Two PLAY:5 as front speakers with Playbar center

You could set up the play5s as surround speakers but place them left and right from the TV. Then in the surround settings you can set the music playback to full. You then can adjust the volume of the “surround” speakers, which are now actually front speakers, to your liking. I have set them to about 2/3 so that I get more and wider stereo sound from my play1s with a bit of sound added in from the playbar (and a lot of rumble for the sub btw … I just love that thing! 🙂 ).

I did this in my system because the (in my case mostly virtual) surround sound didn’t do much for me and I don’t like the sound coming from behind me when playing music.

I have 2 PLAY 5:Gen2 (which are great for music), and decided to pull the plug for the Playbase and SUB. I was trying to figure out whether I should buy additional PLAY 1 as surround, or whether to use the PLAY 5 as surround, but I like your idea a lot better.
I think the PLAY 5 are great for music, and keeping them on either side of the TV with the TV on top of the Playbase and the SUB on the side will look very striking!

+1 on possibility of using 2 Play:X as LR united to Playbar/base.
Totally need this as the playbase has really weak stereo aperture.
Would be great a simple add front function, identical to the add surround one.

Where could I/we ask this to sonos?

+1 of using 2 Play: x as LR to Playbar! This is something I have been waiting for since i bought the playbar and two play 5! Its time for some real surround options sonos 😃

A big +1 from me also! I'd absolutely love to be able to bond my Play 5 gen 2s as front LR for better channel separation, with the playbar taking on all centre sound, it's already very good for dialogue. It would then allow more varied options for music listening too: full, front LR, ambient rears, front LR + ambient rears. I live in hope!

+1 for sure! I have been waiting for this for a long time. I already have the two play 5(2gen) placed perfect on each side of the Playbar just waiting for this solution. As the Playbar just have optical connection(sadly) and never will be able to deliver more than DD5.1, its time to make the most out of the 5.1 it can deliver. Using 2xPlay X would be the way to go. There are plenty of people that want "proper" Surround system without a receiver, and cables and everything else a traditional setup need.

+1 for sure! I have been waiting for this for a long time. I already have the two play 5(2gen) placed perfect on each side of the Playbar just waiting for this solution. As the Playbar just have optical connection(sadly) and never will be able to deliver more than DD5.1, its time to make the most out of the 5.1 it can deliver. Using 2xPlay X would be the way to go. There are plenty of people that want "proper" Surround system without a receiver, and cables and everything else a traditional setup need.

Every Sonos speaker needs a cable for power. It's thicker than standard speaker cable. I think perhaps you overly criticise the "traditional setup" to which you refer. I switched from Playbar to such a system and now use fewer cables.

+1 for me too! Every software update I hope that I'll finally be able to use my play 5s as front speakers along with my playbar and rear play 1s.. when will Sonos finally do this??

+1 for this I currently have a playbar which is good good for tv but for music I would like stereo pair
Of play 5s and make the play bar the centre for when using it for movies and then even add play 1s for rears I know it would be exspensive but I love the ease of the Sonos network and the quality is superb!!! Please Sonos surely this is just a software update ?

+1 for this I currently have a playbar which is good good for tv but for music I would like stereo pair
Of play 5s and make the play bar the centre for when using it for movies and then even add play 1s for rears I know it would be exspensive but I love the ease of the Sonos network and the quality is superb!!! Please Sonos surely this is just a software update ?
Nothing stopping you adding to play 5s as front speakers and just group them.

You could set up the play5s as surround speakers but place them left and right from the TV. Then in the surround settings you can set the music playback to full. You then can adjust the volume of the “surround” speakers, which are now actually front speakers, to your liking. I have set them to about 2/3 so that I get more and wider stereo sound from my play1s with a bit of sound added in from the playbar (and a lot of rumble for the sub btw … I just love that thing! 🙂 ).

I did this in my system because the (in my case mostly virtual) surround sound didn’t do much for me and I don’t like the sound coming from behind me when playing music.

That's exactly what I'm planing to do - just with a beam except for a playbar. One question: Is the playbar disturbing the Stereo experience? Currently i use just two play:1s with a sub and the sound is great, but I want to add my TV to this set up. And I'm afraid to lose my perfect stereo triangle. Unfortunately you can't mute the beam / playbar in this setup .