SONOS 7.1 Surround Sound System

Wouldn't have thought so. But your guess is as good as mine.

Wouldn't have thought so. But your guess is as good as mine.
yea im not sure if not it would seem that we would be incredibly close to a refresh then 😉

Shops have been discounting playbar by £100 if bought with tv here in UK, so sonos could be shifting current stock to make way for new version2....or not

Shops have been discounting playbar by £100 if bought with tv here in UK, so sonos could be shifting current stock to make way for new version2....or not

I thought it was just John Lewis making this offer, but you are correct, other stores like Currys etc are making the exact same offer.

I must admit I am waiting for the PlayBar (Gen2) myself, but I would have thought the stores would have given the discount offer without having to also buy a TV, that's if the new Playbar was due out anytime soon. Perhaps that will be their next step?

If such hardware is coming to market I think we may still be some months away from seeing it here in the UK. :(

Maybe Christmas, if we're lucky !!

Dear Santa/(or my Wife).... If you are reading this... (hint) ... (hint)...ha ha 😃

Different retailers might try and cross sell Sonos products with their own discounts, but I haven't seen any Sonos manufacturer discounts to speak of. If they are out there, they would be out there right now for Father's Day Sales. Also using discounts to move product and manage inventory is quite unrelated from actually discontinuing a product due to a new edition. But for what's it's worth, our current setup continues to deliver outstanding value: my family and I watched The Man From UNCLE with our Playbar, Sub and Surrounds and the soundtrack was sensational!

Definitely ready for a 7.1 or 7.2 setup, please!

Can you add a pair of 1s (or 3s or 5s) to augment the existing stereo L-R with the Playbar? I am setting the Playbar to run the TV and replace my existing stereo setup (same room). The one thing I am not getting from the Playbar is a wide soundstage. If I could just add a pair of 1s L and R to widen the stage a bit I think I'd be there. Not 7.1 - but more 3.1+

+1000
Hi all, could not agree more with what is said here.
Below mail sent to Sonos CEO as suggested on sonos web ...

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Dear intelligent CEO
After a long waiting time, I decided to join the Sonos bandwagon.
As classical music maniac and software engineer,
the quality of restitution of mediums is to me the critical point for music listening and this was my major hesitation to buy Sonos.
Finally, I decided to install the following in my 5m x 5m living room which gladly brings me a lot of satisfaction:
-> 3 pairs of Sonos One for stereo Front, stereo center & stereo back
-> 1 sonos Five (new model) for "Front center" channel (for home cinema)
I have spent around 2000 USD up to now... you must be happy :-)

BUT BUT BUT...YOU WANT TO REMAIN LEADER ?

1. Make Multichannel listening a reality
My dear Sonos, we are today in the 21st century and sound restitution as moved from stereo to multichannel even in the Hifi world.
It is possible today, with sound processors etc., to recreate "Concert Hall" or "Outdoor Concert" listening experiences.
Therefore you should invest heavily in software development to bring an application that can drive 7.1 or 9.1 configurations of sonos speakers.
Build something in cooperation with Yamaha, Pioneer or Denon etc. to bring to the market a standard allowing any Streaming of Dolby ATMOS or DTS to wireless speakers... A STANDARD not a proprietary thing...

2. OPEN-UP Sonos
Build APIs allowing 3rd party applications to stream music to sonos speakers !!!
Is it so difficult to understand this need ??? Everybody screams for it on your forum/blog.
Monopoly is stupid, think of Microsoft, Apple, ... They all pay at the end lack of openness.
For ex. I stopped buying iphone and moved to Android... Apple lost 750 USD every 2 years.

And, No, it is not ok to pay 350 USD just to have a line in adapter.
I would love to see "player" applications like KODI being able to stream to Sonos speakers.

3. FIX
Fix this annoying loss of music playback by the speaker acting as Sonos controller.
Being software engineer I am 100 % confident that when getting the tracks to play you can buffer them and avoid these cuts while listening.
FYI my WIFI is very good an I use the sonos boost.

MOST IMPORTANTLY to stay the best, apply this rule of thumb:
NEVER BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STAY THE BEST.
LISTEN CONSTANTLY TO YOUR CUSTOMER.
ONLY HIM KNOWS WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS !

A customer is faithful because he is listened more than anything else... like in a couple.

I have an amazing 5.1 setup with the Player, Sub and a connect:Amp for the real built in speakers. I would love to be able to use my high front speakers with another connect:amp for 9.1 and add some lower Play 1s for the 7.1 piece.

At this point they need to just go with the 9.1 update. I am surprised the play base did not support this.