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Sagi Quarion
Contributor I
September 7, 2014

Full stereo option when watching TV audio ... please?

Ya know how we have the option for full stereo or ambient when listening to music in a full 5.1 sonos stet-up?  Can we get that with TV output as well, please?  There is still plenty of content that is stereo output on many internet streams and traditional media.  Having full stereo helps create an enveloping sound field when outputted via the playbar and the surrounds.
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    Jeramie
    Lyricist III
    May 9, 2015
    To be able to set up all my sonos speakers the way I like them when watching tv.....hit save. Then set them up how I like them for music playback and hit save would be great. Example...... I like a high level going to my rear surrounds during tv watching in DD 5.1. While listening to music in stereo 2.0 half level to the rear surrounds is suffient. I'm tired of adjusting all my stuff every time I go from music listening to movie/tv watching.
    ChrisB_1
    Lyricist I
    June 16, 2015
    The option is magnificent and well thought through by Sonos. But it is too deeply nested in the configution menus. It should be a minor effort to enable users to control this setting from the control area right beside the "Speech enhancement" and "Night mode" options.

    Sometimes the simple changes make a product great and intuitive.
    @Sonos: Can you please confirm on this one as an improvement for a future release of the software/app?
    Chris
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    June 16, 2015
    ChrisB  -historically Sonos will not comment on software improvement requests other then marking them under consideration or planned.  Nothing yet on this topic.  However, it is a popular topic.  My hope in next few beta cycles they pick up on it and put the full/surround as a toggle in the same way they have the night mode / voice mode etc. 

    It would be nice to see it marked Under Consideration (Sonos you listening out there?)
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      User402568
      Lyricist I
      June 17, 2015
      It has been a while since my last post on this thread, and still no response from Sonos. All they do in response to our requests is direct us to these threads. Switching between bonded group and back to a pair is difficult for me because I'm handicapped. I can't get to the speakers very easily. Sonos please HELP. This request is such a simple one to implement. Thanks
      User862331
      Contributor I
      June 22, 2015
      Add my vote for this feature - need to be able to use Play 3 as full stereo while watching TV source ! I'm glad that added full stereo at all but now please fully implement it!
      Mike_205
      Contributor I
      June 24, 2015
      Sonos is not scaled or intended to serve as an audio processor. 

      Can you do a playbar and connect amp to two speakers?( Make a stereo pair)
      Anthony_39
      Lyricist II
      July 13, 2015
      Any updates on this?
      nostresshere
      Contributor I
      July 22, 2015
      I have telling everyone how great this system is...but....

      watching TV is getting to be a hassle.  With 5.1, all is fine.  Most TV is not 5.1 and my rear speakers are sitting there dead unless I remove the surround and go to stereo.  Insane.
        Anthony_39
        Lyricist II
        July 22, 2015
        COMPLETELY AGREE. I have a $1,800 home theater system that SOUNDS amazing except on TV mode when the signal is stereo. What a waste. I am on the verge of returning the entire SONOS system in my house and switching to another wireless solution. SONOS it's LITERALLY a software update.
          nicka99
          nicka99
          Local Superstar
          July 23, 2015
          10 months on and still no official response ?!!  How hard can this be ?Users do it already using the very tedious process of unbonding & grouping their rear speakers then the 're-bonding' setup again.  Problem with this (aside from the steps involved) is the delay that is inherent in grouping vs bonding.  Why not a button that can simulate this effect of grouping but without the delay ? 
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