Other examples of the Playbase's refined fit and finish include the CNC-drilled holes on the front face.
That's good, because there are a few touch-sensitive controls right near the front of the speaker.
Yes, it's a big plastic box, but the soft-touch finish feels extremely durable, not to mention pleasant underneath your fingers. Like Sonos' last speaker, the Play:5, the Playbase is a simple, sleek thing that shows great attention to detail.
#SONOS PLAYBASE TV#
Indeed, Sonos claims that its research shows that 70 percent of TV owners never mount their TVs to the wall if that's true, there's a lot of people who could use a speaker like the Playbase. Of course, it can be used with wall-mounted TVs too, but one of the speaker's main selling points is that it can bear the weight of a television on top of it without an impact on audio quality. Bigger sets that have stands with legs on either side can usually be placed over the Playbase as well. Sonos says the device can support most televisions up to 60 inches or up to 77 pounds. The Playbase has an unusual shape compared with most speakers, but there's a clear reason for this odd design: It's meant to sit on a media stand with a TV on top. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. For those who want better sound in their living room, the Playbase is a compelling option - particularly if you're a music fan. Still, as with almost everything Sonos does, it doesn't come cheap: $700 in this case.
#SONOS PLAYBASE UPGRADE#
Sure, it's not a full 5.1 setup, but a one-box, one-cord solution to upgrade my home theater seems like just what I need. Like all other Sonos products, it uses WiFi to connect to other speakers and lets you stream music from just about any service you can think of, but it also outputs all of your TV audio. This massive speaker, wide and flat like a pizza box, is designed to sit underneath your TV, and includes three distinct audio channels as well as a built-in subwoofer. It doesn't sound great, but at least I have a clean setup that doesn't require extra hardware and a mess of cables.īut the Sonos Playbase has me thinking that it's time to upgrade. So I've been languishing for years with mediocre audio coming from my built-in TV speakers. I've owned a few surround sound systems, but the additional speakers and cables added a level of complexity that never felt worth it to me. The idea of having high-quality home theater audio seems great until you actually try and set it up.
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