It isn't necessary to have the bar hard-wired, however, as you could add another speaker connected to ethernet later on.]The Sonos app is the only way to set up the bar

I hated wires all over my living space!

Note that the Sonos Bridge is a required component and needs to be hard-wired to the router, and the Playbar needs to be in wireless range of the router

and I hate running wires, this should have been ideal

One big issue with that is running wires.

No big bulky receiver, no running wires under the carpet or baseboards, and the

The only thing I would make people aware of, is that you need to hard wire into your router or modem in order to set this up

Excellent sound quality, easy to setup, no wires, even an app for full control at your fingertips.

Easy setup, wiring and phone app

The wires were a hassle and the look was not good.

No annoying wiring needed

This device is as awful as I suspected