Considering upgrading 5.1 setup to use Play 5’s

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Hello there!

I recently purchased a 5.1 system that has a Playbar, Sub and 2 Ones as rear surrounds. I like the system overall, especially for watching movies. When it comes to music, I prefer the full mode over ambient, but my rear speakers(the Ones) aren’t as powerful as I would like. I am considering using two Play 5’s as surrounds instead to improve the music listening experience as those two speakers are closest to me in a large open living room space.

Has anyone else done something similar and noticed better results?

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AnnaRAnswer

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Update: I finally caved in and bought two Play 5’s and tried them as surrounds. I am absolutely blown away by the audio detail of the Play 5’s and for my layout, they perfect for both, music and surround sound! I was not happy with the Sonos One’s when it came to music quality as I use the “Full” mode when listening to music and the One’s aren’t the best for that. But the two Play 5’s as rears were the answer for me! The surround sound is much better as well, but where they shine the most is music playback.

I will provide more details about my room layout and how my new setup with Play 5’s as surrounds is in a different post so that it will hopefully be useful for others. Before buying, I did check out this really useful review where they claimed Play 5’s to be the best as rears. This made me go ahead and try it. If you are on the fence about using two Play 5’s as rears like I was, please read this!

https://www.smarthomesounds.co.uk/blog/faqs/what-sonos-speakers-should-i-choose-for-surround-sound-rears

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AnnaRAuthor

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While I really like having the sub, I think the bass is plenty even without it. We’ve tried turning it off and on to see how big a difference it makes(the Sonos app allows you to do that), and we definitely prefer having it. That being said, I don’t think it’s a necessity.

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