What to get

Hi Guys, Great Sonos has a forum like this! I have already set my mind to some Sonos purchase, but need some help making the right picks; I'm considering getting 4 Sonos Ones (2 for in the living room to be positioned left and right of the couch that faces the TV; 1 for in the kitchen; and 1 for in the bathroom) and am considering also getting the Sub for in the living room (predominantly for when listening to music, but also for watching the occasional movie). What I'm wondering is if having a living room setup with just 2 Sonos Ones and 1 Sub, without the Beam, makes sense? Or should one never do this as perhaps a better experience can be achieved at a more favorable price by getting the Beam instead of the Sub? Reason I'm not fancying the Beam so much is that there's no place to nicely position it below my TV and that my priority lies with bass for music over bass for movies. What would you recommend to get? Also, how much of an experience improvement would the Beam add to a setup t

I currently have two Play 5s (Gen 2) set up a stereo pair with a Sub. I use them for music as well as watching TV/Movies.   All of the TV / Movies we watch is via the Apple TV, sending the audio to the Sonos system via AirPlay. It works perfectly, no audio sync issues at all. The only negative is having to re-select the output (Airplay to Sonos) every time we turn the Apple TV on, but that is hardly a big deal.    In terms of performance, I feel that movies with a lot of music in them sound incredible. The Play 5s really shine. However, for movies with a lot of dialogue or movies with sound effects (think action movies), something is missing. The system doesn’t sound bad by any means, but for example dialogue could be more clear and sound effects could have more direction and impact.    So I am wondering about buying a Beam, to be used with the Sub specifically for TV/Movies, and moving the Play 5 Stereo pair (without the sub) to the other side of the room as a dedicated music system.

Hi guys, I’ve recently bought a sub to complete my front room 5.1 setup. I love the sound - the neighbours will hate it. I’m looking for options to minimise sound from Sub transferring through floor down into my neighbours apartment… whilst maintaining a decent aesthetic. Open to wall mounting, or putting the sub on a stand… has anyone had any luck with this? Cheers, Jonny 

Sonos say they won’t be supporting the Connect ZP90 soon so what do I replace this with? I use it to connect my record player to my Sonos system.  Thanks

I urge you to not buy anything from Sonos until they sort out their end of life procedures. I have spent well over £5000 pounds with them in the last four years. I was informed by email by them that two of my devices costing £800 would be obsolete in May and would no longer work with the rest of my devices. Stay away until and if they sort out their problems.

So my dad already has an audio setup with an older normal (non Sonos) amp and 2 connected speakers. I am wondering if there is anyway to connect the Sonos sub by itself to the amp. I know that products like the Sonos connect exist but am not sure if this can be connected directly to the amp and output to the sub.  we already have some Sonos products but I’m not sure if he would be into a surround set up, I just want to add a sub to the mix to make watching movies a little bit more immersive. I also want to get the Sonos sub instead of a normal, speaker wire subwoofer so we can also use it with the play 2’s that we have for music.  Thanks in advance for the help. May sound a little confusing. 

I currently own a Denon amp with a Center speaker and 2 left and right and speakers plus a sub. I am thinking of switching to sonos, so will this cofigiration work as a settup. A Sonos Beam (or Playbar) which my Tv is connected to via HDMI ARC. A Sonos Amp with the third party speakers and sub. Will this work together were the Beam works as a center speaker and the amp as left and right, and will the sub also work in this settup ? Will i get a simialer surround sound feeling as i do now ?​​​​​​  

Hello, does anyone know what format the Port outputs from the digital coax? (I searched I swear) I’m looking at a receiver that states it only accepts PCM so want to make sure these will work together. I can’t imagine it being anything but PCM however wanted to clarify before making any purchases. Thanks for any help!

I’m struggling to find the answer to this, but what equipment do I need to add sonos one speakers to my existing (wired) audio system? Everything i’m finding seems to be streaming music with the sonos app to an existing system which isn’t what I’m looking for. I have an amp and wired speakers and play music through a sirius xm player, plugged into the amp. I would like to be able to add the sonos one speakers to this setup. Thanks

One step away from a perfect HT. I have a Playbar and two Play 3s. Only SUB missing. Wife won’t approve it. I can get one Sonos One, though. So, now only thing to choose from is One SL or One. May be I could stretch it to a pair  . What do you say? Neven  

Should I buy stereo pair of HomePod or pair of Sonos Move?I don’t see a lot of threads that compare the Sonos move and the HomePod.

Due to Sonos dumping old stock and screwing there customers out of potentially £1000s pounds of soon to be now useless equipment are you going to stop buying Sonos and buy another brand as I am?

hi I'm interested in buying amp but I would like to ask you 2 questions should i attach the projector to the hdmi (amp) port is it possible? I only have 2 passive speakers, can I create a 5.1 by adding the sub and play 5 sonos?

Hi! The Sonos replacement program tells me that my Sonos Play:5 gen 1 won't receive update from may 2020. Have any of you any experience with Play:5 gen1 vs Sonos Move? I love that's it portable but I don’t want to step down too much in sound quality. But since the gen1 is quite old it might not be any big difference?   Thanks

I have 2 Play-1s and would like to add a Sonos Beam Shadow for 3.1 setup. I have read that this setup would only allow the Play 1s as rear channel speakers Does the newer “Beam Shadow” allow the Play 1s to be used as front L&R speakers ? THX

Hello. Im thinking of getting the amp so I can connect my LP player. The idea is also that I want to connect a speaker for my terrace where I have no electric outlet, whereof I need an Sonos Move as I understand? There for my question is, can I connect the Sonos move to the amp? Or is there another, better solution for me? Thank you !

I'm dying to get a Sonos surround sound setup going, but my media room has a projector at the back of the room. From my understanding, I'll need to run an optical cable from the back of the room to the PlayBar up front which I'm really not thrilled about. I love the idea of going wireless, but having to run a 50 foot optical cable along my wall in order to go wireless seems a little like defeating the whole point, yea? Please tell me there's a better way to do this...wouldn't it make so much sense to have other devices capable of accepting the optical connection? It would be way easier in a projector setup to run an optical cable to either the sub or rear speakers which could be placed near the source. With a projector, the only speaker that kind of HAS to be wireless is the soundbar. Has Sonos given any thought to this?

I’m being offered a 30% discount for trading up my Legacy Connect: Amps and Play:5 but not my Bridge. Is there a reason for that?  

Hi, Thinking about installing a pair of Genelec 4020 in our restaurant. The rest of the hotel is pure Sonos and I really would like to continue using the Sonos app. How should I set it up and what kind of equipment is needed?

I discovered this section(Play Hours) recently and was quite surprised that my usage was very low. But after following this section during December and January, i am starting to doubt if this data is reliable. For ex, during whole of January, the section says i played Sonos for 7 hours. But in reality it should be much more than it. I know it because i had many holidays and my usage should have been more than 12 hours.  I use my Sonos One to listen to music via spotify. Does the feature not count the hours if i directly play Sonos from Spotify app rather than Sonos App?  Also, i listened to 1-2 hours of audible. Neither was this data captured at all.  

I am eligible to trade up my (2) Gen 1 Play 5’s. Would I be able to trade up both Play 5’s and get 30% off each of (2) Gen 2 Play 5’s or 30% off  only (1) Gen 2 Play 5?  I found the description of the program a little confusing. Thanks

I have a Connect:Amp that is a legacy product, so I am considering my options. I could do a one-for-one replacement with a Sonos Amp, or I could buy a Port and with the AU$280 difference in trade-up price find an old secondhand two channel amplifier or receiver on eBay. I’ve had a bit of a look, and there are some nice offerings from good name brands of yesteryear, and even today (NAD, Technics, Pioneer, Marantz, Denon, Onkyo, etc). What does the brains trust think?

Hello everyone, I'm new to the community, even though I've been using a Sonos Play 5 1st generation since 2014. I would love to consider upgrading the system, and of course, money is often one of the main factors involved in taking decisions. I've never listened to a pair of Sonos 5 (1st or 2nd generation), neither a pair of Sonos one, with or without a Sub, so I have no empiric experience on my side. My question would be, is it better to by another second-hand Play 5 1st gen to pair with mine, or to sell my own one and buy two Play One and may be one day add a Sub? I wasn't able to find a similar thread on the community, but I hope not to be redundant.

Hi everyone! I am just about to buy a sonos device for a 5.1. Main device will not be wall-mounted so I have decided going for the playbase. I am just little worried about an apparent sibilant, crispy annoying treble. It will be used mainly for Cinema and Videogames. Is there really an annoying issue with the treble in the playbase? Should I go for the Beam or the Playbar, knowing that I will not use it wall-mounted? Thanks a lot!

I’m curious to see if anyone has walled mounted their Move, and if so, what did you use.   I just noticed this available on Amazon.   https://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-Bracket-Compatible-Portable-Speaker/dp/B081SHJRGD/   It’s not the prettiest mount I’ve ever seen, but it utilizes the charging ring and can be quickly removed from the Mount.  The prices is also hard to beat.  I’ll probably be giving this a try, unless someone has found something better.