Hi. I actually enlisted all my Sonos for sale, as I think Sonos isn't up to date and actually doesn't have the visions to be (for us surround users) updated, only for multiroom purpose.
BUT, now s14 is in the horizon which is rumored to have hdmi. For at start I think its nice, since I will be able to control Sonos sound on my Apple TV remote app.
In this scenario, it would be nice and some kind of a must if this S14 has at least one hdmi input.I use all my hdmi inputs on my old b6 and would have to skip one unit in order to make place for at Sonos soundbar with hdmi. I think many Sonos users use all of their hdmi inputs on tv as its kind of the thoughts - the tv is the hub.
BUT isn't this against Sonos´s "bulletproof" philosophy?. im thinking on handshake issues, personally I could think Sonos only supports sound on hdmi, in order to avoid handshake issues.
Well it may have a hdmi 2.1 socket which have the capacity to potentially fix many of these hdmi issues.
Which brings me to my next thought - atmosphere is the shi... right now and is quite common, is it really realistic to think Sonos AND atmos.
Well hardwarewise I could think a Sonos connect for atmosphere or play one/1.
How about the design? The blueprints shows a square?
What are your thoughts and wishes for this new home theater unit?
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The Sonos CEO told someone on reddit last fall that they were actively looking to incorporate Atmos.
My wishes for the new system are Atmos support, 7.1 support, the ability to add separate speakers as discrete left and right channel speakers, and the ability to add more subs.
They do that and I will buy the new system, two new Play 5s as the left and right channel speakers, two new Play 1s for the rear channels, and a new sub.
My wishes for the new system are Atmos support, 7.1 support, the ability to add separate speakers as discrete left and right channel speakers, and the ability to add more subs.
They do that and I will buy the new system, two new Play 5s as the left and right channel speakers, two new Play 1s for the rear channels, and a new sub.
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I wish it wasn't a soundbar and was just a Connect with HDMI and then outputs Dolby Atmos to any combination of speakers.
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SUPERCONNECT
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If it were just a box with HDMI pass through and optical/analog input that then sends signal to at least 7.1 wireless speakers independently = game changer!
Talk about some happy projector users!
Talk about some happy projector users!
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Just wishful thinking
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It wouldn’t help projector people. But if the speaker could act as center only that would be impressive as well.
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I have had my Playbar for 5 years now, Last week along with my new purchase of a samsung Q8 tv......I also saw and heard The samsung 950 sound bar ( 5.1.2) with atmos and wireless rear upward firing speakers, sounded awesome. I have sonos everywhere else in the home. Before I pull the trigger on the 950, Ill wait till the 6/6 press conference. What I want to hear is a new atmos playbar and google assistant integration. Alexa does too much listening and not enough acting on the commands given.
Yeah the Samsung k950 is real nice, costs about half the price of a sonos 5.1 setup - it's probably the best atmos sound bar on the market as it has more upward firing speakers than other sound bars
The only thing I'm not so sure about is the sound quality, the quality may not be as good as the sonos - that especially applies for the sub, the sonos sub woofer is big and fantastic as putting out the power with no distortion, the other major brands like samsung/sony/lg etc ship their soundbars will small subs that may distort at higher volumes or just not be very powerful (I used to have a Philips soundbar which came with a 5 inch driver Sub rated at 150w - trust me, the Sonos sub blew that thing out of the water, it's not even a contest)
In the end, I think we can all agree that Sonos needs to bring up a Atmos soundbar, Atmos is the future of home theater and it sounds fantastic
The only thing I'm not so sure about is the sound quality, the quality may not be as good as the sonos - that especially applies for the sub, the sonos sub woofer is big and fantastic as putting out the power with no distortion, the other major brands like samsung/sony/lg etc ship their soundbars will small subs that may distort at higher volumes or just not be very powerful (I used to have a Philips soundbar which came with a 5 inch driver Sub rated at 150w - trust me, the Sonos sub blew that thing out of the water, it's not even a contest)
In the end, I think we can all agree that Sonos needs to bring up a Atmos soundbar, Atmos is the future of home theater and it sounds fantastic
Careful with that - I tried to post that picture earlier and a moderator removed it
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Looks small compared to the Playbar if you take size of the buttons. Maybe it will just be a Center Channel.
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speakers would be facing the front if it has speakers.... like the playbase
More recent rumours says its a speaker and a center speaker.
As for now im putting my money on a center speaker Where you can assign play1 as front left, right and rears.
I just dont think atmos is in that soundbar. I cross my fingers, but i dont think so
It doesn't need to be in the soundbar if this new device is just a center channel 🙂 If you have a look some of the first atmos speakers on the market were from Klipsch and their atmos speakers are just small little drivers that fit on top of the left/right/rear channel speakers and fire upwards towards the roof
If this new device is a center channel only and you can pair some play 1's to make 5.1 or 7.1 as your choosing, all Sonos needs to be is release a new play 1 speakers and put an additional driver in the top of the speaker facing up for the upward channel OR alternatively Sonos just needs to release a mini atmos speaker that can fit on top of your existing play 1, that will work to like this: https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RP-140SA-Dolby-Atmos-Speaker/dp/B00ZIQZBTG
Here I've uploaded what it looks like: See this speaker just fits on top of the existing left/right/rear speaker and points upwards - sonos could do the same thing, sell a upward facing speaker that just fits on top of your play 1 or play 3
A guy on Reddit was emailing the Sonos CEO last fall and the CEO confirmed that they were actively looking into incorporating Atmos. Makes sense since now you can stream Atmos content.
Thinking about it more, I'd still bet against it coming to pass anytime soon, but not as strongly as originally thought.
I’ll bet you a nickel they have been looking at Soundify since the get go (I figured as much aloud here back then). Alexa probably won out because it was extremely well documented, Amazon made commitments, it looked easier, etc, etc. But, while it brings a lot of things, like AI and connectivity to devices, it brings a lot of limitations, too, like a very limited set of supported services, no support for local files, etc. Soundify would allow Sonos to voice-enable all services and local files, something the CEO has said is coming, possibly this year. Alexa isn’t going anywhere, Google is next, but Soundify may very well be in Sonos future, too. “Hey Sonos! Group Kitchen and Living Room!” “OK”. 😉
TV's can only pass through limited formats, to get the good stuff (like dolby atmos or high res) your devices need to connect into the soundbar directly and there in is the problem - almost every bar on the market with HDMI inputs only has like 1 or 2 inputs - I have 4 devices, I need 4 inputs and I don't want to shuffle cables all the time
The fix to this is HDMI 2.1 TV's with eARC - once new TV's come out with these ports you just connect all your devices to your TV and your TV will pass-through just about any sound format into the soundbar
But key to this: both the soundbar and TV will need to have the HDMI 2.1 eARC port for the pass-through to work correctly
The fix to this is HDMI 2.1 TV's with eARC - once new TV's come out with these ports you just connect all your devices to your TV and your TV will pass-through just about any sound format into the soundbar
But key to this: both the soundbar and TV will need to have the HDMI 2.1 eARC port for the pass-through to work correctly
Well I have 3 main wishes
1) Atmos support (not just as pass-through) but I hope the soundbar includes upward firing drivers to create a 5.1.2 or 5.1.4 surround sound theatre experience
2) HDMI input and output - the details from the patent suggest only a single HDMI port, this makes me sad I would have hoped for multiple inputs and a output to the TV so it can pass-through 4k HDR image and the audio
3) Support for multi channel PCM - currently the only reliable way for me to get surround sound to the Playbar from my PC games is by using a soundcard to encode Dolby 5.1 and send it over optical (it won't send it over HDMI) - so in any new playbar, if the playbar no longer has an optical input, then it must support multi channel PCM, otherwise it would be impossible for me to get surround sound from my PC - if this is the case it would be a deal breaker for me
1) Atmos support (not just as pass-through) but I hope the soundbar includes upward firing drivers to create a 5.1.2 or 5.1.4 surround sound theatre experience
2) HDMI input and output - the details from the patent suggest only a single HDMI port, this makes me sad I would have hoped for multiple inputs and a output to the TV so it can pass-through 4k HDR image and the audio
3) Support for multi channel PCM - currently the only reliable way for me to get surround sound to the Playbar from my PC games is by using a soundcard to encode Dolby 5.1 and send it over optical (it won't send it over HDMI) - so in any new playbar, if the playbar no longer has an optical input, then it must support multi channel PCM, otherwise it would be impossible for me to get surround sound from my PC - if this is the case it would be a deal breaker for me
Dolby Atmos will only happen If it has an hdmi input. Its only lg who supports Dolby Atmos passthrough from the tv (i think only lg).
It would not be a big marked imo. With an input any Blu Ray player and different streaming boxes would make atmos on Sonos s14 realistic.
Could might be upfiring speakers in a soundbar though:)
It would not be a big marked imo. With an input any Blu Ray player and different streaming boxes would make atmos on Sonos s14 realistic.
Could might be upfiring speakers in a soundbar though:)
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Support for HDMI along with hi res codecs. Ability to add a pair of left and right channels to the ‘soundbar’ for wider seperation - which could also operate as a sepeate stereo pair with the sub for music (thinking a flexible 2.1 (music) and surround setup which would not require ungrouping to have a dedicated music only pair. (Maybe the new S14 can store the groupngs and dedicated trueplay and apply the settinga on the fky ti the other devices depending on which mode is selected). This would be awsome and make having a pair of Play 5s much more compelling as surrounds or extra side channels.
Sonos 9+1+4 = s14 ????
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9.1.4 what a happy coincidence
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9.1.4 what a happy coincidence
Reallly? Would be awesome AND ambitious;).
New home theater Sonos product will be presented June 6!
Since it is mentioned that play1 were used as slaves, how about a box like the connect that will Work as a surround receiver.
Here you can assign all sonos products for a 5.1 system or a 7.1 by adding 5 or 7 play1/3/5??
Maybe atmos
Here you can assign all sonos products for a 5.1 system or a 7.1 by adding 5 or 7 play1/3/5??
Maybe atmos
If it is really square, you may get your wish.
Talk about some happy projector users!
Play 5 as center speaker, sub and 6 Play 1s!
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