Sonos Five Rethink

Yes, my settings are as they should be on Tidal. Streaming is Hi-fi 16 bit. And I set it for master 24 bit on my Sony xm3 earbuds.

As for the day, cannot change any settings just streaming to your five!

Meant dac

Room acoustics because of this reason? Have you done Trueplay tuning? Have other speakers sounded good here?

Room acoustics is ideal. 

Never had problems before with other speakers. 

The real problem is this speaker is uncapable of producing hi fi sound.

For alot of people this speaker will be acceptable,  but if you are wanting high class sound this is definitely not the speaker to buy.

Not worth the overpriced £500!!!

@Tech_nician62 If you want Hi-Fi audio, you should probably invest in a higher end audio system than Sonos. But be prepared to spend A LOT more money.

For a £1,000 for a pair of speakers you should get hi fidelity sound and not just a bass box which pretends to be and cannot provide the goods which it should.

This speaker iis falsely over rated on reviews and people should listen to it before they commit.

@Tech_nician62 I’m no audiophile, but I love my Sonos Play:5 and think it sounds fantastic and is worth every penny.

FYI… most audiophiles would tell you that Sonos has never been considered a high-end, Hi-Fi audio speaker.

Just telling how it is, and to warn others before they buy

I’m really very happy with the sound of the Sonos Fives, I have four of them at the moment. Prior to getting these, I had the original Play:5 (gen 1’s) which were good, but not as good as the new Fives. 

We have very little reflective surfaces in any of our rooms, mostly carpets, curtains and soft furnishings that absorb sound waves, rather than reflect them around the room. I think the speakers sound great for their reasonable price-point and even better when you add a Sonos Sub to a stereo pair. 

I prefer them orientated vertical with the tweeters set on the outer edge for a wider and more diffuse soundstage, but in truth they sound good in any orientation, particularly after they are TruePlay tuned to a room.

I quite often like a ‘flat’ EQ, which tends to suit my own hearing, but if paired with the Sub, I like to increase the Sub volume a little to a +4 setting, however these things may vary depending on the type of audio being played.

Since the OP has nothing new to say here now, let me ask others to give an example of the cheapest set up they consider to be HiFi.