re: Sonos system for 5 bedroom house

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You pay a premium for Sonos convenience, but in my experience it is not that cost prohibitive in comparison to similar quality equipment. Further, I don't see your point about the floor plan. Our home isn't zoned out, but we have the soundbar 2 5s and a 3 and it works great for what we do. Also, for a while we were in a small 2 BR house with just one 5 that was great. It beats the shite out of most any bluetooth speaker. Point being, they're a good investment even if you don't want to outfit your entire house, as you can add more pieces that fit in seamlessly.

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A couple of things here:

1.) What do you consider, "similar quality equipment,"?
2.) What soundbar worth its salt doesn't have Bluetooth capability these days? I know my Sony does and between and my wireless Sub, it's amazing and I use Apple Music/iOS to connect to it or just tap "Listen to Bluetooth Audio" on my smart remote and use only one interface.

Regardless of how easy and seamless Sonos is, you're dealing with two UI's with either your phone OS or Music streaming service and Sonos' system, that's more complicated and less seamless than the system I use at home.

Again, I don't value zones because of the layout and size of my home. I spent $228 on my soundbar. To compare the value I get out of one-and let's even double that and put another one in a bedroom or even triple it and put it in another-the cost is <$700. The amount of speakers from Sonos and the Bridge necessary is far more expensive than the system or setup I'm describing.