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 or BRIDGE to your wireless router and link all Sonos players wirelessly with one touch.
NOTE: To get started, you must wire either one player or BRIDGE to your home network using a standard Ethernet cable.

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.

Access all the music on Earth

Pre-loaded Internet radio stations — free of charge

Get over 100,000 free radio stations, shows, and podcasts -- all for free. And you can tune in without turning on your computer. Browse for stations or type in specific call letters or a radio host you love.

Endless music from the most popular online music services

Sonos works seamlessly with Amazon Cloud Player, AUPEO!, 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.)

Computer-free music playback

Get instant access to millions of songs and thousands of radio stations — without ripping, downloading or turning on a computer. Sonos connects directly to these services over the Internet and then streams the music to the rooms of your choice.

Play the music on your computer in any room

Play music stored on up to 16 PCs, Macs or NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices on your home network, supporting the most popular audio formats, from iTunes® to MP3.

Listen to music that’s stored on an iPod or iPhone

Dock, charge and wirelessly play the music from an iPod or iPhone with the SONOS DOCK (sold separately).

Control your Sonos music system with your smartphone, tablet and more

Control all your music and rooms with your Android™ device, iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad™

Free Sonos Controller apps for Android, iPhone and iPad let you control your Sonos players, music on the Internet and your computer right from the palm of your hand. Download the apps for free on the iTunes App Store or Android Market™.

Integrated, multi-room control

If you have multiple music players, you can control what music is playing in every room in your house, from anywhere in your house. Sonos Controllers aren’t tied to a specific player, so you can use any Controller to control the music and the volume in all your rooms.

Find and play your favorite songs in an instant

Browse or search for songs and stations, choose the music, and control the volume from anywhere in the home.

Wireless connectivity

Android devices, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad connect to your Sonos system through your home WiFi network.

Includes Sonos Controller for Mac or PC

Turn any Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer in your home into a Controller. The software is included for free with every Sonos component.

Dedicated Sonos CONTROL (sold separately)

Increase your control with a dedicated touch screen SONOS CONTROL featuring instant-on, dedicated buttons and long battery life.

Simple setup and expandable design

Expandable wireless system

Expand your music system room by room — without adding wires. Add new Sonos components with the press of a single button.

Automatic software updates

New features and music services delivered automatically — and for free

The Sonos system keeps getting better over time with new features and music services. Once the Sonos music system has been registered, Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.

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 OS X v10.6 and higher; NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices supporting CIFS

Music services supported

Sonos works seamlessly with Amazon Cloud Player, AUPEO!, 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.

Note: Apple "Fairplay", WMA DRM and WMA Lossless formats not currently supported. Previously purchased Apple "Fairplay" DRM-protected songs may be upgraded.

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

SonosNet, a secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network

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” (H) x 35.43” (W) x 5.51” (D), 85mm (H) x 900mm (W) x 140mm (D)

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

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

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.