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Contributor I
February 12, 2013

Please add support for DTS for the Sonos Playbar.

A hifi homecinema soundbar without dts support seems not up to date for me. Are there any plans to add dts support?
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    Contributor I
    August 14, 2013
    as an owner of a play 3 and connect, and demoing a full Sonos 5.1 setup i am keen to replace my current HT setup with a Sonos 5.1 but the lack of DTS is off putting... luckily my ps3 can work around this by taking any surround track on BR or game and converting to 5.1, unsure if the ps4 will offer this tho and the ps4 will replace the ps3 in the main room come november please can we have some further communication Sonos? is this even possible in your view via firmware? will there be a playbar 2?
    Lyricist I
    August 16, 2013
    Just got the play 5 and love it. Quality is great so I want to buy the whole surround sound kit. After reading that it doesn't have DTS I won't spend the money until it is offers DTS. Please let us know when the soundbar is upgraded as it would look great with my TV and it is my preferred soundbar
    Lyricist II
    August 16, 2013
    Sat down to watch a disney film with my 10 month old son I have a playbar two play 3s and sub, bluray player feeding the playbar via optical then we hit a snag nearly all Disney blurays have dts only uk sound tracks! Not sure who's more upset me that my £1700 home cinema can't handle dts or my son as the disney collection is now redundant! I may now have to swap my disney blurays for DVDs!! Come on give the playbar dts support make me and my son happy!
    Enthusiast I
    August 16, 2013
    You should provide some confirmation of your intentions regarding DTS firmware upgrades, (even if it is only due at the end of the year as rumours have it !!) Without any comment from you,many of your loyal and potential customers are going to start looking elsewhere.
    Lyricist III
    August 17, 2013
    I have budget now for two Play 3s as back speakers. So please confirm DTS Support (confirmation on planning to support it would be enough) then I'll immediately buy, otherwise not...
    Lyricist I
    August 20, 2013
    Wow - been wrestling with getting blu-ray audio working properly - couldn't understand why only some audio tracks were supported - as many of my Blu-ray discs are DTS only. It didn't cross my mind that the Sonos itself wouldn't support something as basic as DTS - am regretting having shelled out £600 now - and certainly won't be getting the sub and additional play 3s until it does. it would be great if this could be sorted. Otherwise it's a sensational piece of kit.
    Lyricist I
    August 21, 2013
    im currently deliberating on buying a playbar in the first step to building a surround system - im stuck between the playbar and a yamaha ysp-2200 the only thing that is putting me off the playbar is this dts issue. I want the musical performance aspect of the playbar but I can't justify the expense without dts. I'm also worried that if I buy the playbar that sonos will then bring out a playbar 2 rendering my purchase obsolete. Need clarification on this before I can purchase
    Lyricist III
    August 21, 2013
    im currently deliberating on buying a playbar in the first step to building a surround system - im stuck between the playbar and a yamaha ysp-2200 the only thing that is putting me off the playbar is this dts issue. I want the musical performance aspect of the playbar but I can't justify the expense without dts. I'm also worried that if I buy the playbar that sonos will then bring out a playbar 2 rendering my purchase obsolete. Need clarification on this before I can purchase
    I'm with you on this one, Chris. Well, actually, I will justify the price to She Who Must Be Obeyed even without DTS. But the last thing I want to do is to have to come crawling back in a few months time and say "Honey, you remember that £600 thingy? We need a new one now...."
    Lyricist II
    August 21, 2013
    Sonos, While you are still considering this issue within your corporation, here are some inspiring words that may help with the decision making process. "I don't care about what anything was DESIGNED to do, I care about what it CAN do" Gene Kranz - Apollo 13 flight director 1970
    Lyricist III
    August 22, 2013
    Just started to look into the Playbar having being an avid Sonos advocate for years. I already have a full AV Amp and speakers/sub setup, but the simplicity and wireless setup (ignoring power) really appeals. However I obviously like home cinema, and therefore will obviously be watching Blu Rays that have DTS, and obviously don't want to be listening to this in some pseudo surround mode. I find it staggering that there doesn't seem to have been any form of update from Sonos for months? Surely this is either being worked on or it isn't, at least we could be told that!