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Sonos Playbar, the mountable soundbar for TV, movies, music, and more.

Name: Sonos Playbar, the mountable soundbar for TV, movies, music, and more. : Amazon.ca: Electronics
Rating: 4.6 (1766 reviews)

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Brand	Sonos
Model name	Sonos PLAYBAR
Speaker type	Soundbar
Special feature	Wireless
Recommended uses for product	Movies

About this item

The mountable soundbar for TV, movies, music, and more.
Enjoy crisp dialogue and impressive bass from wall to wall with Playbar. Control it with the Sonos app, your remote, and more.
Whether you mount it on the wall or place it below your TV on a stand or console, Playbar automatically tunes itself for the best possible sound.Power supply Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input
Playbar was specially tuned by Oscar-winning sound engineers to emphasize the sound of the human voice so you can always follow the story.
Easily connect Sonos speakers in different rooms over WiFi to create a home sound system that brings every room and everyone together.

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Product details

Batteries ‏ : ‎ 2 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 90.17 x 14.22 x 8.64 cm; 5.4 Kilograms
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ Dec 3 2012
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sonos
Place of Business ‏ : ‎ SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93101 US
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AEMGGU2
Item model number ‏ : ‎ PBAR1US1BLK

Best Sellers Rank: #68,639 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #253 in Home Audio Sound Bar Speakers

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Playbar

9	Drivers	5
	Alexa built-in
	Apple AirPlay 2
	Wall mountable
	Speech Enhancement
	Night Mode
Optical	Audio Input	HDMI ARC

9	Drivers	10
	Alexa built-in
	Apple AirPlay 2
	Wall mountable
	Speech Enhancement
	Night Mode
Optical	Audio Input	Optical

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Complements HD television screens with richly textured HiFi sound. Wirelessly streams all the music on earth. Simple to set up, control and expand. Understands and speaks most IR remotes language Can be controlled by free apps for your Android, iPhone or iPad. Plays all sources plugged in to your HDTV

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4.6 out of 5

1,766 global ratings

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4 star		11%
3 star		3%
2 star		2%
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Good value for the sound quality and convenience of the Sonos system

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 12, 2015

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

After owning this and listening to this for a couple of weeks, here are my thoughts:

Pros:
- Great sound (like everyone else indicates).. Sounds even better when grouped with sub/other speakers. The syncing is virtually perfect - it sounds like one unit.
- Powerful enough to fill a small apartment. Can get pretty loud as well.
- Easy setup and really convenient to use - controllable with your phone/tablet/computer, so you can really control what's playing anywhere in your home any time
- Looks clean - not only aesthetically but also you won't get messy wires as there's a max of 3 wires running to the soundbar (optical, power, and ethernet)
- From packaging to the physical feel of the Playbar - it feels like a well-made quality product

Cons:
- Pricey, but worth the money if it's within your budget.
- Bass is not very strong, but acceptable for regular use

Overall, the good sound quality is only half of what you're really paying for. It's true that you can get other soundbars that sound just as good if not better for $750, but the other half of the price is really the convenience of what they call "the Sonos system". I think a lot of people really underestimate the convenience factor. You can use virtually everything as a controller (phone/tablet/computer) as long as they're on the same LAN and have the app. As a simple (but surprisingly common) example, this means I can use my phone to select a playlist and then walk around the house; grab my tablet to adjust the volume a bit; and stop the music via my computer later on. You also don't need to keep any of these controllers on while the music is streaming, since it's all streamed by the Playbar itself.

Other notes:
- You'll need a good wireless network
- Works great with popular music streaming services (I use Spotify premium and it's really well integrated)
- You won't be able to use this as a wireless AUX speaker (no Bluetooth either)

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Excellent sound, great music streaming device

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 25, 2019

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

The Playbar is on the expensive side but it does deliver excellent sound and is an excellent device for streaming music. I bought the Playbar to replace an existing speaker system because although the speakers were okay for TV sound, I was very dissatisfied with them for music. I did look at other soundbars but decided to spend the money on the Playbar because of its capabilities as a music streaming device. So far I am very happy with it for both TV and music but especially for music. Setting it up as a streaming device was really easy but setting it up with my TV was more of a hassle. My TV is an old Sharp Aquos which does have an optical out port as Sonos requires but unfortunately the older Aquos models don't split the audio signal for HDMI inputs. As a result I had to order a device that could split the audio signal to an optical out port. Once I had that, everything worked. So I would recommend that you make sure your TV has an optical out port that is compatible with the Playbar to avoid disappointment. But even if it isn't, there is a fix.

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Darkev

Expensive but impressive

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 24, 2018

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

I’m now a huge fan of Sonos speakers. The build and the quality is excellent. In the past I have purchased high end receivers with expensive speakers that did not sound as nice as the Sonos playbar. The fact that I can control the playbar from my iPad or iPhone is amazing. You can add surround rear speakers and a sub without running wires. You just need electricity. I love that. It’s so nice to be able to play any song by tapping on it. When watching movies the audio produced by these speakers brings the movie too life. Although the playbar gives good bass, it does not shake the room or shake your chair. For that I would recommend getting the Sonos sub woofer to go with it. I’ve heard the Sonos Sub at various stores and it shakes the floor. This will be my next purchase. Although the Sonos playbar sounds amazing on its own with clear sounding treble and adequate bass.

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Tom

Excellent Sound, But Missing Headphone Jack

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 27, 2016

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

While not inexpensive (especially now at $899, I bought it when it was $750), the Playbar produces very good sound quality that fills the living room in my apartment. As I have a small 1BR apartment, there's really no need for additional speakers. And once I figured out that you should not have the wireless router right next to the Playbar, I've had very reliable connections and playback with no drop-outs or lag at all. The iOS app is also really nice for controlling it, especially since the recent update. There's also a Sonos application for your computer or laptop. So, lots of control options.

The only reason I don't give this 5 stars is because it lacks a headphone jack. For me, that's a pretty big oversight. Living in an apartment building, I sometimes want to watch movies at a louder volume at night using headphones so I don't disturb neighbours, but that's not possible with the Playbar. Odd that a home entertainment component doesn't have a headphone jack.

The Playbar was also very easy to set up and get working using the simple, easy-to-understand instructions. Overall, pretty satisfied with the Playbar and can recommend it.

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James Dumont

Sounds great but pricey.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 28, 2019

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

We bought a Playbar and two play 1 to replace an aging 5.1 system. The sound is great but you definitely need a sub to go with it. We are happy so far and setup was done in no time with no issues at all. Overall it’s expensive but so far worth it. We already have an amazon echo plus so we have not tried any Alexa integration with it.

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Kindle Customer

No doubt the best soundbar you can get

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 11, 2018

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

Wasn't 100% sure if this was worth the money when I first started using it, but I have used it now for several weeks and I am sold on it.
No doubt the best soundbar you can get. It sounds absolutely great and works fantastic. I can play music from my phone and or PC, wish they had an app for Linux, and can control the volume from my phone or TV remote even when the TV is off. I have had some other soundbars that were less expensive but still expensive enough and I find they can't hold a candle to the SONOS (Can't speak for the Bose because I haven't tried it, I assume is similar and cost is the same). Speech-enhancement is great and very noticable. Very happy with my purchase.

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Jorge

MI FAVORITO NUEVO JUGUETE!!!

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on August 13, 2018

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

Después de mucho análisis de investigación entre diversas marcas, principalmente Bose para reemplazar mi viejo Onkyo-Harman Kardon 5.1 Home Theater, me decidí por comprar a través de Amazon mi PlayBar, 2 Sonos One y el Sub. Me llegaron en menos de 24 hrs a mi domicilio y me tardé más en desempacarlas que en lo que lo estaba disfrutando. Super sencillo de usar y con una calidad de audio IMPRESIONANTE!
Mi esposa está feliz también porque la estética y el evitar cables es un gran PLUS! Es super sencillo el set-up y el usarlo a través de diversas fuentes, todo es automático! Aparte algo que no sabía es que puedes usar tu actual control remoto y ajustarlo para manejar el volumen de Sonos... en mi caso uso el de mi TV Sony. Estoy muy satisfecho!

13 people found this helpful

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Héctor T.

Buen producto.

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on February 22, 2020

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

Suena bien se ve bien, si tienes un par de sonos one Con airplay, al momento de crear el emparejamiento, perderan la funcionalidad de airplay. Considero que es una buena compra si adquieres en rebaja, en mi caso la compre en 10, 500,

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David C

Puro poder

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on March 17, 2020

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

No puedo estar más contento con el Playbar. Suena extraordinario con cualquier contenido, incluyendo música. Se integra rápidamente al sistema Sonos y tiene dos funciones increíbles: 1. Speech enhancement, en el que eleva el audio de las voces y 2. Modo nocturno en el que baja el volumen a los ruidos fuertes y eleva los bajos de tal manera que en la noche la calidad de audio sea impecable.
Sí, Sonos es caro pero la calidad de audio, interfase e integración son insuperables.

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Luis

Muy buena con el SUB (pero no es Hi-Fi)

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on March 20, 2021

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

Por si sola es “buena” no lo mejor. Simplemente ganas volumen. Cuando la acompañas con el Sonos SUB es otra cosa; combinadas valen la pena.
Tener en cuanta que la respuesta a la frecuencia no pasa de los 15kHz. (Los conoceros dirían que le “falta algo” al sonido).
Para los simples mortales esto será imperceptible.
En general estoy contento con la compra. Habría preferido la nueva versión que tiene soporte para Dolby Atmos; aunque también tiene poca pero mejorada respuesta a la frecuencia (hasta los 18kHz).
Quienes estén en México pueden ir a escuchar como suena el equipo en los Palacios de Hierro.
(Los videos en YouTube junto con tu SUB suenan muy bien; en verdad disfrutarás eso.)

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GABRIEL I.

Buen sonido pero application malisima

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on June 11, 2021

Style: PLAYBAR onlyVerified Purchase

El sonido es bueno, pero no lo volveria a comprar, no es compatible con Bluetooth, solo es compatible a traves de una aplicacion de sonos que es malisima, la uso para escuchar musica de spotify pero es imposible buscar canciones o podscasts, funciona bien para tocar las playlists que ya tienes guardadas en tu perfil de spotify, pero si quieres buscar una cancion desde sonos, es muy dificil. Yo no compraria de nuevo este producto.

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9

Drivers

5

Alexa built-in

Apple AirPlay 2

Wall mountable

Speech Enhancement

Night Mode

Optical

Audio Input

HDMI ARC

9

Drivers

10

Alexa built-in

Apple AirPlay 2

Wall mountable

Speech Enhancement

Night Mode

Optical

Audio Input

Optical

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