I have an arc, gen2 sub and two ones as my rear speakers but am considering upgrading to fives if I can get a cleaner, crisper sound on audio tracks. I like the original Bose low mid sound and can’t get the equalizer to make it happen. Funny enough, I can on the Move.
In music mode, I have Music Playback set to “Full” not “Ambient” and Music Level set to +7.
So for the OP this is another thing to try out in addition to the experiment I have suggested in his other thread.
Agree Kumar. To clarify, I don’t think the Fives make a big difference when in TV/Home Theatre mode. In my opinion the difference is only significant when in music mode.
In music mode, I have Music Playback set to “Full” not “Ambient” and Music Level set to +7.
In my opinion the Fives make a big difference when listening to music. But if you are used to listening to a quality hi-fi setup with the stereo speakers placed in front of you, then it takes a while to adjust to hearing the main body of sound coming from behind you.
Presumably this is when the set up is moved to music mode - in TV mode, I doubt the change to 5 is noticed.
But even if this is so, the second sentence is on target. What is one used to for listening to music play determines the outcome, and I also tend to agree that if one listens to the way that the set up plays in music mode for some time, one will get used to that over time.
I replaced my Ones with Fives as the rear surrounds for my Arc/Sub because I wasn’t 100% happy with the sound quality when listening to music.
As surrounds for home theatre viewing I thought the Ones were fine as all they needed to do was provide the rear channel surround effects.
When listening to music, I though they lacked depth and volume.
In my opinion the Fives make a big difference when listening to music. But if you are used to listening to a quality hi-fi setup with the stereo speakers placed in front of you, then it takes a while to adjust to hearing the main body of sound coming from behind you.
At the end of the day it is very subjective. If you live in a country where the Sonos no quibble return policy is in place, why not order a pair and try them. I think if you do, you won’t be sending them back though
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