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MF82
Contributor I
April 26, 2021
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Sonos Beam + Play 5 Surround

Hi,

I have a question. I just installed a Sonos Beam in my leaving room. Works well but I already had two Sonos Play 5 paired to play music that I wanted to use them as surround speakers as well. Unfortunately, when I go in the app and try to set up the surround options, the only choice I have is for Play 1 that are in other rooms but no option to choose the two Play 5.

any advice on how to do this?

thank you!

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GuitarSuperstarAnswer
Lead Maestro
April 26, 2021

@nik9669a is correct. You have to unbond them as a stereo pair before you set them up as surrounds.

FYI… a pair of Play:5s as surrounds for a Beam might be overkill. The Play:5s could overpower your Beam. A better option would be two Play:1s or One SLs as surrounds.

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nik9669a
Senior Virtuoso
April 26, 2021

I think you’ll have to break the stereo pairing first. 

GuitarSuperstarAnswer
Lead Maestro
April 26, 2021

@nik9669a is correct. You have to unbond them as a stereo pair before you set them up as surrounds.

FYI… a pair of Play:5s as surrounds for a Beam might be overkill. The Play:5s could overpower your Beam. A better option would be two Play:1s or One SLs as surrounds.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
MF82Author
Contributor I
April 28, 2021

Thanks a lot for your answers, very helpful

It seems you have to choose between surround ou stereo but you can’t have surround when watching TV/movies (with the Beam) and stereo (only Play-5s paired) when you just want to listen music, right?

 

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
April 28, 2021

Yes, once you bond the Play:5s as surrounds to the Beam, they will only play as surround speakers. If you want them to play as a stereo pair again, you have to unbond them from the Beam. 

While playing music, you can set the surrounds to “Full” or “Ambient” mode. Most users set it to “Full”.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
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