today's video is on the new sonos sub gen 3
a wireless subwoofer that can be used to enhance the deep bass in your sonos
music or home theater system to read the full
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when california-based sonos introduced a radical new way to experience music
almost 20 years ago no one knew at that time they would grow
to become the standard in high performance wireless speakers
their simple line of products have appealed to music lovers who want to
experience the world of streaming audio with ease of use and great sound when
sonos entered the home theater market with soundbars
they once again changed the way people thought about soundbars with their
extraordinary sounding products that could also be part of your music
system sonos first introduced a wireless subwoofer in
2012. today's brand new sub is the third
generation of this great addition for any sonos system
the new sonos sub is designed to augment the bass of any sonos speakers
or can even be used with your own speakers if you are powering them with a
sonos amp you'll have a choice of a beautiful
gloss black or gloss white finish the sub is roughly 15 inches high by 16
inches wide and about 6 inches deep and it weighs in at 36 pounds this
relatively thin cabinet design of the sonos sub allows you to hide
it in any application or have the option of laying it on its side if necessary
we really like the physical appearance of the sub with its rounded corners
and cutout in the center for the dual bass drivers
unlike most black box subwoofers the sonos sub
looks much more finished and refined to our eyes
build quality is like all things sonos top notch
sonos is one of those rare companies that actually test
each and every single product that comes off their production line
before a product makes it into production it goes through a series of
stress tests as well this is a big reason sonos products have
our lowest failure rate of anything we sell at audio advice
the sub uses two oval race track shaped drivers that face inward
this force canceling design assures you the cabinet will never rattle
even when you crank things up loudly sonos powers
each subwoofer driver with an individual amplifier designed to bring out the best
from the dual speakers design the new version of the sonos sub has much
more internal memory and a faster processor that will allow
sonos to send out future performance enhancements through their updates
one thing that is very important when blending a subwoofer
to a system is getting the crossover point set correctly
that is the musical frequency where the bass transitions to the subwoofer
and the mids and highs go to the main speakers
done properly you can perfectly blend a subwoofer with your speakers
however if you set the crossover too high or low
the results can sound pretty bad what is so cool about adding a sonos sub to any
existing sonos system is that for most cases when the speakers
are all sonos the app knows what you are matching up
to the subwoofer and the sonos software knows the rough range for the crossover
point but the real magic happens with truplay
this will play about a three minute series of test tones and their software
will figure out the perfect crossover point
and adjust the volumes of each speaker truplay
even works if you are using your own speakers with a sonos amp
and sub should you wish to fine tune the level of the sub to your own tastes
simply open up the app and you'll have a volume level adjustment at your
fingertips we've tested the sub in a variety of
setups using the playbar the new arc dolby atmos sound bar with a
pair of sonos fives and many different speakers paired up to
a sonos amp from music to movies the sub delivers
great bass that is well defined and quite impactful sonos claims the sub
can reach down to 25 hertz which is pretty amazing for its size the
bass is never boomy and always adds that bottom end that
makes movies and music more fun also by taking the bass away
from your main speakers the mid-range opens up which we
especially notice on the sonos five and when using other stereo speakers
with a sonos amp bass is the foundation of music our
advice is that the sub will improve any sonos system out there add it run
truplay and enjoy music and movies at a level
you were not expecting if you have any questions on the sonos sub
gen 3 or any other home audio or home theater
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