a pair or a soundbar later

Sonos Era 100

C$289 at Sonos Canada on 2026-11-10 with both colours in stock, free shipping and 30-day returns; three Class-D amplifiers, two angled tweeters and a mid-woofer, with AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth after Wi-Fi setup.

Before you buy: Requires the Sonos app, an account and Wi-Fi before it plays; the C$25 line-in adapter is out of stock, so wired input costs C$55 via the Combo Adapter; Bluetooth is disabled when it serves as a surround.

Price checked November 10, 2026. Retailer prices can change.

The wired-input gap at Sonos Canada

The Era 100 has no analog jack; its USB-C port takes an adapter for a turntable or other wired source. At Sonos Canada the C$25 Line-In Adapter reads OutOfStock in both black and white, with no restock date on the page. The C$55 Combo Adapter, which carries the same auxiliary input plus Ethernet, is InStock in both colours.

A wired-source plan therefore starts at C$344 today, not C$314, unless the cheaper adapter returns to stock or comes from a reseller. The terms name Best Buy Canada, Visions, The Source and Amazon as Canadian price-matched resellers, which is where adapter availability would have to be checked separately.

The account, the app and Wi-Fi come first

A first Sonos system requires an account, and setup runs through the Sonos app on iOS or Android. The Era 100 must be set up on a Wi-Fi network before it works as a Bluetooth speaker at all, so a phone-and-Bluetooth-only plan still carries the account and the network setup.

Once it serves as a home-theatre surround, Bluetooth is disabled. The speaker is a fixed-room device in the literal sense: no battery, and its wireless fallbacks depend on the Wi-Fi setup having happened first.

An S1-era system stays a separate system

Sonos's compatibility table puts the Era 100 on the current-app side and keeps a separate column for products that only run the S1 Controller app. An older system built around S1-only speakers cannot absorb the Era 100 into its groups; adding one means running two systems side by side.

For a household whose existing Sonos speakers all run the current app, the Era 100 joins them directly and can later become a stereo pair or a surround. The dividing line is the app generation of the speakers already in the house, not the room the new one goes in.

Voice in two languages, or the C$249 SL without it

Sonos Voice Control runs in US English and French, a useful fit for a bilingual household, and Amazon Alexa can be active on the same speaker; Google Assistant cannot share one speaker with Sonos Voice Control. Without voice, the Era 100 SL lists at C$249: the same three Class-D amplifiers and cabinet size, but no microphones, so no voice assistant and Trueplay tuning only from a supported iOS device. On 10 November its black finish was InStock and white on BackOrder.

The C$289 list price excludes Canadian taxes. The Terms of Sale state that GST at 5% applies to items shipped within Canada, with PST or HST added as applicable, calculated by the shipment's destination and invoiced by email. The Competition Act permits an advertised price to leave out exactly these charges when a federal or provincial statute imposes them on the purchaser, so the checkout total, not the shelf figure, is the number to budget.

Thirty days to return, one year of warranty

Direct purchases can be returned within 30 days of taking possession: Sonos refunds the full price and covers the return shipping, provided the speaker goes back in its original packaging with all materials, in new or as-new condition, through the RMA process. Keep the box for the first month.

The commercial warranty runs one year from the original purchase date, and the agreement says its limitations do not affect statutory consumer rights. For rooms that want the larger Atmos cabinet instead, the Era 300 lists at C$629, with black in stock and white on backorder.

How we put this together

Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.

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