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Testseek.com have collected 118 expert reviews of the Sonos PlayBase soundbar and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos PlayBase soundbar.
Award: Most Awarded April 2017
April 2017
 
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118 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Simple set-up - just one cable
  • No need for separate remote
  • Your TV or cable box remote will do
  • High quality sound from a simple discrete powered speaker
  • Vast improvement over any TV's built-in speakers
  • Can be expanded for true Dolby Digital 5.1 surro
  • Great design
  • Brilliant sound
  • Works perfectly with existing Sonos system
  • Excellent design for TVs on stands
  • Even though it's wide enough to sit underneath a TV
  • The Playbase is still sleek and stylish. Most TVs fit on it
  • Though those with the "claw feet" may have some trouble
  • A truly beautiful thing
  • The sound quality is absolutely superb. The bass is especia
  • Incredible sound with strong bass
  • Sounds great for both music and dialogue
  • Just one piece of hardware required
  • Easy setup requires just one power cord and one optical cord
  • Integrates seamlessly with other Sonos devices
  • Good bass reproduction
  • Clear vocals
  • Solid and elegant design
  • Multiroom expandability
  • Sounds fantastic with music
  • Extremely low profile
  • Yet it can support up to a 75-pound TV
  • Can be expanded to a bona fide 5.1-channel surround-sound system
  • Trueplay can customize the speaker's sound to your room
  • Excellent overall audio performance
  • Large sound field with very good directional imaging for movies
  • Lots of streaming media options through the Sonos app
  • Can be expanded to a true 5.1-channel surround system
  • The Sonos Playbase is a low-slung sound base with impeccable design and impressive sound. Its bass is even better than the Playbar's
  • So there's no need for a sub. Sonos' app and other speakers make it part of one of the best multiroom systems available
  • Big sound in a small package
  • Beautiful build quality
  • Easy setup
  • Sounds just as good with music as TV audio
  • Excellent
  • Balanced sound
  • Makes a great music speaker
  • Too
  • Great sound
  • Easy to use app
  • Sleek design
  • Big-time bass
  • Room-filling sound
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Really amazing natural sound
  • Premium sleek design
  • Works nicely with mobile devices
  • Integrates with your TV remote
  • Only 2.28 inches tall
  • Utilizes Sonos Trueplay acoustic tuning technology
  • Can be part of a Sonos multiroom audio system
  • Clear
  • Powerful audio regardless of whether you're watching a movie or listening to music
  • Music streaming is a unique feature in the home theater speaker market
  • Simple setup
  • Excellent industrial design
  • Easy to convert to a wireless 5.1 surround sound

The editors didn't like

  • No HDMI inputs makes 5.1 channel set-up a bit tricky
  • No support for DTS 5.1
  • High res audio
  • Lossless surround formats or height-enhanced surround
  • Use of Sonos skill for Amazon Alexa led to unexpected volume level changes on the PlayBase (but there's a
  • Expensive
  • Built-in woofer can't shake a room
  • This process was more painful than I would have liked. The WiFi setup continually failed when I initially received my review unit and I was forced to use an ethernet connection. Afterwards
  • I was able to set it up to work wirelessly
  • At $699
  • The Playbase
  • Relatively large footprint doesn't fit under some TV stands – requiring you to mount a TV to the wall or to get the $149 Sanus Swiveling TV Base
  •  pricey
  • No DTS
  • No Bluetooth or HDMI
  • Prev2 of 2Next
  • App not up to par
  • Too colored sound
  • No DTS or Dolby Atmos support
  • You'll need to add the $699 subwoofer to get chest-thumping bass in movie soundtracks
  • Supports Dolby Digital only
  • Not DTS or any of the higher-resolution codecs
  • Toslink is the only audio input
  • Sonos is unlikely to ever support high-resolution digital
  • Lacks ultra-low frequency
  • Subwoofer-like presence
  • Can only use other Sonos speakers for 5.1 setup
  • No Bluetooth
  • The wide effect needs breathing room -- unadorned walls
  • Too
  • If you please. No DTS support
  • HDMI ports or Bluetooth. If you have a "clawfoot" TV
  • It may not fit on top
  • Especially for a surround system
  • Won't work with non-IR remotes
  • Lacks DTS and HDMI connectivity
  • No mics for our voice assistant future
  • No HDMI
  • Pricey
  • App setup takes some time to get through
  • No volume level indicator
  • Optical digital and network audio inputs only
  • Particularly if you're building a 5.1 setup
  • The lovely white finish scratches and scuffs easily
  • Stereo separation isn't as good as you'll get with a true multi-speaker setup

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  Published: 2017-06-16, review by: news.sfr.fr

  • Design, Facilité d'installation, Rendu sonore, Ergonomie de l'application,
  • Prix, Pas de décodage DTS, Pas de port HDMI,
  • La Playbase tient ses promesses. Le design est réussi, la configuration plus simple qu'avec bon nombre de barres de son et l'écoute très convaincante, en home cinema comme avec la musique, malgré l'absence de décodage DTS et une légère tendance à privilég...

 
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  Published: 2017-04-20, Author: Marc , review by: Cnetfrance.fr

  • Le design impeccable, le son impressionnant avec des graves qui sont encore meilleures que celles de la Playbar, l'application Sonos et les autres hautparleurs de la marque qui en font l'un des meilleurs systèmes multiroom du marché
  • L''ampleur des effets sonore mérite une pièce spacieuse et des murs dégagés, pas de compatibilité DTS ni de port HDMI et connexion Bluetooth, certains pieds TV ne pourront pas tenir dessus
  • La Playbase vient enrichir le système multiroom de la marque avec un excellent son pour le home cinema et la musique. Mais vérifiez d'abord que votre téléviseur peut tenir dessus...

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  Published: 2017-04-07, Author: Dimitri , review by: tomsguide.fr

  • Design, Qualité audio (Home Cinema), Simplicité d'utilisation
  • Prix, Application Sonos perfectible
  • Dotée d’un design sublime la Playbase de Sonos réussit également l’épreuve de la qualité audio. C’est en mode Home Cinema qu’elle donne sa pleine mesure. Utilisée en tant qu’enceinte, elle séduit un peu moins mais offre tout de même des performances très...

 
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  Published: 2017-04-06, Author: Corentin , review by: numerama.com

  • Design, Simplicité d'utilisation, Puissance
  • Spectre musical étroit, Surreprésentation des basses, Absence de connectique
  • Pour conclure, nous imaginons donc que l'achat de cette barre se justifie si et seulement si la simplicité est votre unique priorité concernant votre matériel audio et que vous êtes déjà équipés chez Sonos. Si vous cherchez un outil polyvalent, fidèle e...

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  Published: 2017-04-04, Author: Benoît , review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Un grave enveloppant, une jolie sensation de proximité, Voix parfaitement intelligibles, Surpuissante, Fabrication et finitions irréprochables, Ultra-simple à installer, Application simple d'utilisation, Un écosystème sonore fiable et réactif
  • Effets de pièce exagérés, Brillance trop soutenue, presque scintillante, Le phénomène de distorsion/repliement de spectre, Pas de HDMI, pas d'entrée analogique, pas de Bluetooth, La forte dépendance au smartphone pour contrôler l'enceinte, Écosystème sono
  • Le Playbase est un plateau sonore performant et irréprochable en termes de fabrication et de facilité de configuration. En revanche, il n'est absolument pas polyvalent et compte énormément sur son écosystème, certes fiable, mais tout de même assez fermé...

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  Published: 2017-04-04, review by: 01net.com

  • Design,  Facilité d'installation,  Rendu sonore,  Ergonomie de l'application
  • Prix,  Pas de décodage DTS,  Pas de port HDMI
  • Sonos PlaybaseUn design réussi et discret, une configuration très simple, un rendu sonore home cinema et musical tout à fait convaincant: la Playbase tient sans problème les promesses mises en avant par Sonos. Reste que les puristes regretteront l'ab...

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  Published: 2017-09-19, Author: Lorenzo , review by: webnews.it

  • App perfetta, configurazione semplicissima, qualità sonora, ampio ventaglio di servizi, espandibile con altri speaker Sonos, solidità costruttiva
  • Costo considerevole, un unico collegamento diretto al TV esclude l'aggiunta di altre fonti (fra cui quelle analogiche, a meno di usare un adattatore)

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  Published: 2017-07-14, Author: Roberto , review by: dday.it

  • Prestazioni sonore con musica e colonne sonore, Semplicità d'uso, Dimensioni compatte
  • Mancanza ingresso HDMI, Prezzo elevato
  • La Sonos Playbase è giunta sul mercato quando il fenomeno dei diffusori destinati a fare da supporto ai televisori è ormai scemato. Tuttavia il diffusore rimane molto interessante, non solo per chi ha già altri diffusori Sonos, ma anche per chi desidera r...

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(81%)
 
  Published: 2021-07-12, review by: giga.de

  • Ein typisches Technik-Setup eines Film-Enthusiasten sah Ende der 90er-Jahre noch so aus: Ein gigantischer Röhrenfernseher, darunter DVD-Player, 5.1-Receiver, zwei Standboxen und ein Centerspeaker vorne, zwei kleinere Boxen hinten und zwischen all dem insg...

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  Published: 2017-12-22, review by: allesbeste.de

  • Um herauszufinden, was das beste Multiroom-System ist, haben wir alle wichtigen Kandidaten ausgiebig getestet: Neben Platzhirsch Sonos war Boses SoundTouch, das Raumfeld-System des deutschen Lautsprecherspezialisten Teufel und das Omni von Harman/Kardon u...

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