What is the wattage on this sub? null

The fact that Sonos won't publish power should make you suspect. I don't know of any other real subwoofer company (I'm not going to include Bose because it shouldn't be considered with the others I'm about to list) that doesn't list power. I'm talking about PSA, JTR, Rythmik, Hsu, SVS, Monolith, Arendal, etc. They all list power. I'm not saying this doesn't play well but why not list the power?

Measured here. Not scientific but good indication. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaf_cfAP9dw

From all the research I have done, there is no place where the actual wattage of the Sonos products are listed officially. The only comparison I can give you is related to the Sonos Play Bar. I had a Samsung Atmos sound bar with surround sound, which was rated at 500 watts. My Sonos Play Bar gets a little bit louder. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that it is more than 500 watts, because there are other factors that can make it a bit louder than just wattage. But if I had to guess, I would guess that the Sonos Play Bar is close to 500 watts total, and the sub is probably in the 50-100 watt range.

Hi! The wattage isn’t published with the user guide and I haven’t been able to locate it online

Sonos and other expensive or high end theater systems doesn't publish watts because Sonos doesn't want their systems compared to middle or lower end systems that are cheaper and just strong such as Sony. They try to avoid confrontation.

I’m told Sonos doesn’t post wattage along with Bose and some others.

Premium sound systems never claim or display power, sonos and bose will never display wattages or amps.

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The fact that Sonos won't publish power should make you suspect. I don't know of any other real subwoofer company (I'm not going to include Bose because it shouldn't be considered with the others I'm about to list) that doesn't list power. I'm talking about PSA, JTR, Rythmik, Hsu, SVS, Monolith, Arendal, etc. They all list power. I'm not saying this doesn't play well but why not list the power?
Answered by BrianL 5 years ago
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Measured here. Not scientific but good indication. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaf_cfAP9dw
Answered by SonosLover 5 years ago
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From all the research I have done, there is no place where the actual wattage of the Sonos products are listed officially. The only comparison I can give you is related to the Sonos Play Bar. I had a Samsung Atmos sound bar with surround sound, which was rated at 500 watts. My Sonos Play Bar gets a little bit louder. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that it is more than 500 watts, because there are other factors that can make it a bit louder than just wattage. But if I had to guess, I would guess that the Sonos Play Bar is close to 500 watts total, and the sub is probably in the 50-100 watt range.
Answered by TJONES 7 years ago
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Hi! The wattage isn’t published with the user guide and I haven’t been able to locate it online
Answered by Drumrboy2003 8 years ago
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Sonos and other expensive or high end theater systems doesn't publish watts because Sonos doesn't want their systems compared to middle or lower end systems that are cheaper and just strong such as Sony. They try to avoid confrontation.
Answered by ANO06 3 years ago
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I’m told Sonos doesn’t post wattage along with Bose and some others.
Answered by Cindy 7 years ago
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Premium sound systems never claim or display power, sonos and bose will never display wattages or amps.
Answered by Sierra96 6 years ago
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