Is Sonos readying a smart soundbar?

Sonos looks set to launch a new smart ‘home theater speaker’, according to an FCC filing spotted by Variety.

Supposedly, the listing for a product with the model number ‘S14’ initially referred to the device as a smart speaker, but it's been subsequently renamed as a ‘home theater speaker’.

And if the filing wasn't concrete enough, the company has just sent out a 'save for the date' for an event on the 6th June, showing an image of multiple TV remotes with the header 'you're smarter than this'...

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.