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kevpuk · 13 Jun 2016 at 16:05

Haven't actually tried (or needed) to pair 2 Play 1s, but I am happy with the sound quality of a Play 5 (original). I have one in one room, and - especially with Deezer Elite (or other higher quality files) it can produce a very decent sound.
That said, the Ones do a job in 4 other rooms, and I am very pleased with them - for me, it was always the Play 3 that was a little 'stuck-in-the-middle'?

Now, the Playbar and Sub - very nice, and certainly livens up Corrie and Eastenders

bayo000 · 14 Jun 2016 at 14:14

My new Play 1 just arrived that I bought last week using the Spotify discount. I might pair it with one of my other Play 1s before I set it up in it's designated location to see what they sound like. Never bothered to pair them before.

waspy88 · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:34

I just got a second 2nd Gen Play 5.. crikey.

I was such a snob about sound, but for pure impact these speakers are stunning. Its so good that even the missus is impressed. I used that spotify 20% off voucher to get my 2nd 5. Really impressed. The bass is just lovely and deep. I don't think there is a need for the Sonos sub really the sound is lush for me.

xb8browney · 15 Jul 2016 at 20:34

Added a Play:3 to my setup. Now I have two Play:1's in stereo for the kitchen and the Play:3 in the bedroom.

Also, Amazed how good having them in stereo is.

MikeB · 18 Jul 2016 at 07:34

I have 3 play 1's, love them, all in different rooms, more than loud enough for my needs, problem is I am now thinking I want more for other rooms, turning into an addiction

reddeathdrinker · 27 Jul 2016 at 11:15

Got a Play 1 last month, now hooked on Sonos

Just received my new Play 5 Gen 2 for the living room, got the turntable hooked up to it through the line-in for house-wide vinyl loveliness, and the Play 1 now lives in the kitchen, with another coming for the bedroom.

I'm running a music server on an old Sony laptop hardwired into the router, running the Sonos desktop client. Got my Amazon Prime account, stepsons Spotify Premium, and TuneIn radio rounds it off nicely.

zom247 · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:06

Bought a Play 1 yesterday to replace an old Pure DAB radio. My mate's got a couple already so I know how good they are. I already had the app installed to use at his house so I know the basics of it pretty much. However, when you are listening to the radio is there any way to see the artist/title on the lock screen without me having to unlock my phone all the time? Mine just shows the controls and location of the speaker and it's getting slightly annoying when I hear a new song and I have to unlock the phone.

Minstadave · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:19

The info and controls on the lock screen has only recently been added (on iOS anyway) so its in its infancy, I think mine just shows the station too, haven't seen a workaround.

ChrisD. · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:20

Yeah it's only been there for a week or two.

Banzai_Joe · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:24

photoshop said:
I bought the Play 1 pair on Sunday. Should hopefully be delivered tomorrow.

The one thing i found on reviews is that having just one Play 1 in the room (and putting the other in another room) does affect the sound quality and its better to keep them both in a single room. Can you comment on this?

Disagree.....unless your a nerdy audiophile.
I have a play1 in living room and another in bedroom. Both sound wicked.
I do, however want another pair so i can have a stereo setup in the living room which will obviously improve the sound space. The other will go in the kitchen.

zom247 · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:26

Minstadave said:
The info and controls on the lock screen has only recently been added (on iOS anyway) so its in its infancy, I think mine just shows the station too, haven't seen a workaround.

Ok, just that every song I seem to hear is new to me at the moment!

On another note, what stands do people recommend?

ChrisD. · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:27

zom247 said:
Ok, just that every song I seem to hear is new to me at the moment!

On another note, what stands do people recommend?

The Flexson ones.

zom247 · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:35

Dooksy said:
The Flexson ones.

Cheers, seen them and some Alphason ones as well which were a bit cheaper.

RedStarRiot · 3 Aug 2016 at 07:35

I recently got the sound bar to go with my 2 play1's. I'm looking to wall mount it, it would be in an enclave but have more than 2ft space either side of it. Would this impact the sound?

Another question. I can get 5.1 from the TV, Tivo and PS4 when gaming but not on PS4 when watching a Blu Ray. Any idea?

batfink · 3 Aug 2016 at 22:07

RedStarRiot said:
I recently got the sound bar to go with my 2 play1's. I'm looking to wall mount it, it would be in an enclave but have more than 2ft space either side of it. Would this impact the sound?

Another question. I can get 5.1 from the TV, Tivo and PS4 when gaming but not on PS4 when watching a Blu Ray. Any idea?

I'm interested to know what TV you're using because not many pass 5.1 through Optical. My current LG does this fine but it's only 32" so I'm in desperate need of an upgrade to circa 48-50" (no space for anything bigger)

Re. the PS4 and Blu Rays, I've never used a PS4 but I think you need to change audio output to PCM or Bitstream or something like that. I'm sure if you google it, there will be some instructions from someone who has actually used a PS4, rather than me guessing! You could try looking on the sonos community forums - most questions seem to have been answered on there.

Minstadave · 3 Aug 2016 at 22:16

I can't understand buying the soundbar, that thing needs an overhaul so badly - it doesn't even take HDMI inputs or deal with HD formats which is shameful for the money. Hell it doesn't even do DTS iirc. Just DD 5.1 over optical.

RedStarRiot · 4 Aug 2016 at 06:13

batfink said:
I'm interested to know what TV you're using because not many pass 5.1 through Optical. My current LG does this fine but it's only 32" so I'm in desperate need of an upgrade to circa 48-50" (no space for anything bigger)

Re. the PS4 and Blu Rays, I've never used a PS4 but I think you need to change audio output to PCM or Bitstream or something like that. I'm sure if you google it, there will be some instructions from someone who has actually used a PS4, rather than me guessing! You could try looking on the sonos community forums - most questions seem to have been answered on there.

I know, appears to be a rareity. I've got the Sony KDL50W829B. Yeah I've changed those settings and games are great in 5.1 its only when I play Blu Rays on the PS4 it appears to go back to stereo. Yeah had a look but couldnt find this issue.

snow patrol · 6 Aug 2016 at 00:48

got a couple of play 1's. Just started getting into spotify as well - however, i'm utterly dismayed to find that i can't 'cast' to my sonos directly from the spotify app.

Instead I have to use the spotify tab of the sonos app..and the sonos app doesn't let me browse by artist!!

This has put a major bump in my musical road, The only work around i have is to manually click 'save' on every ALBUM in my spotify saved artists. Then in the sonos app i can view by album but they are at least ordered artist by artist.

Is this some kind of licensing issue? I cannot understand why this feature isn't implemented.

dmsims · 6 Aug 2016 at 03:00

The artist nonsense has been around for years

Sell that POS buy a chromecast and some decent speakers

Amp34 · 6 Aug 2016 at 05:58

Out of interest, how do you connect chromecast to multiple speakers in multiple rooms, and manage playing different songs/playlists on each and/or then merge rooms to play the same music on the fly?

Snow Patrol. Have a look into seeing if you can sign up to Sonos Beta.

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