Sonos only supports up to 5.1, not 7.1.
Enough said.
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From: "David Chittenden" <dchitten...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Question about the Sonos products
Hi Scott,
We recently set up a Sonos system.
The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can
work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure
about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical
spacial hearing.
The Play Three and Play 5 can both also function as either a stereo speaker
(laid horizontally,, or as the individual side of a stereo pair (laid
vertically). Just set it up in the Sonos app.
My fiancé wanted to hire someone to set up the system, so I agreed that if I
could not figure it out fairly quickly, we would bring in an installer. I am
good with this sort of thing, but set-up is so simple that she could do it.
We purchased a PlayBar, two Play Threes, and three Play Ones. I was
originally going to match the Play Threes with the PlayBar, but the store
only had one in stock, so we put the single Play Three in the bedroom (where
I was going to put a Play One. That would leave a play One for the bathroom
and a play One for our office. The Play Ones worked so nicely with the
PlayBar that the office was upgraded to the other Play Three. Oh, the family
room also has the Sonos Sub. I really like this Sub. It is a brick. The
speakers are inside and face each other. This allows for excellent deep base
without any sub rattling. Sonos says it is because the two speakers facing
each other cancels the rattle distortion out.
All the speakers can play the same thing, or each room can play different
things, and changing is very easy in the app. My sighted partner absolutely
loves the simplicity of the app. I love its accessibility.
Sonos states stereo pairs may only be created between two speakers of same
type. So, one could use a play Three as center speaker, two Play Fives as
front stereo speakers, and two Play Ones or Threes as surrounds, with the
Sub for proper 5.1 sound, or one can use the PlayBar for the front with the
Sub and surrounds. Sonos performs all the calculations for excellent sound
internally within all the speakers. They sound quite good, and my fiancé
says they sync perfectly with the visuals.
When we first started playing music through the surround system, the Play
Ones were set on surround enhance mode. I changed it in the Sonos app to
have the surrounds act as full speakers for music playback. Sonos remembers
the change, and switches automatically depending on whether source is video
or music. And, for set-up / video sound, it is just a digital optical cable
from the TV to the playBar. Sonos uses the wifi in the house to create its
own network. However, if there is no wifi network, the speakers can be
connected together with cat5 cables.
As for sound, I have heard better speakers. A good friend has a pair which
cost him $4,000 per speaker. Those sound fantastic. Sonos is not quite that
good, and does not play anywhere near as loud. But, they sound better than
anything I have owned before. They have excellent sound definition and
excellent sound and frequency separation. Each speaker in the unit has its
own digital amplifier, and this makes a significant difference. Also, Sonos
regularly and automatically rolls out updates. The system updates late at
night when not working, and they improve automatically.
Kind regards,
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone
On 1/12/2016, at 13:59, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything.
I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes
his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little
unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of
these for stereo or do you get stereo sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I
reading on their site correctly that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run
an optical line to that and then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the
room? Can I pair more than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1
the limit? I know the app is accessibility from the list here but how is
it for sited users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these
like speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets?
Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool actually I
might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in to the cart.
Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or they only available
online? Any input would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Scott
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