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nbnverb
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February 12, 2013
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Will 2 play 5's Work with playbar? Or did I make a mistake?

  • February 12, 2013
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I just bought into the Sonos Experience on New Years. The sales rep. said their was rumor of the playbar..which led to my decision to buy (2) play 5's, in hopes that in the near future I could also use them for Hometheater experience. What I have read thus far concerns me. No mention of Play 5 combined with Playbar.?? Will they work, or did I make a mistake....??
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    John B
    May 8, 2015
    No 5.1 is the max. I mean you could add other stereo speakers but that is all they would be stereo speakers.
    ...and Bose sounds awful....great at marketing, rubbish at speakers.  A purely personal, biased opinion, I admit. 
    CosmoNerd
    Enthusiast II
    May 8, 2015
    No 5.1 is the max. I mean you could add other stereo speakers but that is all they would be stereo speakers.
    If you are looking into 9.1 or 12.2, wireless may not be the preferred option, even it has the capabilities. While audio streaming might be manageable, HD and 4K video content will push most home appliances to the edge with subsequent dropout potential.
    -Cheers
    Juan Pablo_1
    Lyricist I
    June 9, 2015
    No 5.1 is the max. I mean you could add other stereo speakers but that is all they would be stereo speakers.
    Jgatie, LG does have a wireless sound system it's called the LAS851M I returned it to try out the Sonos play bar and sub but I'm disappointed in the fact that it lacks HDMI in put but overal sound quality it's great
    tallowban
    Lyricist I
    August 25, 2015
    i was able to make this work..... although you cannot pair the play 5's w the playbar, you can still use them when watching tv by grouping them together. I have a setup with playbar, sub, and 2 play 3 surrounds, and I then add the play 5's in "stereo" to the mix while watching tv..... i was able to eliminate the audio echo tw the playbar and play 5's by manipulating the lip sych setting within the playbar advanced audio. works fine, all synched up and awesome! For SURROUND purposes, the play 3's with the sub and the playbar are more than adequate for my room - 20' x 20'. The play 5's just give another kick to the mix

    Hi did you just connect them together or need a brigde? I looking for the same set up
    venukb
    Lyricist I
    November 29, 2015
    sonos 5 (gen2) works fine with playbar
    https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2938/
      The LHC
      November 29, 2015
      sonos 5 (gen2) works fine with playbar
      https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2938/

      Yeah we know but this is a two year old thread...
      venukb
      Lyricist I
      November 30, 2015
      My post was not to educate the knowledgable .. My search for sonos playbar play 5 led to 3 such posts (1 year - 2 year) and both posts not concluding that the the latest play 5 infact works (unlike gen1 play5) - and my update was for the benefit of such people arriving from search engine.

      (I'd have expected mods here to have closed this thread if it was expected none of us to update with the latest on this question "Will 2 play 5's Work with playbar?")
        kilroy.murdoch
        Lyricist II
        October 19, 2016
        Just arrived at this thread Oct 2016. Thanks for clarifying about the next generation of Play:5s! Your presumption was correct!
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