So far, Sonos hasn’t dropped support for any speakers, so I wouldn’t be overly concerned on that point. It boils down to, at least in my mind, if you ever expect to replace that TV set or not. If it were me, I’d definitely go with the newer tech of the Beam Gen 2, just in case, but I recognize that sometimes cost is the controlling factor. 

Thanks Bruce,

I’m sure eventually the TV will get replaced. It’s an old plasma. Still a great tv though.. I’m not overly concerned about the latest/greatest in the bedroom. Pulled out all the stops for the living room I guess I’m thinking more about the performance of the Beam 2 vs the Playbase. I don’t have any experience with either. 

Most people don’t have both of them to give you a good comparison, but that being said, the Beam Gen 2 was developed several years after the PLAYBASE was initially designed, so likely has a better overall sound, and certainly better tech in terms of CPU and memory built in. But two different form factors, too, which likely has an impact. Both of them are great speakers.