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Cjyyz
Contributor I
April 10, 2019

Sonos Play:5 or One for multi room retail space?

I'm looking for a wireless multi room setup in a retail environment and could use some advice. There are two adjacent rooms, one is 27' x 25' and the other is 12' x 25'. The ceilings are 9'8" high and the rooms are connected by a 6' doorway. I'll be using Spotify to play ambient background music and occasionally be playing audio from short promo videos on a TV in the store.

LARGE ROOM
Would you recommend two Sonos Play:5s, or four Sonos Ones? What kind of square footage coverage can I expect from each speaker?

SMALL ROOM
Would you recommend two Sonos Ones or a single Play:5?

TV
How can I connect the audio from the TV into the Sonos ecosystem? If I place one of the Play:5s near the TV and ran a 35mm audio cable to it, can I switch the the TV audio input on and off though the Sonos app? Or is there an affordable way to connect it wirelessly? BTW, I haven't bought the TV yet, so if there is a built in audio feature I should look for to achieve this, please let me know.

Thanks in advance!
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    CjyyzAuthor
    Contributor I
    April 12, 2019
    Wow, you are a wealth of information! The TV is going to be mounted in the centre of a long wall (north wall), and I'm going to be running an Ethernet connection to it. I can run a second Ethernet connection to the same location for the Beam and mount it above the TV. If I also mounted 2 xPlay:1s in the corners of the opposite long wall, do you think that would work to fill the room? I can also run Ethernet to the Play:1s if you think that would help with any audio sync issues.

    If I set the Beam audio to compressed, would that affect audio quality for music?
    AjTrek1
    AjTrek1
    April 12, 2019
    Wow, you are a wealth of information! The TV is going to be mounted in the centre of a long wall (north wall), and I'm going to be running an Ethernet connection to it. I can run a second Ethernet connection to the same location for the Beam and mount it above the TV. If I also mounted 2 xPlay:1s in the corners of the opposite long wall, do you think that would work to fill the room? I can also run Ethernet to the Play:1s if you think that would help with any audio sync issues.

    If I set the Beam audio to compressed, would that affect audio quality for music?

    1. You can run Ethernet to the Beam and that would create the SonosNet (i.e. wired mode) which is my recommendation.

    2. With the TV in the center and the Play 1's x 2 on the opposite wall may fill the room but to do so you may have to turn the level higher than you desire. So 4 speakers (1 in each corner) still may be the way to go. You will have to experiment to be sure.

    3.Wiring every speaker back to your router will strengthen the SonosNet. However, unless you experience drop-outs (after wiring the Beam) it may not be necessary. So I'd try the Beam alone first to see how things sort out.

    4. Setting audio to compressed will not be that noticeable. The small amount of data loss is insignificant for the TV audio overall. The only ones who might notice are canines 🙂. As I said earlier audio lag is not a given...just a maybe. Try things in normal mode first then make adjustments if needed.
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