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wozza2k · 7 Sep 2017 at 10:22

Conflicted between getting the Playbar or Playbase, with the anniversary discount its £506 vs £553 for the Bar/Base respectively. Which one have people gone for?

Kol · 7 Sep 2017 at 10:24

This conflicts with me; I want more while they dangle the 15% discount but even with that after the massive price hikes a few months back it annoys me to think I'll still be paying quite a chunk more than I paid without a discount.

I need to downsize on my TV setup as it happens and a Playbar is on the cards.

wozza2k said:
Conflicted between getting the Playbar or Playbase, with the anniversary discount its £506 vs £553 for the Bar/Base respectively. Which one have people gone for?

Where are you getting those prices from? The playbase is £699 so with 15% off it's £594 is it not?

sparkymark75 · 7 Sep 2017 at 11:24

wozza2k said:
Conflicted between getting the Playbar or Playbase, with the anniversary discount its £506 vs £553 for the Bar/Base respectively. Which one have people gone for?

I didn't have the choice as I got the PlayBar before the PlayBase was even announced but I did read about both of them at https://www.whathifi.com/features/sonos-playbar-vs-sonos-playbase-which-better and they seemed to suggest the PlayBar sounded better overall.

wozza2k · 7 Sep 2017 at 12:24

Kol said:
Where are you getting those prices from? The playbase is £699 so with 15% off it's £594 is it not?

Both can be found for £649, whilst the Playbase I've found for £594 so with 15% off it will be £505 odd

Kol · 7 Sep 2017 at 12:27

wozza2k said:
Both can be found for £649, whilst the Playbase I've found for £594 so with 15% off it will be £505 odd

Yea, Amazon have it for £649, so I suppose with the 15% off it would be, assuming they are considered a Sonos authorised retailer.

Edit - appears they are. Sweet.

xb8browney · 7 Sep 2017 at 19:09

SiD the Turtle said:
Got any other Sonos'? I assumed they were on a mesh network so could 'repeat' if the speakers are spread out. Failing that, a cheap wifi repeater might be in order?

6 in total

ChrisD. · 8 Sep 2017 at 08:21

Is Sonos mesh turned on?

xb8browney · 8 Sep 2017 at 11:53

ChrisD. said:
Is Sonos mesh turned on?

Since plugging the play:3 into the ethernet it is now using the mesh network, part of the problem is sometimes the speakers drop out and sometimes its fine.

mattyg · 8 Sep 2017 at 18:19

The only time I have issues is when beta testing or when the microwave was near the play 5 in the kitchen.

tsinc80697 · 15 Sep 2017 at 19:38

Does anyone have a 15% off code they aren't going to use? If you could trust it to me that'd be awesome

glitch · 16 Sep 2017 at 10:02

Do Sonos discounts come around relatively frequently, in different guises? I want to drop c£2k on a full setup and can't believe I've just missed out on 15% off by a matter of hours... should have read this thread last night.

:mad:

SiD the Turtle · 16 Sep 2017 at 13:06

Sometimes a deal on Amazon, John Lewis etc will pop up but I can't remember the last time Sonos did anything similar, since they bundled two Play 1s for a little discount. Sorry!

glitch · 16 Sep 2017 at 15:40

I'm such an idiot... I mean, it's not like I have to order them now, but at 15% off I'd take a load of stuff!

Perhaps I should send Sonos a begging message and see what they say.

glitch · 16 Sep 2017 at 19:27

Okay, begging message sent. We shall see what happens there.

What is the general consensus on room size/shape and suitability for the 1, 3 or 5? I'm thinking the 5 is overkill for all but the larges rooms?

Amp34 · 16 Sep 2017 at 21:16

The 5 will fill a large room easily. The 3 generally seems to be considered a bit of a lame duck in the range. The 1 being the most versatile.

Currently have two Play:5s (one gen 1, the other a 2) and a Play:1, and I ordered two more Play:1s yesterday with a 20% off voucher that randomly appeared. One is going to be used in our bedroom (4x3.5m) and the other in one of the bathrooms.

Was tempted by a 3 but as mentioned above it seems to be the general recommendation to just get a 1, with a second 1 if it's not powerful enough.

SiD the Turtle · 17 Sep 2017 at 09:25

The 3 was good until the 1 came out. It's a decent bit of kit but I'd rather go for two play 1s.

Got a 3 in the master bedroom mind, and it does put out a bit of noise.

ChrisD. · 18 Sep 2017 at 08:42

Two 1's or a 5 depending on room layout etc. I don't see the point in the 3!

Cavallino · 18 Sep 2017 at 08:53

In my living room I have two 5's.
But compared to my 3, they seem more bassier than the 3.
The 3 has better highs?

SiD the Turtle · 18 Sep 2017 at 13:55

I'm not in front of it now so I can't check but the 5 has a bass port does it? That might explain the difference.

ChrisD. · 18 Sep 2017 at 13:59

SiD the Turtle said:
I'm not in front of it now so I can't check but the 5 has a bass port does it? That might explain the difference.

Gen 1 has, gen 2 hasn't.

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