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mkegreg
Avid Contributor I
September 25, 2016

What are people's thoughts on the Flexson floor stand for the Play:5 Gen 2?

Just ordered a pair of Play:5's and am going to need a floor stand. Looks like the Flexon is the only one that fits the new Play:5? It will only allow landscape orientation though, which is kind of a bummer. Are there any other floor stand options available that will fit this speaker?
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    Sonosjunkie
    Sonosjunkie
    Prodigy III
    May 9, 2018
    Just set up a pair of flexon play 5 stands. First play 5 stand I have . I’ve already got a pair of play 1s and play 3 on the ‘basic’ Flexson stands.

    Overall very impressed. Sturdy, well designed and place the speaker at a good height for general listening wither roaming around the toom or seated.

    These are fixed heigh stands not the adjustable ones.Though maybe not ideal if the speakers are placed close to the seating positions, a tad too high. Unless you’re well over 1.9m! Fine for rear surrounds though. But placed a few meters in front of the seating position, then the height is just right.

    For the Play 5s I went with the white stands with Oak trim. I must say they are very nice indeed. Really set off the white speakers and even the Mrs commwntwd how nice they looked!

    They are a bit pricey, but I think worth it if you need a stand wiich looks good as well as being. design and intend to have the speakers set up permanently in the same place. They come with adapers for both portrait or landscape orientation. There speakers rest in a specially designed soft clamp which provides more support than a simple pedestal. You need to nudge the speaker/stand quite a bit to make it topple or unseat the speaker. So more secure than a stand with no grip. As there are no mount bolt holes then this is a satisfactory comromise in my mind.

    Finally there is a cable tidy at the back so the cable is hidden from view and the stand has either spokes or soft plastic peg/feet to enablemolacement on wither carpet or hard flooring.

    Other than the price, which I think is high, but probably fair given the high quality, my only complaint is that Flexson don’t as far as I can tell swll swperate adapters to allow you to modify the stand. Say if you wanted to use them at a later date to support a newer speaker of Play 3s.

    Admittedly there are dedicated stands for such use cases, but having the flexibility to reuse the stand would be nice given the investment in a pair. Maybe I am wrong on this point (would be delighted if that is the case) may change if Sonos release new form factors!

    Overall thiugh highly recommended. Now to save up for a 2nd pair 🆒
    Lounge: 5.1 Arc HT (2x Subs and 2xP5 rears) with LGOLED77CX. Kitchen: 2xOneW, 2xP3w with SubW. Bedroom: 2xP1s. Office/Studio: 2xP5w. Snug 2xP1s. Garage: 2xOneW. Also 3x Moves.
    Sonosjunkie
    Sonosjunkie
    Prodigy III
    May 9, 2018
    Interesting. Neither of the pair I have are adjustable.

    I didn't realize, or forgot, that they have adjustable versions.

    Only adjustable for the p1s as far as I know. Fixed for current Gen 5 and 3s. Adjustable would be handy but given the design probably make the stand rediculously expensive. The 5 stands weigh quite a bit!
    Lounge: 5.1 Arc HT (2x Subs and 2xP5 rears) with LGOLED77CX. Kitchen: 2xOneW, 2xP3w with SubW. Bedroom: 2xP1s. Office/Studio: 2xP5w. Snug 2xP1s. Garage: 2xOneW. Also 3x Moves.
      gary_poppins
      Contributor I
      May 16, 2018
      Does anyone know the specific height of the Flexsons? From their website it looks like the fixed (vertical or horizontal) stands are 68.5 cm and the premium one is 80 cm but neither are this exact model: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/flexson-floor-stand-for-play5-black.html

      Anyone know the exact height of the model Sonos sells on their website?
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