SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black Reviews
Review score: 9.3 / 10 – Updated April, 2024
Latest Price: £419.97
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Overall Customer Rating
9.3 average based on 103 reviews.
How customers rate SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black
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SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black features
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SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black
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Type
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Soundstage with built-in subwoofer |
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Number of channels
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3 |
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Configuration
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Soundstage |
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Audio features
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– Automatic EQ |
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Audio processing
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Dolby Digital |
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Range name
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SONOS |
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Multi-room features
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– Configure as a 3.1, 5.1 or 5.0 surround system |
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Compatible hardware components
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– SONOS PLAY:1 |
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Number of attachable multi-room speakers
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32 |
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App name
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SONOS Controller App |
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App compatibility
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– iOS |
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App features
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– Room management |
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Streaming services available
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– Amazon Music |
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Inputs
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Optical x 1 |
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WiFi
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Built-in WiFi |
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Ethernet
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Yes |
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USB
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No |
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Colour
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Black |
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Box contents
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– SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage |
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Dimensions
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58 x 720 x 380 mm (H x W x D) |
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Boxed dimensions
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173 x 462 x 849 mm (H x W x D) |
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Weight
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8.6 kg |
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Boxed weight
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12.5 kg |
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Manufacturer’s guarantee
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2 years |
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Price
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£419.97 |
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Number of Reviews
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103 |
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Review Score
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9.3 / 10 Average score in category: 8.2 / 10 |
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Quality
As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Home cinema systems and sound bars. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?
Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.
You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Home cinema systems and sound bars are made from.
There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Home cinema systems and sound bars. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Sonos are really well respected for making great Home cinema systems and sound bars.
It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Home cinema systems and sound bars. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.
Comparing Prices
That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black and seeing how that compares to other Home cinema systems and sound bars and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Sonos.
It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Home cinema systems and sound bars. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.
Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.
The price that we found SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £419.97.
Customers are obviously impressed with the value of SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.1 out of 10.
How much do Home cinema systems and sound bars cost on average?
We searched for all of the Home cinema systems and sound bars that we could find at Currys. In total we found 71 different products available.
The average price of Home cinema systems and sound bars was £425.39, which makes SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black below average in terms of price.
We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Home cinema systems and sound bars can vary. Of the 71 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £24.99 and the highest price we saw was £1499.00.
In the Home cinema systems and sound bars category, 26 products cost more than SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black and 44 cost less.
How much are Sonos Home cinema systems and sound bars?
Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Home cinema systems and sound bars made by Sonos. We managed to find 5 options at Currys.
The average price of these 5 products was £474.39. With the cheapest coming in at £84.99 and most expensive currently showing as £799.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black is below average against other Sonos Home cinema systems and sound bars.
SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black Reviews
Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.
We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 103 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black is just what you’re after.
SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black has a customer review score of 9.4 and our review score is 8.7 out of 10. The average review score in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category is 8.2 with an average of 137 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Sonos is 9.0 based on an average of 335 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black
The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Home cinema systems and sound bars. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.
It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are SONOS Beam 3.0 Compact Sound Bar reviews, SONOS BOOST, White reviews or SONY HT-ST5000 7.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like SONY HT-ZF9 3.1 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos reviews or even SONY HT-G700 3.1 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos reviews.
Buying Sonos branded products
Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Home cinema systems and sound bars.
It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Sonos then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.
YouTube Video of SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black
Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.
Summary
Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with SONOS PLAYBASE Wireless Soundstage, Black and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Home cinema systems and sound bars. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.7/10 overall.
All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 103 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.
Further product details
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- Product ID 1: 27278701635
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- Product ID 2: 10159419
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- Brand: Sonos
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- Model number: 10159419
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- RRP: £699
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- EAN: 8717755772893
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- Description: Beautiful, distortion-free soundSonos PLAYBASE is the ideal way to get cinematic sound from your TV or high quality music playback from your smartphone and other devices. Hear every detail of what you’re listening to, whether it’s a classic album you love or the atmospheric soundtrack to a gripping film.Ten internal drivers combine to bring sounds alive. Hear sparkling high frequencies and subtle details clearly separated from warm midrange tones. An internal woofer delivers sumptuous bass to give your entertainment depth and power.Each driver is individually amplified, so you can pump the volume all the way without distorting the sound. Every experience is clean, clear and satisfying.Simple two-cable setupAll you need is an optical cord to connect PLAYBASE to your TV – and power from the wall. Forget about complicated manuals – the Sonos app takes you through the setup process step-by-step.It’ll even show you how to link your PLAYBASE to your home WiFi for streaming music from online services like Spotify Premium, Deezer and TIDAL.Create a surround sound setupPLAYBASE can turn into a virtual surround sound system. Since it’s multi-room enabled, you can wirelessly connect a pair of compatible Sonos PLAY:1, PLAY:3 or PLAY:5 speakers (each sold separately) – position them behind you to hear more from your entertainment.Add a Sonos SUB (sold separately) for fat, room-shaking bass that will transform your music, movies and games.Wireless multi-room enabledSonos means multi-room music. PLAYBASE is multi-room enabled, so you can connect it to other Sonos speakers you already own and start streaming music around your home.You can add up to 32 speakers to fill your house with music. Play the same song in every room, which is great for parties. Or give each room an individual soundtrack – every family member has their own preference.Simple controlControl everything using the Sonos Controller App, whether it’s streaming from popular online services, accessing music libraries on your devices, or customising settings. With Apple AirPlay 2, you can stream directly from your Apple devices, and ask Siri to play your favourites from Apple Music.Since PLAYBASE works with nearly any TV, set top box or universal remote control, you can keep on using your existing remotes to control your AV setup. It will learn their infrared commands during setup, so it’s convenient and hassle-free.
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