Sonos is the world's leading manufacturer of smart wireless audio for the home and the pioneer of the "home wireless multi-room music system". In a U.S. Consumer Reports review of 28 sound bars, Sonos' PLAYBASE and PLAYBAR ranked second and third, respectively, and were praised for their ease of use and sound quality, and their sales were among the highest in North America.
 
Sonos, which started as a wireless speaker, is excellent in terms of wireless connection, mobile phone interconnection, and the sound quality is also quite good, but poor scalability is the brand's biggest drawback. It is relatively unsuitable in the domestic market,For families using old TVs,Its interface type and number are small,It is difficult to meet the responsibilities of being a TV companion,Not to mention a more advanced home theater。
 
BOTH PLAYBASE AND PALYBAR HAVE A NETWORK INTERFACE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CONNECT TO YOUR HOME NETWORK, MAKING IT A STAND-ALONE DEVICE, AND THE PHONE IS JUST A REMOTE CONTROL AND DOESN'T ACT AS A MUSIC SOURCE. The advantage of direct networking is that you will not be interrupted by other sounds on your phone while enjoying music, and with the Sonos APP software, you can integrate the current popular music and radio apps, and fully enjoy massive network resources.
 
PLAYBASE AND PLAYBAR ARE BOTH PRICED AT 6580 YUAN,THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT PLAYBASE HAS A FLAT APPEARANCE AND CAN BE USED AS A TV DOCK,WHILE PLAYBAR IS A TYPICAL LONG TYPE。 Both do not have an HDMI interface and do not support DTS decoding. USERS CAN COMBINE SONOS' SUBWOOFER SPEAKERS, WIRELESS PLAY:1, PLAY3 OR PLAY:5 SPEAKERS TO FORM A WIRELESS HOME THEATER ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS, WITH EXCELLENT SURROUND EFFECT, BUT CURRENTLY ONLY SUPPORTS UP TO 5.1 CHANNELS. Due to the lack of mainstream interfaces, they are limited in terms of ease of use, and cannot be used with some TVs, laptops, and tablets that only have an HDMI output.
 
The newly launched BEAM solves this problem with an HDMI port that supports ARC. The most special thing about BEAM is that it has an Amazon Alexa voice assistant for voice interaction and control, but it does not yet support Chinese voice control. In terms of sound drivers, BEAM comes with 4 low-frequency drivers and a high-frequency driver, and the stereo effect is good, but if you want to get better surround sound, you need to buy a speaker or subwoofer from the SONOS home. Compared to the PLAYBASE and PLAYBAR, the BEAM has fewer drivers and is only suitable for small to medium-sized rooms.
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