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Help with 5s

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Hello, I have two 5s and a one sl in our living room. I just ordered a one, to finish off the room. The room is 40’ x 12’ and I am going to put the speakers up high, about 6.5’-7’ up. Which way will I want the 5s positioned, landscape or portrait, I want the volume paired so when I turn the volume up, all the 5s and ones stay the same, without have to adjust each. I don't really care if they are paired in stereo though. I have a one sl and a move each is in its own room. We generally have the same music playing through the whole house. But need the volumes for each at different levels. I want the living room to be blanketed in sound though. It is just for music, not tv. Here is a rough diagram of what the room looks like and where I was thinking of putting everything. The main concern is changing the speakers in this room equally at the same time, and whether the 5s need to be in portrait or landscape and if it matters. The blue object are sofas and chairs. Thanks

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So I installed them vertically, paired the one/sl and the fives. Each wall has a left/right speaker. I’m not happy with all the cords hanging everywhere, but it sounds really good. I think it still needs a sub though. It’s a full sound. Jazz, red dirt, and rock n roll all sound good across it.

Airgetlam

When I installed Sonos Ones on the wall (in the corners) of my breakfast nook, I ended up having an electrician install power outlets near the speakers, so that I didn’t need to see the power cords hanging down. Others might have hidden the cables in a cable chase, or even painted the power cables the same color as the wall, so they would blend in.

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When I installed Sonos Ones on the wall (in the corners) of my breakfast nook, I ended up having an electrician install power outlets near the speakers, so that I didn’t need to see the power cords hanging down. Others might have hidden the cables in a cable chase, or even painted the power cables the same color as the wall, so they would blend in.

I got this cable kit for the one near drywall. The rest though are on solid wood logs.

well it went let me upload the picture. It’s an in wall cable kit. A hole near the speaker, another near the outlet and a short cord runs to both

Airgetlam

In California, where I had this setup, running a ‘standard’ power cable behind a wall was against building codes, as they are not designed for that sort of use. But perhaps what you’re unable to upload does have an appropriate ‘behind the wall’ cable. Who makes this? I’ve always wanted something like that for not only Sonos speaker use, but potentially for TV use as well.

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Sonos sells them.

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sanus-in-wall-power-kit-for-all-in-one-speakers

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sanus-in-wall-cable-kit-for-soundbars-and-tvs

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I have one of those mentioned above, have not installed it yet. Want to make sure I like the speaker where it is first.

Airgetlam

Note that it says :

Designed to comply with the National Electrical Code, NFPA70. Local codes may vary. The product was safety tested by ETL to UL498 and UL514C regulatory specifications.

Glad to see these available, they’re a nice change from spending the money for an electrician ;)

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So I installed them up high, they sound really good. I sta stereo paired the 5s and the ones, but each wall has a left and a right of one out the other. I like how it sounds.

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