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Sonos Experts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:06 am
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:06 am
So one of the things I love about sonos is it's modular. I can slowly build my setup and continuously add speakers to my house as money allows. With that being said, does anyone here actually have the 5.1 Sonos setup?
Would getting Play:5's as rear speakers be a waste of money with the bass driver if the Sonos Sub handles all the bass?
Would getting Play:5's as rear speakers be a waste of money with the bass driver if the Sonos Sub handles all the bass?
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 11:07 am
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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:15 am to DoubleDown
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Would getting Play:5's as rear speakers be a waste of money
if just using as rears in a dolby setup, absolutely. You dont need much for rear sound
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:24 am to NYCAuburn
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if just using as rears in a dolby setup, absolutely. You dont need much for rear sound
Yea, was thinking that. Trying to figure out priority on my purchasing of the modular speakers. My issue is I currently already have a receiver and a 7.1 setup. What I find it 7.1 is useless 99.999999% of the time for me with kids. My 4 ceiling speakers are in ceiling and not my favorite and my kids crawl and mess with the receiver all the time.
I literally want to sell my receiver and go the sonos route but it's expensive. No it may not give me the 100% best sound but most of the time we watch TV it's sports or New Girl or something with the wifey.
I thought about ditching the receiver and buying the Connect:AMP and just hard wiring the 4 ceiling speakers into the 2 speaker ports but hesitant.
Someone guide me!!
Posted on 12/2/16 at 1:15 pm to DoubleDown
I hooked up play 1's vs play 3's as back speakers.
Ended up not being a difference so stuck with the 1's.
The connect amps work great. Actually have one connected to a turntable on the other side of the house. Very easy to use.
Ended up not being a difference so stuck with the 1's.
The connect amps work great. Actually have one connected to a turntable on the other side of the house. Very easy to use.
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 12/2/16 at 1:21 pm to BooneTrails
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BooneTrails
How would you rate the sonos playbar + sub + two play:1s as rears? Worth the money especially since I already have a sound system currently.
Does the 5.1 sound pretty good for movies (which is the only time it really matters)?
If I went with Playbar + Sub + Connect:AMP and then hooked the AMP up to my 4 in ceiling speakers, would that also do the 5.1 sound? Using my 4 ceiling speakers instead of two back play:1s.
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 12/2/16 at 1:28 pm to DoubleDown
I like the idea of the Playbar, Sub and the Play 1s with for surround sound. I personally would only go that route if I didn't have existing speakers and a sub.
To answer your question, it looks like you can configure a Connect Amp for surround:
LINK
To answer your question, it looks like you can configure a Connect Amp for surround:
LINK
Posted on 12/2/16 at 1:34 pm to TigerRob20
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I like the idea of the Playbar, Sub and the Play 1s with for surround sound. I personally would only go that route if I didn't have existing speakers and a sub.
Yea part of my personal dilemma too is that my current receiver is not a 4k passthrough receiver. So eventually, I'll have to upgrade that + my TV.
I may just buy one of the new play:5s and just have myself and family use that when we wanna jam out in our living room. Anything other than that and we MUST go through the receiver.
I'm just not sure the cons I have currently are worth:
Playbar = 699$
Sub = 699$
2 x Play:1s = 400$
That's $1,800 before tax and while it might be nice, that's a lot of cash.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 3:30 pm to DoubleDown
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How would you rate the sonos playbar + sub + two play:1s as rears? Worth the money especially since I already have a sound system currently. Does the 5.1 sound pretty good for movies (which is the only time it really matters)?
I'm a sonos fluffer so take that into consideration.
I think they sound great and do not regret my purchase. Movies sound fantastic.
I would read this regarding surround sound tho. Only negative I've found.
LINK
Posted on 12/2/16 at 3:35 pm to BooneTrails
But nothing that's "movie on demand" or VOD is ever DTS sound through an AppleTV or Amazon FireTV or even Xbox One S, is it? It would only be a Ultra HD Movie (CD), right?
ETA: After having read that link, I think I'd be ok as I'd plug the optical out into either the Amazon Fire TV or the Xbox One S in our den. However, there lies my final problem... multiple devices all going to the Playbar. This may be what is a deal breaker.
The whole point of me going to sonos and possibly ditching my receiver is for ease of use for myself but mainly my family. I don't want them to have to use another remote or physically get up and change a HDMI or Optical Switch from "Source 1" or "Source 2" everytime they'd go back and forth from the Amazon Fire TV to the Xbox One S, etc.
If that makes sense...
ETA: After having read that link, I think I'd be ok as I'd plug the optical out into either the Amazon Fire TV or the Xbox One S in our den. However, there lies my final problem... multiple devices all going to the Playbar. This may be what is a deal breaker.
The whole point of me going to sonos and possibly ditching my receiver is for ease of use for myself but mainly my family. I don't want them to have to use another remote or physically get up and change a HDMI or Optical Switch from "Source 1" or "Source 2" everytime they'd go back and forth from the Amazon Fire TV to the Xbox One S, etc.
If that makes sense...
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 12/2/16 at 4:47 pm to BooneTrails
I'm about to build a new house and thinking I'm going all sonos. Build a nice surround in my living room a set in my bedroom and one upstairs. Then if you have parties inside or outside you can move speakers around to accommodate
Posted on 12/2/16 at 7:53 pm to BooneTrails
Biggest disadvantage of Sonos is the lack of DTS. ...Dolby 5.1 hasn't been exciting since the early 90's. Their refusal to pay the licensing fees for DTS is frustrating, the only other complaint I have is the inability to add multiple subs to a single room.
It might be user error, but I also find the system loses synchronization with the TV sound volume. I'm not certain the reason, but sometimes the volume will be set the something low like "3", yet it'll blowout my eardrums, and forces me to reduce the sound to zero, then everything equalizes. It's petty, but annoying nonetheless.
It might be user error, but I also find the system loses synchronization with the TV sound volume. I'm not certain the reason, but sometimes the volume will be set the something low like "3", yet it'll blowout my eardrums, and forces me to reduce the sound to zero, then everything equalizes. It's petty, but annoying nonetheless.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 9:46 pm to DoubleDown
I have the playbar the sub and two play 1s in my living room and it kicks
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:05 am to DoubleDown
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This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 8:06 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:16 am to lsuconnman
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It might be user error, but I also find the system loses synchronization with the TV sound volume. I'm not certain the reason, but sometimes the volume will be set the something low like "3", yet it'll blowout my eardrums, and forces me to reduce the sound to zero, then everything equalizes. It's petty, but annoying nonetheless.
Haven't had an issue with that.
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