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Yes, as @sonos-Nerd said, that’s a nice assortment of Sonos gear. Since you posted on the SonoSequencer sub I’m assuming you are interested in using it to optimize your components and what to do from there. I think you are under-employing the Fives by using them as surrounds with the Arc. I’d sugges

Thank you for your post. That was exactly the position I found myself in. I wanted Hi-Fi stereo music but with 5.1 for movies. Stereo music used to bleed into the centre channel (Beam) and surrounds and I didn’t enjoy it. I had Fives as fronts by btw. I swapped for a Sonos Amp and KEF LS50 Meta’s an

I don’t find the volume to be an issue. In fact I’d say the outboard speakers balance well with the soundbar. I have no idea how the software works. Im told the fronts thing is old beta code that Sonos never fielded. I know less than nothing about these things but it would make sense that, even with

A pair of Sonos Fives on top of the kitchen cupboards fills my kitchen diner with music. As you probably will never sit in the “sweet spot”, being a kitchen diner, the LS50’s will be a waste.

Thanks thats very helpful, great to know more than just the front tweeter active as has been reported when used as fronts and why the reports where poor thin sound. I wonder if there are some difference between arc and arc ultra use or some other issues involved like some reporting surrounds are qui

I would suggest you go with both. Play 3s sound fantastic as fronts but I don’t think they will provide the bass you’re listening for. I have four Sonos HTs between two homes and adding fronts is the single most significant improvement I’ve made. As for the subwoofer, In a room that size I would go