Sonos Sub Mini Makes sense?

@Schlabi The decisive factor is the spatial dimension. Since the Sub Mini is relatively new on the market, there isn’t a lot of information on the internet yet.

I myself have the sub, i.e. the big brother, also with the Playbase and 2x Play One, and I don’t regret it. I’m also not allowed to make it too loud, and that’s possible even with the sub. It’s just a question of cost whether you want to afford the luxury.

The Playbase is completely sufficient for me - I also live in an older apartment building…

My wife always says: waaaay too much bass - no chance for any sub 🤷‍♂️

We have the Sonos Beam, 2 One SL as surround and the Sub Mini. The Sub Mini takes over the low frequencies from the beam, thus relieving it and allowing you to concentrate on the medium and high frequencies. In my opinion, this will also be the case with Playbase. And the Sub Mini offers an audible improvement even at low volumes, both when listening to music and watching TV.

@POGO 1104 Maybe the Sub Mini would be something for you too, it can be hidden even better… 🤣

The most neighborhood and WAF-friendly solution is certainly to combine the latest generation of Apple Airpods with an Apple TV box.

The sound is great and the integration with the ATV also works seamlessly:

- Open the case, put the plugs in your ears and the sound automatically switches from the TV to the headphones

- Take a plug out of your ear and the TV pauses, put the plug back in your ear and the program continues in the same place

- Put the plug back into the case and the sound automatically switches back to the TV

Of course, an Apple TV box also has other strengths, but in my opinion one of the most overlooked is the great integration with the Airpods.

@Werner

Your suggestion is appreciated, but not really practical if you already have a Sonos and 🍏 third-party device park… 🤷‍♂️

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@POGO 1104 wrote:

@Werner

I appreciate your suggestion, but it’s not really practical if you already have a Sonos and 🍏 third-party device park… 🤷‍♂️

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It doesn’t necessarily have to be an “either/or”, but can also be an “and”.

For me, it’s simply the case that in practice I need the TV’s external speakers less and less and I’m certainly not going to invest more in them.

I used to routinely route the TV sound through the hi-fi system, but since I started using Airpods more, I only do that in exceptional cases.

Saves electricity, protects the neighbors and is absolutely suitable for 24 hours 🙂

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@Werner wrote:

The most neighborhood and WAF-friendly solution is certainly to combine the latest generation of Apple Airpods with an Apple TV box.

The sound is great and the integration with the ATV also works seamlessly:

- Open the case, put the plugs in your ears and the sound automatically switches from the TV to the headphones

- take a plug out of your ear and the TV pauses, put the plug back in your ear and the program continues in the same place

- Put the plug back into the case and the sound automatically switches back to the TV

Of course, an Apple TV box also has other strengths, but in my opinion one of the most overlooked is the great integration with the Airpods.

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You’re right, but if you want to watch a film with several people, it has its limits.

For two Airpods (two people) you need an Apple TV 4K, with the HD version only one Airpod (one person) is possible.

@roku73

You’re right, the Airpods are of course primarily suitable for individual viewers and they really work quite brilliantly.

By the way, the two pairs of Airpods on the ATV 4K actually work, but of course it’s only a sensible use case if you already own the Airpods anyway, otherwise it’s more expensive as a new investment just for TV sound Page…

A special question is whether you want to use the special “surround sound” of the latest generation of Airpods for watching TV or not.

At first I found it rather strange that this created the illusion that the sound was not coming from the headphones at all, but was still coming from the source on the TV, but in the meantime I find the surround sound better than the “normal” headphone sound.