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Contributor I
June 14, 2018

Play 3 or Play 5 with sub

I am reading a lot about the Play 3 vs the Play 5 in terms of sound quality and user experience. I have read the Play 3s are great, and a little disappointment with the Play 5. I also want to include a sub. For the money and such, which is a better buy? 2 Play 3 or 2 Play 5 with sub? This might seem like a dumb question but i am getting the impression that i can buy 2 Play 3s for the price of 1 Play 5 and, with a sub, get better bass and enjoyment from the 2 Play 3s. Any help? Also, can i connect 2 wireless routers on one network for my single modem and stick a Sonos Boost in a room with a wireless router but no modem? Only 1 model will be used. Thank you.
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Contributor I
April 11, 2019
spydrwebb - oops, I forgot to mention that would be for the 4 x Ones (edited post). I'd like to group the two on the right wall to be the right channel and the two on the left wall for the left channel. Then the checkout counter will be approaching "Man Cave" status. (only missing a sub and a bar fridge)
melvimbe
April 11, 2019
spydrwebb - oops, I forgot to mention that would be for the 4 x Ones (edited post). I'd like to group the two on the right wall to be the right channel and the two on the left wall for the left channel. Then the checkout counter will be approaching "Man Cave" status. (only missing a sub and a bar fridge)

You can do that. Pairing and unpairing isn't exactly done 'on the fly' but it's not a cumbersome task either. If you want the checkout counter be a a focal point, than maybe an option to consider is have the right wall be 2 mono speakers with the left in stereo. Either, you can try out different options to see what works best.
Danny