Sonos has by no means used WiFi 6 in its merchandise, however a speaker with that function has simply handed by means of the FCC, Zatz Not Humorous! has reported. Dubbed S39, it additionally provides full Bluetooth that may very well be used for audio streaming on high of Bluetooth LE usually used for WiFi pairing. One other product, the S41, reportedly appeared on a regulatory submitting in Canada.
The S39 mannequin may very well be a successor to the Sonos One second-generation speaker launched again in 2019. Each might also be the primary merchandise in a rumored “Optimo” lineup of high-end audio system reported by The Verge earlier this 12 months. The Optimo 2 speaker (probably a substitute for the Sonos 5) is meant to assist each WiFi and Bluetooth streaming, in order that report traces up with the FCC submitting. It might even have a USB-C wired line-in port, making it one of many few Sonos audio system with that function.
WiFi 6 and 6E might enable for extra reliable streaming, notably when utilizing a number of audio system. Bluetooth, in the meantime, allow you to play music immediately from a smartphone or different gadget. Thus far, Bluetooth streaming has solely been current on Sonos’ moveable audio system. It is all nonetheless hypothesis till the merchandise arrive, however given the FCC approvals, they need to be coming quickly.
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