Dual Playbase

Even allowing for the Sub speaker in the Playbase, I can’t believe 2 Playbase’s would give more bass than a dual-Sub setup. Even with just one Sub, my Playbase +Sub setup gives far more bass than the Playbase on its own. 
Location of the Sub can make a big difference: try putting them in different places in the room. 

#nik6996a
 

I allready got dual Sub in my Arc-system….i’m not happy with that.

So my plan is Two Playbase with dual Sub each…a total of four Sub’s….

What the seller likely meant was stacking the TV on the Playbase, not Playbases stacked on each other.

#Mr.T

The person sold me the Arc told me that some friends of him had two Playbase on top of eachother and one single TV on top. I did not ask how they connected those soundbars togeter or they used Airplay2…. 
This setup i just wonder if it’s possible.

“i just wonder if it’s possible.”   It’s not something I’ve ever heard of. Even if possible, I still question the benefit and the sound fidelity. 
 

Will you be watching the tv from upstairs, or just listening to the audio? Another option to consider would be to have another “room” set up - maybe a second Playbase with Sub, or a stereo pair of speakers, and group the tv to this room. Although there will be a slight delay in the sound, it may not be noticeable. There will be a small zone where you hear both rooms simultaneously and it will sound a bit odd, but a small move either way and one room or the other will be dominant. I often group my kitchen to tv room, so I can still hear tv audio out there. 
 

#nik6996a

I give you a rundown here.

Livingroom downstairs(level floor). Here it’s a open kitchen/livingroom with basicly my TV and wood-stove splitting kitchen from the livingroom. Here i got:

Playbase

Ikea BS as surround

No sub yet

Panasonic Plastma 42” from 2010 ish

Livingroom upstairs(Home cinema-room)

Arc

Era 100’s as surround

Dual Gen3

LG Qnid something 55” 2022

Bedroom upstairs:

Beam Gen2

Era 100’s as surround

Ikea BS as Stereo-pair

no sub yet

Panasonic Plastma 42” from 2010 ish

HDFury Arcana

All are connected to a Apple TV 2022(3xApple TV)

Problem is i’m not happy with sub-performance probobly cause of my room shape. That’s why i thinking of use Playbase x2 and Gen3 x4+Era100 x4 as surround….in replacement for the Arc-system.

The Era 100s cannot be used as surrounds with the Playbase

Surround sound guidelines and limitations

#Mr.T

…..then it will be 4xIkea BS then.

I thought it was the Era 300 that had some restrictions to connectivity…anyway i am on the look for a pair of Era 300 to replace the Era 100’s in the Arc-system as well but not a priority at the moment.

When you add SUB to PLAYBASE, all of the bass is removed from PLAYBASE and sent to SUB.

#buzz

Yes of course. The lower freq is transfere to the sub(s)

My alternatives for adding more sub(s) to the Arc is:

Stereopair a set of whatever sonos AND dual Gen3(one can be a Gen2) and group it with the Arc…but then i got this sync-issue.

Alternative two:

Skip the Arc and use dual Playbase each Playbase have dual Gen3 and surrounds.one or two pairs. But i need to get proper split spidif signal from TV to both Playbase’es.

I’m just wonder if this could be done.

PS: the only placement for the Gen3’s i have not try is place them under my sofa…cause Sonos Gen2 was last sub that came with those cloth-pad with thick fabric to stick in their side so they won’t scratch when beeing shuffed under the coatch…..(yeah,a little poke to your Sonos-employee’s)