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Sumit
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March 7, 2017

Playbar or Playbase?

  • March 7, 2017
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So I'm new to the Sonos ecosystem. Last month I bought the P5Gen2 for my home office. Last week I bought 2 P1's for the living room. The next part for my home theater system will be the Playbar or Playbase. I'll wait at least another month for the Sub though.

So my question is: does the Playbase has any features (except going under a TV) that should make me buy it over a Playbar? My TV is mounted on the wall so it doesn't matter which one I get.
I'd buy the Base just because it's newer but than again, the Sonos page of the Playbar reads "thin is good for TV, but not for sound" - so will the base have worse sound than the bar?

What could you recommend?
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    jimonqa
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    March 10, 2017
    The PlayBar has two ethernet ports, so if you do connect with a cable you still have an ethernet port for other devices. Other than that, the form factor seems to be a deciding factor until the acoustics are better understood. My TV would sit nicely on the PlayBase so if it had been available, I probably would've gone with it (assuming sound being equal). My PlayBar sits in front of my TV stand, inside a media cabinet, so I have to recess the TV more than I'd like. I'm use to it, but form factor in my case makes a difference.
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