is there any chance Sonos will enable the Arc Ultra to use Play 1s as surrounds?

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New to the group…….so please be kind.

I am keen on buying the Arc Ultra. However I understand the Arc Ultra does NOT support Play 1s as surround speakers.

is there any chance Sonos will change this limitation or is it a technical issue?

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UKMediaAnswer

Welcome to the forum. :)

You are correct in your understanding that Play:1 devices are not compatible with the Arc Ultra as surrounds. I suspect that this is due to hardware used. The App compatibility is normally driven by the amount of RAM and processor power, as such I would consider it virtually impossible for Sonos to ever support them as surrounds for the Arc Ultra.

Edited: To correct mistake about App version.

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Mr. T

Given Play:1s have been successfully added as surrounds by some users to Arc Ultra, the intended limitation is clearly not hardware related.

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On the same boat. Keen to upgrade from Playbar, but NO THANKS if I have to also upgrade Play:1s that mounted on the wall.

Now seeing Play:1s actually could work but intentionally disabled by SONOS. I’ll probably stick with my Playbar setup for a few more years and if nothing changed from SONOS I’ll change brand - given I need to change all speakers anyway.

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