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Pair of Sonos Five connected to my TV ?

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Hey everyone,

I’m planning to buy a pair of Sonos Five that I will dedicate to music only.

I want to connect both speakers to my TV but how is it possible with only 1 jack 3.5mm port on my TV ?

I’ve also read on the forum that these speakers are not meant to be connected to a TV as it can cause some delays. Is it a big issue in my case ? I will listen DJ sets from YouTube mainly, will it be noticeable ? Will the sound quality be affected ?

I do not want to buy a Sonos soundbar as I already have a Samsung one connected to this TV that I dedicate only for movies

I was thinking of a solution but I don’t know if it’s a good one : Buying a Sonos AMP that I will use to connect my TV through arc and Sonos Five speakers through wifi ? Is it possible ? (it might be a very expensive solution tho… if it’s working)

Thanks for your help

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nik9669aAnswer

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What will your music source be? If the Fives are “dedicated to music only” why connect to the tv?

Sonos provides speakers capable of working in a wireless, multi-room environment whilst proving synchronised playback in those rooms. To achieve this a small (approx 70msec) delay is introduced when streaming starts. For music this doesn’t matter, but for video it does - lip sync is the typical issue as sound and vision are out-of-time. With a Sonos Playbar the delay is reduced for tv sound to the Playbar so lip sync is not an issue.

If you want to “listen” to dj sets on YouTube through the Fives, this will prob be an issue. But you have your Samsung soundbar connected to your tv, so why get the Fives?

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nik9669aAnswer

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What will your music source be? If the Fives are “dedicated to music only” why connect to the tv?

Sonos provides speakers capable of working in a wireless, multi-room environment whilst proving synchronised playback in those rooms. To achieve this a small (approx 70msec) delay is introduced when streaming starts. For music this doesn’t matter, but for video it does - lip sync is the typical issue as sound and vision are out-of-time. With a Sonos Playbar the delay is reduced for tv sound to the Playbar so lip sync is not an issue.

If you want to “listen” to dj sets on YouTube through the Fives, this will prob be an issue. But you have your Samsung soundbar connected to your tv, so why get the Fives?

buzz

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Hey everyone,

I’m planning to buy a pair of Sonos Five that I will dedicate to music only.

I want to connect both speakers to my TV but how is it possible with only 1 jack 3.5mm port on my TV ?

The 3.5mm “Line-In” jack is stereo. The two FIVE’s could be “Bonded” to operate as a stereo pair. In SONOS lingo this Bonded pair becomes a “Room”. Any Line-In can be played in any combination of Rooms. You could connect the TV to one FIVE and a phono to the other FIVE.

Because of the time latency between Line-In and output from a speaker, I discourage using SONOS as a DJ system.

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Denox78Author

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What will your music source be? If the Fives are “dedicated to music only” why connect to the tv?

Sonos provides speakers capable of working in a wireless, multi-room environment whilst proving synchronised playback in those rooms. To achieve this a small (approx 70msec) delay is introduced when streaming starts. For music this doesn’t matter, but for video it does - lip sync is the typical issue as sound and vision are out-of-time. With a Sonos Playbar the delay is reduced for tv sound to the Playbar so lip sync is not an issue.

If you want to “listen” to dj sets on YouTube through the Fives, this will prob be an issue. But you have your Samsung soundbar connected to your tv, so why get the Fives?

My music source will be Spotify (no issue for that I guess) but It will also be YouTube on TV to play video clips.

I don’t want to use the Samsung because I dont like the sound it provides for stereo music so that’s why I was hoping to have 2 separate systems to get the best audio quality for both environment (movies & cinema)

Buying a Sonos amp couldn’t resolve the lip sync issue ? Is it possible to pair 2 fives on it and the tv as well ?

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Kumar

I use Sonos in my system for TV and find absolutely no issues of any sync as long as the delay is set to minimum via the Sonos app.

But as recently posted elsewhere, this may be a benefit to me of something happening in my TV, and I don't use the set up for anything other than passive watching of TV including YouTube videos.

If you can get the Sonos units on returnable basis, do so and see what happens. If there is an issue you will realise it immediately and do the return.

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nik9669a

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My music source will be Spotify (no issue for that I guess) but It will also be YouTube on TV to play video clips.

I don’t want to use the Samsung because I dont like the sound it provides for stereo music so that’s why I was hoping to have 2 separate systems to get the best audio quality for both environment (movies & cinema)

Buying a Sonos amp couldn’t resolve the lip sync issue ? Is it possible to pair 2 fives on it and the tv as well ?

Correct about Spotify - no issues there.

I would assume the 3.5mm Jack on the tv is a stereo connection. That will go into one of the Five’s which will separate the Left and Right signals and play out to the appropriate Five provided you’ve set them up as a stereo pair.
Sonos does offer a trial period, so buy ‘em and try ‘em and see whether the sync is an issue for you.

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Denox78Author

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I use Sonos in my system for TV and find absolutely no issues of any sync as long as the delay is set to minimum via the Sonos app.

But as recently posted elsewhere, this may be a benefit to me of something happening in my TV, and I don't use the set up for anything other than passive watching of TV including YouTube videos.

If you can get the Sonos units on returnable basis, do so and see what happens. If there is an issue you will realise it immediately and do the return.

Are you using Sonos Fives ?

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Denox78Author

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Ok thanks for your messages, I think I will give it a try and return if not working.

So If I understand I l’ll have to plug one five to the tv with jack 3.5 and the other one is connected wireless to the other ?

is there also an equalizer on the app I can ajust for Highs, medium etc.. ?

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Kumar

Yes, the 3.5 has to be a stereo cable connected to the left speaker and the speakers have to be wirelessly connected as a stereo pair using the Sonos app.

Yes there is an equaliser to adjust bass/treble.

I am using a TV to Sonos Connect to Yamaha amp to two speakers. In effect the same as a Sonos Five because the line in jacks on all Sonos units work the same way.

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Denox78Author

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Ok thanks and last question:

Will I be able to adjust the volume from my TV remote control ? I guess I won’t as it’s not ARC ?

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nik9669a

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That will depend on the nature of the tv output. You’ll know when you make the connections and try it. I would expect it to be a variable output. If not, the app gives volume control.

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