Tag: ‘Playbase’

04 APR

Sonos Playbase review: an expensive TV speaker that’s also good at music

When Sonos unveiled its $ 699 Playbase speaker last month, the company was pretty straightforward about why the product exists: most people don’t mount their TV to the wall. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’d never buy Sonos’ Playbar (or any soundbar for that matter), but it probably hurts the odds substantially — so much so […]

04 APR

Sonos Playbase review: The only speaker your living room needs

The idea of having high-quality home theater audio seems great until you actually try and set it up. 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. So I’ve been languishing for years with mediocre audio coming from my […]

07 MAR

How Sonos made the new Playbase sound a lot better than it should

Amazon upended the home speaker space with the Echo, causing other companies to start figuring out voice control systems of their own. Sonos, which has made WiFi-enabled speakers for years, has repeatedly reassured customers that it, too, would eventually offer voice connectivity. And yet, somewhat surprisingly, Sonos’ newest product has nothing to do with voice […]

07 MAR

The Sonos Playbase is a $700 speaker that sits under your TV

Sonos has a brand new speaker for the first time since 2013. The company has redesigned and refreshed some existing products in its popular lineup of multi-room audio speakers since then, but today marks the introduction of Sonos’ first wholly-new device since the Playbar. Yes, it’s called the Playbase, and yes, it’s another speaker meant […]