![]() ![]() You can start with the PlayBar on its own, then add on the SONOS Sub for enhanced bass reproduction and/or a pair of SONOS Play:3 speakers for rear channels. The volume can also be controlled from the SONOS app. If you want to control the volume of the PlayBar with your TV or cable box remote, then you'll need to do that in the SONOS app as well, which should take only a few more minutes. This will prevent any audio interference or echoes. We do recommend you get into your TV's set-up menu to turn off the TV's built-in speakers. Once you've powered up the PlayBar, added it to the network and plugged in the fiberoptic cable from your TV, you'll be ready to rock. The SONOS PlayBar can be wall-mounted (pictured) or set in front of the TV on a standard A/V stand. To do so, it needs a single hard-wired connection to your network in order to access local music files and the internet. The reason this is required is that the SONOS system actually creates its own wireless network in your home so it is free from the interference and traffic burdens of your existing WiFi data network. If it isn't, and if this is your first SONOS component, then you will need to purchase a SONOS Bridge and plug that into your router. If your PlayBar is near your main network router or a switch connected to that router, you can plug it into your network using the included network cable. This will prompt you to press a couple of buttons on the PlayBar so it can identify itself on the network. Before you plug this in, however, you should add the PlayBar device to your SONOS Network which requires that you install the SONOS app on a PC, phone or tablet and "add a device" within the app. It only offers a single fiberoptic input, which should be connected to the fiberoptic output of your TV. The full 5.1 system consists of a SONOS PlayBar, A Sub and two Play:3 speakers for the surround channels. But the SONOS PlayBar makes good on the promise of true surround sound, thanks to its ability to play nicely with others, namely the SONOS Sub powered subwoofer, which supplements the low bass, and SONOS Play:3 wireless speakers, which can act as discrete surround channels for the PlayBar. And while the PlayBar on its own does a decent job of simulating surround sound, presenting a nice wide image, it really can't create sound from behind you. For those who read my PlayBar review, you saw that I liked the sonic improvement over TV speakers, and loved the whole SONOS platform. SONOS recently released its own sound bar, called the PlayBar. If you want to really immerse yourself in your favorite movie or program, you need a receiver, a full complement of speakers, and a subwoofer, as well as a lot of wires or the services of a good custom installer. There's only so much you can do with electronic processing and acoustic trickery to simulate sounds coming from beyond that little box. But for most soundbars, the promise of "surround sound" is an empty one. When you're looking for better sound from your flat panel television, sound bars offer a seductive solution: subtle, sexy, self-contained speakers that promise to bring out the best in your favorite movies and TV shows. ![]()
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