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) 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).Ī clyindrical design looks more elegant than your typical boxy subwoofer. 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. Modularity is going to be essential if tech companies want to adopt a more environmentally friendly stance.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. You could get a new computing card with more memory and faster processors and swap your existing card. This way, you wouldn’t have to replace speakers altogether. I still think Sonos should add a computing card slot to its devices. Sonos also clarifies that old devices will still receive security updates and bug fixes - but there won’t be any new features. It’s not ideal, but the company is no longer holding your Sonos system back. “We are working on a way to split your system so that modern products work together and get the latest features, while legacy products work together and remain in their current state,” the company writes. Even if you just bought a Sonos One, it would stop receiving updates if there’s an old speaker on your network.
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For instance, if Spotify and Apple Music update their application programming interface in the future, your devices could stop working with those services altogether.īut the announcement felt even more insulting as the company originally said that your entire ecosystem of Sonos devices would stop receiving updates so that all your devices remain on the same firmware version. While nothing lasts forever, it’s still a shame that speakers that work perfectly fine are going to get worse over time. Your Sonos system will stop receiving updates if you have an old device
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