Is this the new Sonos Dolby Atmos soundbar? Images leaked by Zatz Not Funny! supposedly offer a first look at the rumoured Dolby Atmos-supporting Sonos Playbar, which is expected to launch tomorrow.
Last week, rumours circulated that Sonos would reveal three new products: an all-new Playbar with Dolby Atmos, an update to its Play:5 speaker, and a subwoofer. The multi-room mogul has since tweeted a teaser (below) for a news announcement on 6th May, suggesting that the trio of new products could be made official tomorrow.
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Zatz Not Funny! has published images of what it believes to be the new Sonos Playbar – and they show a significantly restyled design compared to the original model, which was released back in 2013.
The most obvious observations: it will come in black and white, like its predecessor, but sport a much slimmer, longer and more cylindrical profile than the existing Playbar and, indeed, the smaller Sonos Beam.
One Reddit user, who could well be a beta tester for the new soundbar, has suggested it is 45 inches (so 114cm) in length – 10 inches (24cm) longer than the Playbar. That would make it stretch almost the width of a 55 inch TV.
The publication also surmises that the new Playbar will work in one orientation only, irrespective of table-top or wall mount positioning. The images also show touch sensitive controls along the top.
The seemingly flattened top of the soundbar could be to accommodate upward-firing speakers to effectively deliver the height channels in Dolby Atmos soundtracks, however it's impossible to be certain from these low-quality images.
Thankfully, it doesn't seem we have long to wait to find out Until tomorrow, then.
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