“Are these truly wireless? And what is the soundbase? Is that an optional accessory that must be purchased for the speakers to work?”
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They must be plugged-in to an electricity source, but operate wireless for the signal. I bought a soundbar first and believe that it or some other Sonos-type amplifier is needed for them to work. But I have 6 Sonos speakers operating in every room and on balcony.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.All of the speakers in the Sonos lineup can exist on its own. Example, if you only had a single Play:1 sitting at home & connected to your Wifi, that's all you need for it to operate. It's gotta be plugged into an AC outlet of course. Last thing I'D want for a home speaker is to change out batteries! From this, that one speaker can reach out to services like Pandora to stream music or pull music off your phone, tablet, or PC. Down the road, buy a 2nd Play:1 and it can either get placed somewhere else in the house or if in the same room, the two speakers can be configured to act as a stereo pair (discrete left & right channels). The PlayBase (Soundbase) is simply another speaker of theirs that houses multiple drivers (10) inside so that the lone unit provides directional left, right, and center sound... ideally serving as a soundbar upgrade for your flatscreen's horribly tinny factory speakers. Two connections a PlayBase needs: AC power and Audio feed from the TV (TOSLINK, etc) if acting as a soundbar. If not deployed in that capacity, a PlayBase could otherwise serve as a much louder and cleaner upgrade from the entry-level Play:1.
I would recommend:
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The need to be plugged in to power them, but they connect through WiFi for sound sources and to communicate with the app and other sonos devices.
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