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NBJ
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January 2, 2025
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How do I best equip a room of 88 square meters with Sonos equipment?

  • January 2, 2025
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Hi
I have a newly renovated garage/party room of 88 square meters where I would like to set up Sonos speakers.
In addition to the mentioned square meters, there is also a very high ceiling, and the room totals 400 cubic meters. Walls and ceilings are covered with wood-concrete (Troldtekt) which is somewhat sound-absorbing.
Would 4 Sonos Five speakers and 1 Sub 4 be able to fill the room with good and loud music?

Thank you in advance for your answer.

Best regards
Niels

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Best answer by melvimbe

I wouldn’t go that route.  If this was just a large living space, then that would work, maybe add a 2nd sub.  However, since you’re using this as a party space, there would presumably be a lot of people in the space at times, with no clear front stage.  People are notorious for disrupting wifi signals, so you would want to wire your speakers, rather than rely on wifi.  I also think an amp(s) with 4-6 ceiling speakers, plus sub or 2, might be a better option.   This might be a good place to use hanging pendant speakers if you don’t need to high ceilings to remain clear.

Please note as well that Sonos is not good as a PA system.   You can’t connect a mic to the aux input and expect to do karaoke or anything like that.

If budget allows, this is  a case where I think it makes sense to have a professional put in a system for you.

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AjTrek1
AjTrek1
January 2, 2025

We need to know the shape of the room. Can you submit a diagram showing that including doors, windows and built-ins.

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    melvimbe
    melvimbeAnswer
    January 2, 2025

    I wouldn’t go that route.  If this was just a large living space, then that would work, maybe add a 2nd sub.  However, since you’re using this as a party space, there would presumably be a lot of people in the space at times, with no clear front stage.  People are notorious for disrupting wifi signals, so you would want to wire your speakers, rather than rely on wifi.  I also think an amp(s) with 4-6 ceiling speakers, plus sub or 2, might be a better option.   This might be a good place to use hanging pendant speakers if you don’t need to high ceilings to remain clear.

    Please note as well that Sonos is not good as a PA system.   You can’t connect a mic to the aux input and expect to do karaoke or anything like that.

    If budget allows, this is  a case where I think it makes sense to have a professional put in a system for you.

    Danny
      NBJAuthor
      Contributor I
      January 2, 2025

      Thank you very much for your response - I will contact a professional and have an analysis prepared.

        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        January 2, 2025

        A Sonos Port feeding a professional amplifier designed for driving multiple passive speakers really sounds like the way to go.

        Depending on the volume you want to achieve in-ceiling or pendant speakers might not be enough. I’m really old and haven’t worked in the field for many years but Cerwin Vega used to make excellent speaker systems designed to fill large spaces, no doubt there are still folks doing that.

        Oh, looks like they still do:  https://cerwinvega.com/

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