#SONOS HOME THEATER MOVIE#

It’s an impressive piece of engineering with two woofers designed to cancel out each other’s vibrations, meaning you can crank the system up and the subwoofer won’t distort or vibrate.Īt first, enabling the Sub Mini doesn’t make a striking difference to the sound because the Sonos Beam already delivers reasonably good bass for its size.

#SONOS HOME THEATER MOVIE#

The Sonos Sub Mini isn’t about shaking the windows, it’s about bringing out the richness of your music and movie soundtracks.

The two woofers face inwards, to cancel out each other’s vibrations Quality If you want to keep down the noise, perhaps not to wake the household, it makes more sense to make use of night mode and speech enhancer – which you can enable via the app when playing sound from your television. You can also completely disable the sub in the Sonos app, but the difference is more subtle than you expect because the other speakers automatically adjust to compensate (one strength of the Sonos system). You can’t adjust the cut-over point where frequencies are handed to the Sub Mini, but you can adjust its power level – between -15 and +15 (set at 0 by default) – and its phase control.īecause the Sonos speakers are designed to work so well in unison, it’s unlikely you’ll need to adjust the Sub Mini’s power unless you really want to feel those explosions and thumping bass lines. If you’ve got an iOS device, you can use the Sonos Truplay feature to automatically calibrate the speaker group to suit the acoustics of the room, which includes adjusting the sub.īeyond this, you can adjust the EQ of the speaker group to suit your taste. It doesn’t show up as an individual speaker and streaming point, instead it’s controlled automatically when you adjust the connected speaker/s. Once you’ve linked the Sonos Sub Mini to another Sonos speaker or speaker pair in your home, it’s pretty much set-and-forget. Sonos Sub Mini specs Woofersĭual 6-inch (inwards-facing for a force-cancelling effect) A clyindrical design looks more elegant than your typical boxy subwoofer. That said, the Sub Mini actually works with most Sonos speakers which are compatible with the modem Sonos app (not the old Sonos S1 app, which is still around to support very old Sonos gear). Sonos recommends using the Sub Mini with its Ray and Beam soundbars – we tested it with a Beam (Gen 2) – or else a Sonos One or One SL (a single speaker or stereo pair).

Once it’s connected to your system, you need to choose which existing speaker (or stereo pair) to link it to. Remember, the Sub Mini can’t work as a standalone speaker. The speaker can connect to your existing system via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Power up the Sub Mini and the app will detect it automatically, letting you tap your phone on the speaker to configure it via NFC. If you already own Sonos speakers and have set up the Sonos app, it’s simply to add the Sub Mini to your existing set-up. The cylindrical design is a bit more elegant than your standard boxy subwoofer but, remember, its low-frequency sound is much less directional than your typical speaker, so it doesn’t need to be in view when you’re sitting on the couch. Standing 30 centimetre high, the Sonos Sub Mini is a little larger than your typical subwoofer, but not so much that you can’t tuck it out of the way. You can read other GadgetGuy Sonos news and reviews here Review: Sonos Sub Mini Australian website The new Sonos Sub Mini aims to rectify that – it still packs a reasonable punch, but it’s far more practical for your average home. The original Sonos SUB was an engineering marvel, but it’s hefty, expensive and total overkill for your typical lounge room. Instead, it works in conjunction with a Sonos speaker, or perhaps two linked as a stereo pair. It is not designed to work with a traditional home theatre surround sound system. Of course, great lounge room audio needs decent low-end grunt when it comes to booming explosions and thumping soundtracks, so 10 years ago Sonos unveiled the hefty $999 Sonos SUB. Sonos made its name as the gold standard in wireless multi-room audio, but these days it’s paying more attention to the lounge room with its range of soundbars designed to improve on the sound from your television’s built-in speakers.

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