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Prominent Collaborator I
July 23, 2018
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5.1 for Music?

Hi,

Sorry I am a newbie. In our 6 Meters x 8 Meters Family room we have 2 Play5's and a Sub which sounds just amazing when we play music.

In our TV room which is about 4.5 Meters x 5 Meters we have a Playbar and a Sub. I am now thinking of adding in 2 x Ones for surround sound. My questions on this setup are :

1) Does a surround sound system make a difference when listening to music?
2) I think this has been answered elsewhere but does anyone know or #Sonos #FeatureRequest if the Ones can be used with Airplay once they are bonded to the HT?
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    Stuart_W
    Stuart_WAnswer
    World-Class Superstar
    July 23, 2018
    1) No. The music will still be stereo. Best music reproduction will be when you set the relevant setting in the room settings to "Full" for music playback. Music will be played via the surrounds /Sub much more than the Playbar - Music still plays through the Playbar though. It's a pretty capable set-up for music

    2) No. I believe Sonos:1s used as surrounds cannot use AirPlay - though if you got a Beam or Playbase that would work with AirPlay
    Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
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    Stuart_W
    Stuart_WAnswer
    World-Class Superstar
    July 23, 2018
    1) No. The music will still be stereo. Best music reproduction will be when you set the relevant setting in the room settings to "Full" for music playback. Music will be played via the surrounds /Sub much more than the Playbar - Music still plays through the Playbar though. It's a pretty capable set-up for music

    2) No. I believe Sonos:1s used as surrounds cannot use AirPlay - though if you got a Beam or Playbase that would work with AirPlay
    Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, Play 1 stereo pair in Study, Play 1in Bathroom, Sonos Move 2
    Flare
    FlareAuthor
    Prominent Collaborator I
    July 23, 2018
    Thank you!
    Arc + Sub x 2 + Sonos One Surround | PlayBar + Sub + Sonos One Surround | Beam Gen1 | Play5 Gen2 x 2 + Sub | Sonos One x 4 | Play3 x 1 | Boost
    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    July 23, 2018
    Note: I occasionally will play Dolby Digital CDs/DVDs on my player, which feeds the TV set, and the TV set feeds my PLAYBAR and corresponding 5.1 surround system, and make it work that way.
    Bruce
    Drboom11
    Avid Contributor I
    December 1, 2018
    In a 5.1 setup does the sub take over bass duties from the Playbar & surrounds to free them up for other frequencies or just one set & not the other?

    IE: In full mode sub stays bonded to playbar and Play 5 rears play as a stereo without sub.
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