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My mum has Alzheimer’s and her hearing is not great.  I want to set up a system for her that will give her great sound in her small sitting room when she watches tv.  I want it to be easy to use so hopefully she can just turn on the tv and the speakers come on automatically and work from the tv remote.  I haven’t purchased the tv yet either so need to know what features it needs.  My thoughts were to have a couple Play 1’s on stands beside the couch.  Is that the way to do it and if so what else do I need?  I know I can’t connect them directly to the tv.  Thanks so much.  I’m really hoping this improves her tv listening a lot and I really want to give her this gift.  Cheers!

Since Sonos is heavily dependent on a good wifi/network, and from what you say you need something highly reliable, I’m really not sure Sonos is the right solution in this situation. A conventional speaker plugged into the tv’s audio out, or a standalone Playbar seems a better solution. It’s simple and reliable without needing the multiroom syncronised play that Sonos brings to the table. 


I agree with @nik9669a .  It is also worth bearing in mind that any surround speakers place close to your mother would not play the full TV audio, just the surround streams, 

A good set of Bluetooth headphones might be another solution.