Comparing Monoprice 9723 and Sonos Sub

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Consumer Score
In comparison:
Monoprice 9723 ranks #74 out of 86.
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7.2
Good
Consumer Score
In comparison:
Sonos Sub ranks #28 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.5
Amazing

Experts recommend Sonos Sub more than Monoprice 9723

As of 4 Mar 2023, experts prefer Sonos Sub over Monoprice 9723, but both Subwoofers have solid expert endorsements.

As per this month's meta ranking, Sonos Sub received 5 recommendations: from BestCovery (5 Apr 2022), The Master Switch (20 Jan 2022) What Hi-Fi (22 Dec 2022) and 2 others. By contrast, Monoprice 9723 received only 3 recommendations from The Master Switch (20 Jan 2022), Digital Trends (24 Jan 2023) and Lifewire (21 Feb 2023).

Rank Change Price Subwoofer
BestCovery
The Master Switch
Digital Trends
Crutchfield
Lifewire
What Hi-Fi
Wirecutter
The Sound Junky
Woofer Guy
Rolling Stone
2
- $808
Sonos Sub
19
4
-
-
-
4
-
4
12
-
3
+3 $200
Monoprice 9723
-
2
2
-
6
-
-
-
-
-

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About our ranking methodology

Endorsement summary:

  • On 20 Jan 2022 The Master Switch ranked Monoprice 9723 as #2 and Sonos Sub as #4
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #2 out of 15 Monoprice 9723
    Best Budget Subwoofer
    ... ... ...
    #4 out of 15 Sonos Sub
    Best Wireless Subwoofer
    ... ... ...
  • On 24 Jan 2023 Digital Trends ranked Monoprice 9723 as #2
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #2 out of 6 Monoprice 9723
    The best subwoofer on a budget
    ... ... ...
  • On 21 Feb 2023 Lifewire ranked Monoprice 9723 as #6
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #6 out of 7 Monoprice 9723
    Best Budget
    ... ... ...
  • On 5 Apr 2022 BestCovery ranked Sonos Sub as #19
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #19 out of 21 Sonos Sub
    Best Wireless Subwoofer
    ... ... ...
  • On 22 Dec 2022 What Hi-Fi ranked Sonos Sub as #4
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #4 out of 4 Sonos Sub
    This slim, wireless subwoofer is a solid addition to a Sonos music or cinema system.
  • On 27 Jan 2022 The Sound Junky ranked Sonos Sub as #4
    Rank Subwoofer Comment
    ... ... ...
    #4 out of 7 Sonos Sub
    Best Under $1000
    ... ... ...
  • Woofer Guy ranked Sonos Sub as #12
    Rank Subwoofer
    ... ...
    #12 out of 12 Sonos Sub

Verdict

After counting and adding up the 89 expert endorsements of the March rankings, Sonos Sub outranks Monoprice 9723. This is not to say that Monoprice 9723 is a bad option. Like Sonos Sub, it is recommended by experts, but less.

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Customers like Sonos Sub way more

At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.

Monoprice 9723
Sonos Sub
Consumer score (CS) is a normalized computed representation of customers' sentiment towards a product.
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.

Sonos Sub, the pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Monoprice 9723.

As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling subwoofer receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Sonos Sub ranks higher than that and Monoprice 9723 ranks lower than that.

Monoprice 9723
In comparison:
Monoprice 9723 ranks #74 out of 86.
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7.2
Good
Sonos Sub
In comparison:
Sonos Sub ranks #28 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.5
Amazing
Median best-selling Subwoofer
In comparison:
MartinLogan Dynamo 300 ranks #44 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great





Monoprice 9723 is more popular than Sonos Sub

It's fairly safe to say that Monoprice 9723 is a more popular subwoofer than Sonos Sub, based on its 400+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.


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In comparison:
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2 expert recommendations
Klipsch R-100SW $199
In comparison:
Klipsch R-100SW ranks #1 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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10.0
Amazing
No expert recommendations Cheaper More Popular Better Reviews
Polk Audio PSW10 $179
In comparison:
Polk Audio PSW10 ranks #22 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
2 expert recommendations Cheaper More Popular Better Reviews
Elac SUB3030 $800
In comparison:
Elac SUB3030 ranks #60 out of 86. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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8.6
Great
2 expert recommendations
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Critic Consensus Common points from expert reviews summarized.
As can be seen below, Sonos Sub outranks Monoprice 9723 by 1 position. This indicates that, as of 4 Mar 2023, Sonos Sub is more critically acclaimed than Monoprice 9723.
Rank Change Price Subwoofer
BestCovery
The Master Switch
Digital Trends
Crutchfield
Lifewire
What Hi-Fi
Wirecutter
The Sound Junky
Woofer Guy
Rolling Stone
1
- $599
SVS SB-1000 Pro
-
1
-
1
-
-
4
-
8
-
2
- $808
Sonos Sub
19
4
-
-
-
4
-
4
12
-
3
+3 $200
Monoprice 9723
-
2
2
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
4
-1 $340
Polk Audio HTS 10
-
-
6
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [2]

84
Total expert reviews: 2
  • with a score: 1
  • without a score: 1

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20

Expert reviews [12]

78
Total expert reviews: 12
  • with a score: 5
  • without a score: 7
Highest score by PCMag
80
Average score based on 12 reviews
78
Lowest score by CNET
70

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20
From Seller:
  • 12" High Performance Powered Subwoofer
  • 150 Watts RMS, 200 Watts Peak
  • 50 ~ 250 Hz Frequency Response
  • The splitter has an operating range of up to about 30 feet (10 meters)
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From Seller:
  • The wireless subwoofer for deep bass.
  • Hear and feel the difference when you wirelessly connect Sub to your Sonos system.
  • Stand it upright, place it on its side, or tuck it under the couch.
  • Experience pure bass with zero buzz, rattle, or vibration.
  • Read more
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From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.
EAN Numbers: 0844660097235
Model Numbers: 109723
UPC Numbers: 844660097235
EAN Numbers: 0878269002260
UPC Numbers: 878269002260
Model Numbers: SUBG1US1
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Monoprice 9723 is a very popular option at the bottom of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Klipsch R-100SW or Elac DS102 .

Monoprice 9723 is $249.01 cheaper than the average subwoofer ($449).

Sonos Sub is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Elac SUB3030 or Sonos SUB (Gen 3) .

Sonos Sub is $359 more expensive than an average subwoofer ($449).

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