![]() To be fair, even one SVS Subwoofer would out perform the Sonos Sub (with the 1000 series being a possible exception). However the Sonos is quite excellent at what it does and if that was all I owned I would be pretty happy with it. They both serve different purposes and there is zero debate over which one sounds better. Physics is physics.įWIW I own both a dedicated home theater and a Beam1/Sub/Symfonisk lamp surround setup. If you really want a true "home theater" like front stage then you need separation between your speakers and those speakers should be able to provide accurate response at a range of frequencies. Otherwise you end up like some of the people here who inexplicably are asking for Sonos to effectively give them the option to turn their $900 soundbar into a center channel speaker, so they can later add 2 more plug-in devices to take on the role of front left and right channels - thus negating any benefit of having gone down the soundbar route in the first place. There's nothing wrong with prioritizing aesthetics over function, but you should be honest with yourself if you are doing that. Maybe not.īottom line is - know what you are getting with a soundbar system - be it Sonos or anything else. To many people - that difference is negligible. A soundbar doesn't meet that criteria - but it gets fairly close with all of the electronic magic that it works with the many undersized speakers crammed inside the bar. They provide "better than TV" levels of sound but if you want to call your system a "home theater" then you should at the very least have the sounds coming from their intended location in a surround sound mix. The cranks over at r/hometheater have a point about soundbars. Using that I am able to fill-in some down spikes and also get bass extension till 25Hz.ĭefine "good". More details here: Īfter measuring with REW I recently also added a different 10'' subwoofer which has a built-in parametric EQ to the Amp. Soundstage is hugely improved and midrange clarity is better. ![]() The QAcoustics go well with the Sonos speakers and adds front L/R. With TV eARC through Arc there is zero delay. Interestingly, if I flip the TV HDMI connection to the Amp, then I get a group delay and reverb. I initially expected group delay and reverb but there is Zero group delay with this config. I group them together and play both music and TV on the group. I have another Amp + QAcoustics bookshelf speakers with Amp wired to Ethernet as well. I have an Arc+Ones+Sub with Arc wired to Ethernet. In terms of order I started with an Arc first, then added a Sub and later surrounds. But again, I could do that because I have space. ![]() I have a hybrid setup that fills in front L/R to an Arc+Sub+Ones surround. If imaging and soundstage is important then an amp based 2.1 system is more like it. If you have a small space then a soundbar plus wireless surrounds is a good option if you want the full surround cinema experience. It addition, it is just the top of the heap when it comes to multiroom, whole-house audio geared towards music with great sound quality. However, where Sonos wins is in convenience, practicality, ease of use and setup, not having to run wires all over the place from a central location, super-easy room correction aka Trueplay from your iPhone, largest and smoothest integration with music streaming services etc. ![]() For that reason, the option to add Ones/Fives as discrete front L/R or Atmos surround speakers is a oft-requested capability in this forum. So, if you want the ideal home cinema experience then a soundbar is not that option. It cannot match discrete surround back, surround L/R and height channel effects. A soundbar simply cannot match discrete front left, right and center speakers in terms of depth, soundstage and imaging. ![]()
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