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Awesome, I’ll make sure each sub is in a corner. 

For the small room that only has 1 sub do you recommend a specific corner? or should I do the post it test? 

AjTrek1
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Awesome, I’ll make sure each sub is in a corner. 

For the small room that only has 1 sub do you recommend a specific corner? or should I do the post it test? 

Do the “post-it test as suggested by @buzz .

Hint: You can mark each sub and Five with the same color “sticky dot” available at office supply stores. That way all you have to do is match the dots when returning the subs to their correct placement spot everyday. 

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AjTrek1
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Hi

One more point...you’ll need to devise a simple naming convention for each speaker (i.e. One’s and Fives) the subs when bonded to the Five’s will become part of that room. Here’s my suggestion….

Starting from the Sonos One in the upper left corner (North wall) and moving clockwise:

  • Sonos One = Gym One
  • Sonos Five/Sub = Gym Two
  • Sonos One = Gym Three

So on an so on….

  • The last Sonos One = Gym Fourteen 

As was mentioned earlier you’ll need to tune (TruePlay) each room individually. Hopefully you have; or can borrow, an iOS device. If you experiment with the sub placements you will need to re-tune each time you move the sub (not all fourteen just the Five/Sub) combo.

Here’s my last suggestion…

Given that bodies can interfere with Wi-Fi I suggest connecting a Sonos Boost to your router to create the SonosNet. Unless you have an extremely good Wi-Fi system the Boost provides a stronger 2.4Ghz signal.

 

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Stanley_4
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When you Pair you go to Stereo mode and end up with the two channels not sounding right unless you and both speakers are in the right spots.

Single uses mono which doesn’t have the positioning issues.

buzz

You should experiment with the stereo pairs. You’ll need to decide what is “best”. Note that horizontal FIVES are stereo. You can also experiment with this orientation.

In a space such as this a “left” and “right” side of the room is usually not optimal. Alternating L/R around the room is more appropriate. While L/R will be swapped for some listeners, everyone will have the benefit of L/R. Again, you can experiment with this without rewiring anything.

AjTrek1
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@onac5656 

Sorry for the late response. 

Personally, I would not create stereo pairs for the reasons I stated earlier in this thread. I’d want every person to hear the same audio constantly without losing left or right depending upon their position in the room. However, you can experiment as @buzz suggested.

 

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Airgetlam

Note, however, that the SonosNet signal used by the BOOST is also Wi-Fi, and would be potentially affected by those multiple bodies. Anything that uses a radio signal could be impacted, whether it’s ‘visible’ wifi, or SonosNet, which is just an ‘invisible’ version of wifi. 

Bruce
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I recommend wiring as many units as possible.

To clarify….wiring a speaker or speakers creates the SonosNet. If possible run and Ethernet cable between as many speakers as you can back to your router. You may have to use an unmanaged switch. 

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Is it a problem if the sub in the small room is a good distance from the five that it is paired with?

 

waiting on the last 2 Ones and for the mounting. Then toning will be an adventure! 
 

AjTrek1
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@onac5656 

I gather that the space you are setting up with Sonos may have a very high ceiling and the adjoining rooms are open to each other.

Regarding the use of TruePlay to tune the speakers. You may not have good results as TruePlay relies on walls to bounce back the signal to the mics. In an open or very large space TruePlay may fail. That’s to be expected…so no worries. I suggest starting with the Fives and subs.

If TruePlay fails in one I see no need to proceed to other speakers. The best tuning you get may just be your ears especially when placing the subs.

So I’d concentrate on the Five and a sub combo’s first. If they sound good to you either by Trueplay or by ear I ‘d forgo the Ones; unless you feel energetic 😂

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