SONOS 7.1 Surround Sound System

I assume all the rubbish and immature attitudes that get spouted on this community stem from ask.sonos? As it happens, I seldom used it. After experience of this community for over a month, and the loss of the more disciplined and respectful comments of the old forums, now I understand why. As for the constant SONOS-bashing? The company is correct not to publish its roadmap, and not every feature request can be met.

"Me dies! :rolleyes" just about sums up the way us older guys feel.

I would love to add 2 more speakers to my 5.1 TVsetup. I really would love to treat the playbar like a true badass center channel. With the sub and 2 play 3s in the rear, adding a stereo pair up front would be Sick.

I currently have 2 play 5s in the front setup as a second room. I would love to add them all in for true 7.1. COME ON SONOS!!

Is it a hardware or software update sonos needs?

Is it a hardware or software update sonos needs?

Generally speaking, the bandwidth of an optical connection isn't enough to pass a 7.1 audio signal at all. This would make it extremely difficult to get a 7.1 audio signal to Sonos players as currently the PLAYBAR (our home theater solution) only has an optical input. There may be solutions for this in the future, different ways that this could be done, but currently there are no plans to share.

Thanks for the feedback though and we'll pass the interest on to our development team.

Well, in the meantime can we get an option to add more speakers to add to the 5.1 surround setup? The bigger stereo image would be awesome. I'd settle for that until something is developed, but having 2 zones in 1 room at the moment is a little annoying. And then theres the whole Trueplay room setup to consider when dealing with that option. I'd also love to have some control over sub crossover. 🙂 Happy New Year!

Well, in the meantime can we get an option to add more speakers to add to the 5.1 surround setup? The bigger stereo image would be awesome. I'd settle for that until something is developed, but having 2 zones in 1 room at the moment is a little annoying. And then theres the whole Trueplay room setup to consider when dealing with that option. I'd also love to have some control over sub crossover. 🙂 Happy New Year!

I'll pass the suggestion on for you. And Happy new year as well!

Another vote here for adding more speakers to expand the sound of the theater setup.

Would love to have additional front side speakers, as well as the ability to add a second sub.

I am also holding out on my home theater re-build until Sonos can match my existing 7.1 system.

I am also holding out on my home theater re-build until Sonos can match my existing 7.1 system.

And what happens if they never do? I don't mean to be rude (on this occasion) but that's a daft position to take. A Playbar system is NEVER going to be as good as a dedicated home cinema setup.

I am also holding out on my home theater re-build until Sonos can match my existing 7.1 system.

And what happens if they never do? I don't mean to be rude (on this occasion) but that's a daft position to take. A Playbar system is NEVER going to be as good as a dedicated home cinema setup.

I figured it was clear what would happen if they never expand to 7 channels vs. the 5 they have today: I would simply stick with my current wired 7.1 setup. I would prefer a 7.1 *wireless* setup so I could clean up some wires without losing those channels. The location of the front three channels (in a sound bar vs. three separate speakers) isn't a substantive distinction for my own purposes.