![]() ![]() ![]() It’s designed to support TVs weighing up to 77lbs, and will last a good ten years, Sonos says. Playbase setup The Playbase is almost over-engineered. The Playbase sounds much more muscular than the Playbar in a head-to-head test. It fires downward, but the air it displaces gets pushed through a snaking, S-shaped tube inside. Inside, Sonos packed 10 speakers - six midrange speakers, three tweeters and one woofer.īecause the Playbase is flat, the woofer is mounted horizontally. Likewise, Playbase comes with just two cords: one for power, the other for digital audio from the TV. You’ll find only touch-sensitive buttons for play/pause, volume up and down, and swiping previous/next track. You’ll hear no rattles, even with the volume all the way up.Ĭontrols are minimal, too. ![]() The Playbase is designed to keep vibration to a minimum. The casing is made of hardened, glass-infused polycarbonate that Sonos says will easily last a decade without breaking or discoloring. Measuring just 2.3 inches high, the Playbase is designed to support big flatscreen TVs weighing up to 77 pounds, which Sonos says covers almost every TV. Its 43,000 holes are actually different sizes - smaller at the front than the sides - to make it acoustically transparent. With its distinctive grill, the Playbase looks like one of Sonos’ regular speakers that’s been put in a press and squashed flat. (I can live with it, but if I couldn’t, I’d probably replace the TV before the Playbase.) Solid design As can be seen from the pictures, it’s longer than the PlayBase and looks pretty awkward - something to consider if you’re interested in the Playbase. We own a curved Samsung TV with a large, curved stand. The Playbar is best for mounting on a wall, while the Playbase is for putting underneath your TV. Sonos says it’s not replacing the Playbar with the Playbase. That seemed like an opportunity to Sonos - to design a speaker that better integrates with TVs sitting on a stand. Playbar owners tend to place their speaker awkwardly in front of their TVs. But in customer research, Sonos discovered that up to 70 percent of all TVs don’t get mounted at all, but instead sit on a piece of furniture. The Playbar is designed to be mounted on the wall, below a wall-mounted TV. Whatever the application, it always sounds fantastic. It’s great for TV, but I really enjoy it for playing music. Paired with a Sonos Subwoofer ($699), and a pair of Play:1 satellite speakers ($199 apiece), it’s the centerpiece of an expensive but utterly great home theater system. Prior to testing the Playbase for this review, we had Sonos’ previous home theater speaker - the Playbar - parked in front of our TV. And it connects to other Sonos speakers throughout the house. It’s a living room stereo, capable of playing music loudly and clearly from dozens of streaming music services. It’s also as much a streaming music speaker as a home theater component. This is by far one of the easiest soundbars to set up and use. But for that you get Sonos’ great sound quality and unparalleled ease of use. It costs a hefty $699, which is two or three times more than rival home theater soundbars. It’s the first major new product in 18 months from the company, which has seen some layoffs and management shakeups recently.Īvailable in both black and white, the Playbase ships worldwide today. The Playbase is Sonos’ thinnest speaker yet. ![]()
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