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Sonos Playbar on Articulating Mount
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OP | Post 16 made on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 01:32
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On June 18, 2013 at 01:13, Tom Ciaramitaro said...
Isn't that upside down?

What upside down??? Playbar?  No.
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Post 17 made on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 01:42
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On June 18, 2013 at 01:32, SB Smarthomes said...
What upside down??? Playbar?  No.

+1. My head is spinning and I can still see that it is in fact upright.
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Post 18 made on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 06:46
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SONOS spells SONOS both ways. I mounted it that way too. If you mount it the other way the wires plug in from the top and can be visible if there is a gap between the TV and the Soundbar. With my case the Samsung logo didn't allow me to have directly under the TV. There is an appx. .5" gap.
Post 19 made on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 09:55
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It's a bit confusing which way is "up" on those sound bars- but I know if you look on the Sonia website it shows which way they mount it as "up" in one of the pics of if. - but yeah, looks good!
Post 20 made on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 10:02
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I think the reason they recommend mounting it with the SONOS logo away from the TV is because of the angle of the drivers. They also recommend 1" from the TV if mounting below, and I think 2" if mounting above the TV. That is likely to help with reflections off the screen, although I do not know how much difference 1" would make.

I am still wanting to get one of those PLaybars and mounting it on the wall with the proper electrical outlet behind it and still have it look decent. Just so I can say I did it...and let SONOS know how freaking much work it was to mount the thing like they show in their literature. Of course Photoshop is easier than custom any day.
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Post 21 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 18:17
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On June 18, 2013 at 00:42, SB Smarthomes said...
I did my install Friday and used the Sonos wall bracket with SnapAV universal soundbar mount and the Chief Thinstall.

Worked out well, but took a little time.  You'll need some bolts and screws that don't come with the mounts and bracket to make it all work, but I got lucky and had what I needed in the van.

I ended up with the sound bars sticking out about 1" from the front of the TV.  Basically when the TV was pushed all the way to the wall the back of the speaker was right up against the wall too.












Reviving this thread b/c I need a SONOS playbar solution for an articulating mount...I like the overall result pictured here, but am unclear about one aspect:

1) Did you have to drill screws into the outer lip of the SNAP universal soundbar bracket? Are they just self-tapping screws into the SONOS' case or are they aligned with intended receivers on the Playbar [I've not had one of these in my hands yet]?

TIA
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Post 22 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 20:31
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It looks like he just screwed it in.  The Snap bracket doesn't have holes there. (So he drilled them).

What you're not seeing, (because you've never seen one) is this.....What you think is the back of the play bar is actually the Playbar bracket (sold separately).  He has the Playbar attached to the Playbar bracket, which in turn is attached to the Snap bracket. 
Post 23 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 22:18
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I just tried to do a Snap Razer arm, Snap soundbar brackets, and the Sonos Playbar and playbar bracket. It was a freaking nightmare. I have done this a couple times no problem, but this combo was terrible. The TV was only about 1 inch think from top to alomost the bottom. At the bottom, teh TV is about 2.5" thick. By the time, I spaced the TV off the Bracket 1.5 inches to clear the LG's built in speakers, it looked like teh TV was off the wall a mile. Then, the stuid hump at the bottom of teh TV put the soundbar .5" off the TV and flush witht he bottom in the middle where their stupid hump is. After getting it all done, the TV from the front of the TV to the wall was about 7.5". It looked terrible.

I showed the client once we were done and I told him we could mount the playbar to the top of the TV, and it would work great, but ont he bottom, the big hump int he middle and depth fo the TV for the spaekers was killing everything.

When we mounted it above, everything worked fine. Beware of the thickness of these new TV's at the bottom. Everyone now is putting larger speakers at the bottom, so the snap bracket doesnt work well on the bottom anymore. Also, the humps make it look stupid. I would love to find one of these designers that made this thing and kick him square in the nuts.

The TV was the 60LA7400 LG.
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Post 24 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 22:57
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Make sure your screws are about 1/2" to 5/8" long or your prepared to cut your longer screws ( I can't remember which ones worked best). SBS probably used even shorter ones due to the design of the snap bracket and where he mounted them as opposed to the slots which are raised.
Post 25 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 23:20
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Thanks for the follow-ups...Maybe SNAP will rapid prototype a Playbar-specific bracket right quick...Listening SNAP...? ;-)
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Post 26 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 23:26
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On June 18, 2013 at 01:32, SB Smarthomes said...
What upside down??? Playbar?  No.

So it doesn't have left and right speakers?
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Post 27 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 23:34
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On January 29, 2014 at 23:26, Fins said...
So it doesn't have left and right speakers?

LOL
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Post 28 made on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at 23:41
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zip tie the snap and sonos bracket together tightly through the mounting slots. use 3 or four per side. ill try and post pics
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Post 29 made on Friday January 31, 2014 at 06:42
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wow nice!! looks like a lot of freaken work there
Post 30 made on Monday February 10, 2014 at 05:03
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On January 29, 2014 at 23:41, edizzle said...
zip tie the snap and sonos bracket together tightly through the mounting slots. use 3 or four per side. ill try and post pics

did that work out for you dizzle, any pics to detail the method?
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