SUB-LIME: Sonos Sub Mini

A smaller Sonos sub will be exactly the kind of thing many Sonos soundbar users are looking for, so is it worth it?

Small is generally beautiful, right? Especially where price is concerned. It always seemed a bit weird that one of the most expensive products in the entire Sonos catalogue should be a subwoofer - and so finally, here's the brand's Sub Mini. It's smaller and more affordable than the Sonos Sub, so ought to be an altogether more realistic proposition for most Sonos users.

In broad terms, the Sonos Sub Mini is a successful little speaker. It brings a whole stack of low-frequency presence to a Sonos soundbar, and makes for an altogether more cinematic experience as a result. Bass extension here is very agreeable indeed - the Sub Mini reaches a long way down the frequency range, and hits with well-controlled resolve. The decay of sounds is dealt with equally confidently, so even where the low-frequency stuff comes thick and fast the Sub Mini is manoeuvrable enough to stay in charge.