Adding 7.1, 9.1, etc. to Playbase/Playbar

Now that a new playbar is in development with HDMI, would it be a possibility to do 7.1 ?

Sonos hasn't admitted a "new playbar" is in development, it is only speculation because of an FCC filing. Given that, do you really expect them to fill in the details?

Now that a new playbar is in development with HDMI, would it be a possibility to do 7.1 ?

Sonos hasn't admitted a "new playbar" is in development, it is only speculation because of an FCC filing. Given that, do you really expect them to fill in the details?

Not expecting them, just expecting the community to speculate, I’m not talking to Sonos, but Sonos community

Then yes, it's possible. I don't think there is enough info out there to speculate much beyond that to probable or improbable. I think Sonos has access to market research, production cost and license data, that we don't have. It seems the general consensus is that the community wants a small device that can put out about 20 channels of sound in any configuration you can dream of for the cost of an ice cream.

I have been reading constantly about what Sonos is or isn't capable of supporting. I do know even some newer movies, have the capability to set the audio out to 5.1 dolby digital. I have seen that setting in the Last Jedi Movie on Blu-Ray, that is the most recent movie I own. I plan on getting the playbar in the future, because I want a speaker that does music streaming in our house mainly, the Home Theater aspect is a bonus in my mind. I am content using my TV Speakers on the TV I bought three years ago. I also think it would be overkill in my living room, since I own an older house with two doorways to go through the house, so it wouldn't make sense for me to have that setup in my house, one of the big reasoning I am going for a sound bar that sound good, according to most reviews I have read.