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Contributor I
November 14, 2017
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Two "rooms" in one room? (Sub, Playbar, 2x Play One, 2x Play: 5)

I'm getting a new TV within a week or two and I plan on getting a full Sonos system. (Sub, Playbar, 2x Play One, 2x Play: 5).
I want a system that that will excel at both music and movies, meaning surround AND strong stereo speakers.
I guess that I assumed that Play:5's could be paired with the Playbar as front L and R (why on earth isn't that the case?) - and I almost gave up, until I saw that you could just make them a new "room" and output the same sound as the Playbar receives from the TV - and this could be the solution for me...
The question is though, will this be synced well enough or will it sound horrible, and how will the Play:5's act, when not paired directly with the SUB? (since I guess the SUB can't be paired to both groups, right?)

Are there any possibilities I'm missing?
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melvimbe
melvimbeAnswer
November 14, 2017
You may want to consider skipping the Play:5's at first, just to see if your happy with the sound quality without them. I have a decent size space and am pretty happy with it over all. That said, if Sonos did decide to allow you to setup extra front L&R speakers, I think I would do that rather quickly.
Danny

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Contributor I
November 17, 2017
I have the full 5.1 setup with play 1s for surround, and while the output for movies is fantastic, I felt music was lacking a bit. So I added a couple of Play 5s and now when I play music, I group the two. I can balance the volume of the groups independently and it sounds AMAZING!. "Music Room" (play 5s) at about twice the volume of the 5.1 "room" = an incredibly immersive experience. I don't know what this dropping thing is all about, but I don't have that issue at all.