Sonos Playbase: The 'tonally expressive' speaker that's changing TV audio

Sonos Playbase: The 'tonally expressive' speaker that's changing TV audio


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Sonos's line-up of compact wireless speakers have already reinvented the way people listen to music in their homes, with its exclusive range of network music players putting an end to


tangled audio cables and button-laden amplifiers.


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Now the Californian electronics company is focussing on bringing the same experience to television users.


Playbase, its latest addition to the range, is an ultra-thin, flat speaker that sits below your TV that should deliver a crisp and powerful sound, thanks to ten audio drivers comprising of


six mid-range speakers, three tweeters and one woofer. Each driver has its own amplifier, so there's no need for any extra hardware.


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