Enhanced equalizer

I doubt it. Far more pressing features that I doubt an equaliser will be coming soon. Why post in this area, it's hardly an announcement 😉

oh im sorry I did not realize i was posting in the announcement area sorry guys

I moved it for you. I'll pass on the request to the team as well. We're really proud of the work that was done around Trueplay as well, it's like an automatic equalizer for your system that you can run and it'll get everything sounding just right for the room and orientation it's in. I know it's not the same has having control yourself, but it's pretty effective. If you haven't tried it out, you'll just need an iOS device for 10 minutes or so.

I suspect that Sonos moves in this area will be in the direction of better Trueplay outcomes. The target market cares little for manual fiddling with equalisers.

Your the 1000 person I've told today, there's just no demand...

True play is nice, but can be highly ineffective depending on the situation.

Consider this use case. Someone (me) with thousands of old time radio shows. Many do not have good audio and you need to adjust the midrange to get at the vocals, drop the highs - they contain nothing much over 4k except noise. You need a true equalizer, not bass and treble to be able to make them enjoyable. True play does nothing in this situation. For modern recorded music True play has it's place, but for audio that is not main stream or if one simply prefers something other than a generally flat response in their room there is not nearly enough adjustability.

My Play 5 is nice, but I'll be putting the mailing label on the box today and returning it. Without a true equalizer there is no point in keeping it.

Wow that's some serious toy throwing 😃

Wow that's some serious toy throwing :DSorry, I didn't realize we could only praise the product here. It doesn't currently meet my needs. If that offends you, too bad. Looking at your prior posts you come off as an ass that thinks they are right about everything.

I'm sure the Sonos folks are a bit more pragmatic and if others in similar situations raise the issue they will adapt their product. In which case I'll probably consider it again. If not there are other options out there.

Yes Trueplay is a great piece of engineering. However, give me a simple equalizer as well and we are all happy!

I moved it for you. I'll pass on the request to the team as well. We're really proud of the work that was done around Trueplay as well, it's like an automatic equalizer for your system that you can run and it'll get everything sounding just right for the room and orientation it's in. I know it's not the same has having control yourself, but it's pretty effective. If you haven't tried it out, you'll just need an iOS device for 10 minutes or so.

Hi Ryan,

Trueplay is useful if one has good source material and good hearing. Earlier I posted my use case (old time radio recordings of poor quality) in which Trueplay is not an answer.

Consider the over 35 crowd with the hearing loss that comes with age. The flat response that Trueplay gives in the room may still not be to their liking as to them the sound is not a flat response as they have hearing loss in some ranges of the audio frequency and not others.

I think the very best would be Trueplay to get it "right" and then an true equalizer for more serious tweaking for those with hearing loss, differing tastes, or source material that needs help in sounding good.

I sent my Play 5 back about an hour ago. I really like what Sonos has done and would consider a Play 5 in the future, it it had a true equalizer or a way to inline one without using a mini connector.

My previous, now current again, setup is 2 channel stereo with a an AudioEngine Bluetooth adapter. I control everything from my computer. I used the EqMac2 app for an equalizer. https://bitgapp.com/eqmac/ It gives me the control over my source material that is needed.