Playbase and sub's

Chris,
I've seen video where Sonos says that the Playbase doesn't have to work as hard when paired with the sub and allows itself to dedicate it's efforts to covering the higher end of the spectrum, sending the low frequencies to the sub.
I would imagine the Playbar works the same.

Yes the would both be the same. The playbar just design wise gives better low end then the playbars design.

Both of them, when you pair a sub, will then use crossover and send all low end 80hz and below to the sub and not reproduce that via the playbar/playbase speakers - taking that load off them.

Chris,
I haven't looked but does the Playar & Playbase have the same output? I know they have the same number of speakers, each with their own amp but was wondering if the Playbar would be more capable of filling the room with music. Not that I blast it or anything.

Should be fairly much identical. From what I have read (not having a playbase) the playbar gets the nod ever so slightly. I have heard the playbase tends to sound a little more flat frequency response wise. With trueplay tuning that probably is even harder to notice.

From everything I have read you have to be going back and forth A/B to notice much difference in them. I would say get the one that best suites your needs (on table or mounted).

surprised in that many have said playbase has pretty good bass.

But - as a playbar owner who got the sub. Sub adds a lot! The Sonos sub is terrific. I tend to move around my house to listening areas. Sometimes paired to playbar sometimes paired to other play speakers in other rooms. It is a very good sub.

Once you add the sub then you'l know the difference - I've owned about 4 or 5 sub woofers now in my lifetime so I can already tell you that there is no substitute for a sub, no speaker system is going to replace a sub, it's as simple as that - it doesn't matter even if you go buy a $5000 standing studio speaker, it won't be able to replace a good sub woofer

As for playbar vs playbase, my understanding is that for home theater the playbar should in theory be better as it's better able to direct sound around the room - especially because it's longer so the separation between left and right channels is larger