Overview
The Soundbar for Music Lovers
PLAYBAR’s nine speaker design floods your home with huge waves of epic, full-theater sound for TV, movies, music and video games.
FEATURES
HiDef, meet HiFi
HiFi SOUND FOR YOUR TELEVISION
PLAYBAR’s nine-speaker design floods your home with huge waves of epic, full-theater sound for TV, Web, Movies and Video Games.
ALL THE MUSIC ON EARTH
PLAYBAR is also a stand-alone all-in-one Sonos player that allows you to wirelessly stream all the music on earth—your iTunes library, your favorite music services, and thousands of Internet radio stations, shows and podcasts.
EASY SETUP
PLAYBAR connects to your TV using a single optical cable and power cord and plays everything that is connected to your TV, from cable boxes to gaming consoles.
WIRELESS
No rewiring required. Connect PLAYBAR to your home WiFi network using the free Sonos Controller App.
FLEXIBLE DESIGN
PLAYBAR can sit above or beneath your TV on a table or a console, or mounted horizontally against a wall.
UNIVERSAL AUDIO
PLAYBAR speaks DOLBY DIGITAL and stereo, so you never miss a moment of the action.
EASILY CREATE A 3.1 HOME THEATER
Pair PLAYBAR with SUB.
EASILY CREATE A 5.1 HOME THEATER
Pair PLAYBAR with SUB and a stereo pair of PLAY:3s.
SPECIFICATION
Audio
• Amplifier : Nine Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to match the speakers and acoustic architecture.
• Speakers : Not louder. Clearer. With nine amplified speakers—six midrange and three tweeters—PLAYBAR replaces the steady drip of your TV’s built-in speakers with deep booms, crystal-clear whispers, and huge waves of live concert sound. And with automatic equalization, the system self-adjusts for rich, seamless performance.
• 3.0 Home Theater : PLAYBAR’s nine-speaker design plunges you into the cinematic action, with huge waves of sound that raise goose bumps while capturing every whisper and footfall. The player connects to your TV with a single cable and plays all sources, including satellite boxes and game consoles.
• 3.1 Home Theater : Pair PLAYBAR with SUB, and with the push of a button you can add spine-curling bass to your cinematic experience—wirelessly.
• 5.1 Home Theater : Add PLAY:3 speakers to your PLAYBAR and SUB for a true surround sound experience that plunges you deeply into the cinematic and gaming action on your screen. Sleek and understated with wireless control, this deeply immersive home theater experience wraps you in crystal-clear, state-of-the-art Sonos sound.
• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS : TV with optical audio output. Broadband Internet. One Sonos component wired to router. Sonos Controller App.
Music
• Operating systems (for stored files) : Windows® XP SP3 and higher; Mac running OS X 10.6.8 or greater; NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices supporting CIFS
• Music services supported : Sonos works seamlessly with Amazon Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, JB Hi-Fi NOW, JUKE, Last.fm, MOG, Pandora®, Rdio®, Rhapsody®, SiriusXM™ Internet Radio, Slacker® Radio, Songl, Songza, Spotify®, Stitcher SmartRadio™, TuneIn, Wolfgang’s Vault®, WiMP, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks. (Service availability varies by region.)
Internet radio supported : Streaming MP3, WMA
• Audio formats supported : Support for compressed MP3, iTunes Plus, WMA (including purchased Windows Media downloads), AAC (MPEG4), AAC+, Ogg Vorbis, Audible (format 4), Apple Lossless, Flac (lossless) music files, as well as uncompressed WAV and AIFF files. Native support for 44.1kHz sample rates. Additional support for 48kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22kHz, 16kHz, 11kHz, and 8kHz sample rates.
Album art supported : JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
• Playback modes : Crossfade, shuffle, repeat
• Playlists supported : iTunes®, Rhapsody, WinAmp®, Windows Media Player®, and MusicMatch™ (.m3u, .pls, .wpl)
Networking*
• Wireless connectivity : Works on your home WiFi network with any 802.11b/g, 2.4GHz broadcast capable router. Also works on SonosNet, a secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network dedicated exclusively for your Sonos system to reduce WiFi interference
SonosNet Extender : Functions to extend and enhance the power of SonosNet 2.0.
• Ethernet port : A single Ethernet port can connect PLAYBAR to a wired home network. A second Ethernet port can be used to share the network connection with other devices in your network.
General
• Power Supply : AC 100-240V, 50-60 Hz
• SIDE PANEL BUTTON : Volume up, volume down and mute
• SIDE PANEL LEDs : Indicate PLAYBAR status
• Dimensions (H x W x D) : 3.35 x 35.43 x 5.51 in. (85 x 900 x 140 mm)
• Weight : 11.9 lbs. (5.4kg)
• Operating temperature : 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
• Storage temperature : 4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C)
• Package contents : PLAYBAR, AC power cord, optical audio cable, warranty and regulatory booklet, and Quickstart Guide
• MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS : Mount PLAYBAR on the wall either above or below your television. You can also lay PLAYBAR flat on your television table.
CONTROL
Control PLAYBAR volume and mute using your existing TV, cable or universal remote. Or download the free Sonos app to control PLAYBAR from your, smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac computer.
SUPPORTED DEVICES
PLAYBAR works with all amplified and non-amplified Sonos products.
PLAYBAR connects to your TV using a single optical cable and plays all sources connected to the TV, including cable boxes and game consoles.
* Internet connection required for access to Internet radio stations, online music services and software updates (DSL, cable modem or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection required.) Internet functionality may require payment of separate fee to a service provider; local and/or long distance telephone charges may apply.
Note: All specifications subject to change without notice.
* Internet connection required for access to Internet radio stations, online music services and software updates (DSL, cable modem or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection required.) Internet functionality may require payment of separate fee to a service provider; local and/or long distance telephone charges may apply.