Move Upgrade to Provide Home THeater Support?

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I just purchased two Sonos Moves with the intend of using them as rear speakers in a surround sound system alongside the Arc and Sub. I don’t have sufficient wired/outlet capabilities to support wired speakers in this fashion and thought the Move would be a great solution. Unfortunately this feature does seem to be available.

Does anyone know whether this missing feature is a hardware or a software issue? From reading the forums, it seems like other people have been similarly troubled by this. Would like to gauge potential for Sonos to resolve this through a software upgrade or would it take hardware development. To the extent its a software problem, is there any timeline for when the feature may be allowed? For comparison, it looks like Sonos recently permitted two subs as feature in a Home Theater setup.

To the extent this is a hardware concern or an upgrade like this may be a long way away (8 - 12mo+), I unfortunately feel like it makes the most sense for me to return these speakers and exchange for a cheaper Bluetooth alternative that can group.

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The Move was designed for mobility in mind.. It was built to communicate over WiFi or bluetooth. It does not have the capability to connect directly to a Sonos Arc the way Sonos One speakers do. It doesn’t operate as part of Sonos net where each speaker communicates directly with each other because such a network depends on devices remaining in the same physical location. I don’t know if this if firmware only, or if it lacks the hardware capability. Either way, you would be trading off mobility functionality.

Then there is speaker design itself. It’s designed for larger spaces, including outdoors, and it’s speakers fire to the side more than the Ones. That’s not what you want for a surround speaker, which should be more directional. So even if it was possible, it would not sound as good as the One, and people would be upset that a speaker at twice the cost doesn’t sound as good (for surround sound).

It’s really just not a good idea. I get that you could use a solution for your situation, but the Move isn’t like to be modified to fit your need, and it wouldn’t be that great at it anyway. Honestly, I would expect Sonos to come out with a new battery operated speaker that could be used for surround before they change the Move like that. Not at all saying that’s going to happen, but it’s more likely than 2 Moves as surround speakers.

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I mean….for the price of the Moves, hire an electrician to put a few outlets where you want the speakers and use Ones instead. It’s not that difficult to pull a bit of wire for an outlet. There’s usually one within 10’ you can tap into. I bet it would be cheaper than the MOVES! And be a way better setup!

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