Sonos 5.1 cinema setup

[SimNugget]

From what I understand you can achieve a 5.1 setup with the Playbar, 2x Play3s and the Sub.

Anyone have this setup? Comments? Is it any good.

I have no Sonos gear at all and am trying to find a decent venue to listen to it all.

S

[VEX]

check your pockets for deepness and spare cash.

You will need all the pennies you can get.

Far better investing in a proper system for less money and more performance.

V.

[JimbobVFR]

VEX said:

check your pockets for deepness and spare cash.

You will need all the pennies you can get.

Far better investing in a proper system for less money and more performance.

V.

And add a zone player for the Sonos side of things. Much better sound, functionality and still all the streaming heaven that Sonos gives you.

[VEX]

Sorry, kids were playing up!

To put a figure to all of this, to do a complete SONOS surround sound system with only a TV input and Music you need around £1600!

V.

[SimNugget]

No worries.

I currently have a KEF KIT100 which just has 2 speakers and crafty flat panels to emulate surround sound.

I have a real stumbling block with getting these cinema systems to pass the 'wife aesthetics' test, we're moving to a new house and I feel the KEF is just going to be too ugly with the considerable cables involved that I currently have hidden but will not be able to hide in the new house.

The £1600 or so for the Sonos setup did not seem too bad to me, the KEF was about £1200 back in the day.

I appreciate there is an element to premium pricing for the Sonos gear, but the wirelessness attracts me.

S

[talkssense]

SimNugget said:

No worries.

I currently have a KEF KIT100 which just has 2 speakers and crafty flat panels to emulate surround sound.

I have a real stumbling block with getting these cinema systems to pass the 'wife aesthetics' test, we're moving to a new house and I feel the KEF is just going to be too ugly with the considerable cables involved that I currently have hidden but will not be able to hide in the new house.

The £1600 or so for the Sonos setup did not seem too bad to me, the KEF was about £1200 back in the day.

I appreciate there is an element to premium pricing for the Sonos gear, but the wirelessness attracts me.

S

Personally I would spend £1400 on better sounding kit, and the balance on getting a spark or av installer to hide the cables

[JimbobVFR]

talkssense said:

Personally I would spend £1400 on better sounding kit, and the balance on getting a spark or av installer to hide the cables

Good call, and don't forget while wireless each component is still going to need a power cable to work.

[VEX]

Is it a 'new' new home?

If so you should be able to talk to the builder and get some cables thrown in to critical points for your WAF (wife acceptance factor)

V.

[SimNugget]

Sadly not, only new to us.

So what would the panel suggest if not Sonos?

S

[talkssense]

SimNugget said:

Sadly not, only new to us.

So what would the panel suggest if not Sonos?

S

http://www.kefstore.co.uk/e305-home-theatre-speaker-system-630-p.asp

plus an AMP with airplay/dlna for £300

[VEX]

If your concern is more about looks and hiding cables, then get someone round to look at the cable routes first.

Then worry about the hardware!

There are a few of us dealers on here, so where are you and someone might be able to pay you a visit!

V.