Play:5 5.1

Yes. You can use the Play 5 (Gen 2) as surrounds for the Playbar.

Although it does have to be said that the consensus is that it would be significant overkill. I have a pair of Play 1s and they are plenty as surrounds.

Yeah, massive waste of money.

Thanks for the assistance!

Don't tell me it's a waste of money, it's quite the bargain.

A grand for rear speakers that won't make any sound unless you feed it with exactly the right codec. Bargain...

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Why is it a waste of money or overkill? The Play:5s are fantastic for music, far better than the Playbar, and can easily be separates from the 5.1 setup and used as a stereo pair.

Granted, the OP did not state that was his intention, but certainly could be.

They're for my clients in their $2,000+ per square foot vacation home. A $5,000 Sonos system set up correctly will easily rival a $60,000 Savant system if you set things up correctly.

They're for my clients in their $2,000+ per square foot vacation home. A $5,000 Sonos system set up correctly will easily rival a $60,000 Savant system if you set things up correctly.

As long as they don't want to watch anything with a dts, Dolby digital plus, or HD audio soundtrack, sure.

Hi,

I realise that this is another question rather than a reply. I hope that's ok.

Could I use a play5 gen 1 with a play5 gen 2 as surround speakers or do I need to get another gen 1?

Thanks

No you cannot. You need Play 5 Gen 2 for surrounds. Gen 1 cannot be used for surrounds.

Thanks Stuart.

In my experience the soundbar is not capable of keeping up with the Sub and play:3 in the rear (never-mind play:5). You cannot add speakers to the front that can be used for both augmenting the output of the soundbar and creating a great soundstage for music. Your clients will be disappointed in the Sonos home theatre offering. It's not designed for high end implementations. (I use the beam, sub and 2xplay;3 setup for a 75" TV in my bedroom and am not happy with it because it's not balanced.)

In my experience the soundbar is not capable of keeping up with the Sub and play:3 in the rear (never-mind play:5). You cannot add speakers to the front that can be used for both augmenting the output of the soundbar and creating a great soundstage for music. Your clients will be disappointed in the Sonos home theatre offering. It's not designed for high end implementations. (I use the beam, sub and 2xplay;3 setup for a 75" TV in my bedroom and am not happy with it because it's not balanced.)

This thread is 2 years old. Pretty telling when you have to dig up 2 year old necro threads in order to post your bitterness over not doing proper research.

Just providing feedback on my experience, so that others don't make the same mistake. I have first hand knowledge from owning and listening to the system and believe it is valuable to bring the relevant topics forward so that other can add the feedback to their purchase decision-making process when they search the forums. I wish I had access to this honest and relevant information when I started to buy into the Sonos ecosystem.

I'm not sure what your personal beef is with my dissatisfaction with my Sonos experience. It's almost like you have some special relationship with Sonos and benefit personally from disagreeing with anyone that is not completely pro Sonos. Do you have any relationship with Sonos that goes beyond being an "anonymous" paying customers? (anonymous, as in, your obtaining product and services are unrelated to you standing and activities in the community.)

Do you have any relationship with Sonos' competitors that makes it worth your while to come here and slag Sonos for what amounts to your poor research and/or incorrect knowledge of the product?

I expect your answer to be the same as mine to those preposterous accusations.

1) You did not answer. You avoided stating that you have no special relationship with Sonos.

2) I have no relationship with any equipment or service provider in the space Sonos does business in or any adjacent market.

2) If you read my original thread, it was not bashing anything, any company or anyone. It still is not. I am expressing my thoughts on my experience with the Sonos products and Sonos's equivocal response to my request to improve their product offering.

I have no relationship with Sonos, financial or othewise. I am a user of their products, that is all. To suggest otherwise in order to deflect from your own inaccurate statements and inadequate product research is as absurd as it is ineffective.

My product research may have been inadequate in that I was unable to foresee that the Sonos 5.1 solution would be imbalanced. Something that I regret deeply and that you therefore imply would have been the result of my research had I done it adequately - therefore agreeing that the imbalance exists and should be highlighted for future Sonos customers. So why do you resits the truth and take my expressed opinion and concerns so badly?

Nope. My mention of your inadequate research was in reference to your expectation that Sonos allows you to add left and right speakers to a soundbar when no other soundbar in existence can be configured that way. You didn't research Sonos soundbars in particular, or soundbars in general, and thus you made a poor decision to buy left and right speakers to accompany a soundbar.

And a Sonos 5.1 system is easily balanced. It has Trueplay automatic tuning, just like wired 5.1 systems. You can also balance the channels manually.

So you just don't understand the situation and are blinded by loyalty to Sonos? Hopefully that is taken into account when people use your feedback in their decisions.

To add context to the discussion, this was the first thing you ever wrote in response to the post by me, describing my concern and dissatisfaction: "I just looked up the definition of "Entitlement Nation" at MerriamWebsters.com, and lo and behold, it linked to this thread."

PS: I didn't buy the L/R front speakers yet, but I wanted to. Not anymore.

Actually it is you who has an inability to understand these basic concepts. Had you done proper research you you would have realized your needs and bought a traditional system, or looked into the Sonos amp.

Actually it is you who has an inability to understand these basic concepts. Had you done proper research you you would have realized your needs and bought a traditional system, or looked into the Sonos amp.

And who are you?

Either way, thanks for being another Sonos fanatic/user that confirms that the Sonos system is inadequate for users with standards beyond entry level expectations - yes, I will buy other products and no longer waste my money with mediocre and overpriced Sonos gear. I wish I knew earlier that the price vs. value proposition was this weak and purchased products form a competitor.

I am someone who knows how to actually research a product instead of blindly buying something and then complaining about it when it doesn't meet your unrealistic expectations. Generalizing everyone who disagrees with you as a Sonos fanatic only goes to show how ignorant and juvenile you really are.

FYI: There is no competitor that would have what you're looking for because that is how all soundbar systems work. As I already said, had you bothered to do the research you would have seen this fact and bought a traditional receiver based system

I am someone who knows how to actually research a product instead of blindly buying something and then complaining about it when it doesn't meet your unrealistic expectations. Generalizing everyone who disagrees with you as a Sonos fanatic only goes to show how ignorant and juvenile you really are.

FYI: There is no competitor that would have what you're looking for because that is how all soundbar systems work. As I already said, had you bothered to do the research you would have seen this fact and bought a traditional receiver based system

As with your other post, I'm happy for you that you have low expectations and are happy with what, I think, any experienced listener will consider mediocrity at this price point. Why can't Sonos be better? And not as flawed and limited as its competitors?

I still can't believe that you don't understand that stating that if I "had done better research I would have realized that the system is bad" and not purchased it, actually supports my view that the value proposition is not there at this price point.

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