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Changing EQ after adding a Sonos Sub

  • February 23, 2025
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I have just added a Sonos Sub Gen 2 to an existing pair of Play 5 Gen 1 speakers. Had to downgrade the Sub for use with S1 app. I was wondering how best to adjust the speakers’ EQ>Bass and Sub’s Sub Audio>Sub Level. So should I set EQ>Bass to 0 and let the Sub push all the bass?

Best answer by Airgetlam

I think he didn’t touch the settings, and allowed Sonos to play the source. As ​@GuitarSuperstar suggests, do what sounds good to your ears. If Sonos had a recommendation, which they don’t, they’d include it in the instructions for your Sub. 

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There is no right or wrong way to do it. Use the settings that sound best to your ears in your specific room setup.


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  • February 23, 2025

There is no right or wrong way to do it. Use the settings that sound best to your ears in your specific room setup.

Thanks and I get what you said. There must be a logical “default setting” based on how Sonos process sound when a sub is present. I watched one of Peter Pee’s youtube and in that he added a Sub to a pair of Play 5s. I thought he said something about the pair of Play 5s being able to focus more on mids and highs while the Sub handling the lows. So I thought does he mean the bass setting for the Play 5s is set at a low level and let the Sub handle the lows?  


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  • February 23, 2025

I think he didn’t touch the settings, and allowed Sonos to play the source. As ​@GuitarSuperstar suggests, do what sounds good to your ears. If Sonos had a recommendation, which they don’t, they’d include it in the instructions for your Sub.