Home Theater Systems Buying Guide
Sonos PLAYBASE Overview
Boring living rooms, be gone. Listen to what you want when you want with the ultra versatile Sonos PLAYBASE, featuring built-in Bluetooth® connectivity. Stream audio from more than 30 music-streaming services including Spotify, Pandora, iTunes and Apple Music and listen to your favorite films with in high definition with clear and powerful sound.
Product Information
Product highlights
- 10 amplified speakers deliver shimmery highs, lush mids and powerful bass
- Speech enhancement makes dialog clear and easy to hear
- Bluetooth® wireless streaming technology
- Integrates wirelessly with other Sonos speakers
- Connects to your TV with a digital optical input
- Trueplay delivers optimal performance in any room
- Control the PLAYBASE from your mobile device using the Sonos App
- Weight – 18.85 lbs.
- Dimensions: Width: 28.35” - Depth: 14.96” - Height:2.28”
- Warranty: 1-year limited warranty
- World Wide Stereo 60-day guarantee and expert product support
Put Your Home Audio on a Pedestal
Movie buffs and music lovers can finally capture the excitement of realistic movie theater sound without having to rearrange their home décor to hide unsightly speaker cables. The Sonos PLAYBASE Wireless Soundbase is a discreet and powerful sound system you can place under your TV and fill the room with dynamically clear and powerful audio. This high performance speaker lets you hear every detail of your favorite movies and music and has enough power to keep the neighbors up all night like only Sonos can.
Your Dream Home Entertainment Set-up
Whether you want an easy upgrade for your television’s (typically sub-par) built-in audio capabilities or you want to build a home theater complete with full surround sound, the PLAYBASE Wireless is the sonic solution you are looking for. Simply connect the PLAYBASE to your TV using a digital audio optical cable and hear the improvement over your television’s built-in speakers. The PLAYBASE delivers some serious bottom end, but if you really want to rattle the walls with ground shaking bass, wirelessly connect a Sonos SUB. For an authentic surround sound set-up (part of the larger Sonos multi-room audio ecosystem), connect add a pair of Sonos PLAY: 1 speakers.
Enhanced Dialogue
Words matter. Thanks to the Sonos PLAYBASE, you don’t have to struggle to hear what your favorite actors are saying on the screen. This powerful Sonos sound system features a speech enhancement mode that keeps dialogue from getting lost in the mix of background music and sound effects, so you hear every whisper as clear as every shout. For those late night viewing sessions, the PLAYBASE features Night Sound mode that automatically enhances quiet sounds and adjusts loud sounds so you hear every detail without disturbing everyone else in the house.
A Wireless Music Streaming Machine
Listen to what you want when you want. The Sonos PLAYBASE has built-in Bluetooth® connectivity, allowing you to stream audio from more than 30 music-streaming services including Spotify, Pandora, iTunes and Apple Music. And it plays all of your favorite Audiobooks and Podcasts. No matter what you are listening to the Sonos PLAYBASE delivers clear and powerful sound.
Dynamic Components
The Sonos PLAYBASE sits underneath your television; it looks unassuming but it is loaded with 10 custom-designed speaker drivers -- 3 tweeters, 6 midrange drivers, and 1 powerful woofer producing shimmery highs, lush mids and deep, full bodied bass. This speaker configuration richly produces everything from breathy dialogue to fingers running up and down a fret board.
Sonos TRUEPLAY
Our friends at Sonos understand every room has different acoustic characteristics, that impact sound quality. The PLAYBASE features Trueplay technology -- a piece of audio engineering that makes getting the best possible audio from your sound bar a breeze. Sonos Trueplay features high-tech sonic wizardry that analyzes your room layout and adjusts how it produces sound based on acoustic factors that impact sound quality. So, no matter what room (or rooms) it is in, The PLAYBASE produces rich, spacious sound.
The Sonos App
The free Sonos App lets you conveniently control the PLAYBASE from your smart phone or tablet. Download the app from Google Play or the Apple Store and take control of the PLAYBASE’s functions and navigate playlists on your computer and Internet streaming stations. This app turns your mobile device into a one-stop music control center and lets you check out artist bios, reviews, and concert listings right from your mobile device.
Specifications
Specifications
- 10x Class-D digital amplifiers
- 6x midwoofers
- 3x tweeters
- 1x woofer
- Optical digital output
- Weight: 18.85 lbs.
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 2.28" x 28.35" x 14.96"
PLAYBASE TV Placement Guidelines
Single Foot Stands
Make sure your TV stand rests completely on your PLAYBASE with no overhang. Securely supports any screen up to 77 lbs (35 kg).
Split-Foot Stands
PLAYBASE fits conveniently between the legs of most TVs stands with separate feet. Feet must be at least 2.3” (58mm) tall to allow for PLAYBASE clearance.
What's in the Box
What's in the Box:
- PLAYBASE Wireless Soundbase
- AC power cord
- Ethernet cable
- Optical audio cable
- Literature
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All together with TV, Stand, Playbase, I am extremely happy.
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