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Bowers & Wilkins Panorama vs Sonos Playbar

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama Soundbar
Bowers & Wilkins Panorama
35.43 in
3.35 in
Sonos Playbar Soundbar
Sonos Playbar
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
45
4.2 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
63
3.9 out of 5
63 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
3 %

Full Comparison

General

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio output channels5.13.0

Connectivity

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Analogue 5.1/6.1/7.1 inputsnono
Analogue RCA stereo inputs20
Analogue RCA stereo outputs00
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)00
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)00
Composite input00
Composite output00
Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)10
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)00
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)21
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)00
HDMInono
Pre-output (subwoofer)yesno
S-video input00
S-video output00
SCART outnono
USBnono
Ethernet connectionnoyes

Decoders

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio format
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • DTS 5.1
Dolby Digital

Audio features

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Suitable for subwooferyesno
Number of speaker drivers99
Soundbasenono

Dimensions

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Weight23.37 lb11.9 lb

Design

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Silver

Features

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Docking Station for mobile/Tabletnono
3D support (3D-Ready)nono
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playernono

Storage

Bowers & Wilkins PanoramaBowers & Wilkins Panorama
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Built-in hard drivenono
Optical drivenono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sonos Playbar