Render of New Sonos Playbar Leaked [Image]

A company render of the new Sonos Playbar has been leaked. The image was posted by Zatz Not Funny earlier today.

Beyond drastically different styling of Sonos’ first home theater offering, coming in both white and black, Apple AirPlay 2 seems like a lock and Dolby Atmos rumors are swirling. However, these company renders are incomplete given the missing power outlet and nary an HDMI port to be found — which is a requirement for the higher fidelity audio format.

Zatz theorizes that the either the back plate isn't fully illustrated or perhaps additional ports and buttons are recessed within the ledge or placed elsewhere. He believes the Playbar will support HDMI Arc but is unlikely to have multiple HDMI inputs.


"I believe it’s highly likely the Playbar will feature HDMI ARC, like the Beam. But, given what I’ve seen, I believe it’s highly unlikely it’ll contain multiple HDMI inputs like some Sony and LG provide. "

Zatz also confirmed reports that Sonos is working on a new Sub and Play:5.

The current Sonos Playbar is now on sale for $549, a discount of $150 off its list price of $699. Likewise, the Sub is also on sale for $549, down from $699.

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