I added a second Sonos Five. Want to pair it up with my other Five for use on my Turntable. Is there a best way to orientate the speakers (vertically or horizontally) and do I Trueplay after pairing or before pairing?
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Sonos Five Stereo Pair (Orientation)
+3Best answer by ratty
Orient vertically for a crisper stereo image. Generally it’s recommended to put the tweeters on the inside.
Trueplay after pairing. The pairing process actually erases any previous tuning.
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Orient vertically for a crisper stereo image. Generally it’s recommended to put the tweeters on the inside.
Trueplay after pairing. The pairing process actually erases any previous tuning.
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In that case, experiment.
Orienting vertically, but with the tweeters on the outside, would widen the soundstage but possibly at the risk of wall reflections. Orienting horizontally would also broaden the spread, and may be appropriate for your needs, but at the expense of a more diffuse stereo image.
+3Question: If I turn my stereo paired Fives Vertical do I need to redo the Trueplay or does it not matter so long as I’m leaving the speakers in the same spot?
You should do a Trueplay retune. The speakers work differently in the vertical orientation. For example only the centre tweeter is active. The acoustics will therefore change.
I seem to recall that the system may detect the change of orientation and cancel the previous tuning, but I can’t be certain.
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