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Have been enjoying a stereo pair of Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 speakers with Sonos Sub Gen 2 on S1 app. I thought these are excellent and very happy with it. Then I read about the superiority of Sonos Five. I must admit I should have done more research but thinking Sonos gear will price increase so I bought a pair of Sonos Five after 30% upgrade discount. Arrived this morning and in no time I have set up both Sonos Five as stereo pair and included the Sub. Had to upgrade firmware along the way but no issues whatsoever. Have no trueplay as I have a S25 Ultra.

I listened to smooth jazz the whole day and I cannot say this setup is any better than my previous one. I would say its the same. I am actually quiet dissapointed. Could it be this new setup requires trueplay unlike my previous setup? As for placement, I simply remove my Play 5 and replace it with Five. The Sub placement the same.   

Try them without the Sub as a reference point. I don’t think Fives need a Sub to be honest. You should also try and do Trueplay “Quick Tuning” with your S25z

Try them without the Sub as a reference point. I don’t think Fives need a Sub to be honest. You should also try and do Trueplay “Quick Tuning” with your S25z

Quick Tuning is not available on the Fives. They have no mic!

​@nospam 

Get family member or friend round with an iPhone and run Trueplay using their device. See if it’s any better. I imagine it will be. But if not, you can always toggle Trueplay off (on their device).

​@nospam 

Get family member or friend round with an iPhone and run Trueplay using their device. See if it’s any better. I imagine it will be. But if not, you can always toggle Trueplay off (on their device).

Or you simply separate the stereo pair and create the pairing again to reset Trueplay.

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