Anyone gone full 5.1 setup with decent speakers to Sonos?

[ChrisD.]

Current setup is as follows:

Pioneer SC-2024 AV amp
Roksan K2 amp (doing left and right channels)
Monitor Audio Gold 5.1 speakers

I hardly ever listen to music in the living room, when I do I think the amp is at around 10% of the total volume. Movies wise I like it pretty loud and play Blu Ray rips, but I watch one film a month at best. The rest of the time it's Netflix, Amazon TV and Sky.

I've been thinking about downsizing to gain more space in the living room. The left and right speakers are huge, as is the 15" sub. Between them they take up a good 40% of the back wall, space that could be used better such as a book shelf and what not.

I've thought about getting a Sonos Playbase and Sub, then using two spare Play 1's as the rears and upgrade them to 3's or 5's down the line. I figure I should be able to do this, gain a lot of space and pocket a fair amount of cash in the process.

Has anyone done this? I'm interested to know your thoughts.

I'm tempted to order the Playbase and Sub, give it a go and if I don't like it I can return them as I think you get some time now with Sonos kit?

 

[ChrisD.]

Thanks for the comments. Seems I will get a marked decrease in sound quality then, shame.

I have the Playbar and two 1's in my bedroom and I've been happy with how it sounds, but it is a small room!

 

[ChrisD.]

I have a playbar upstairs, so I could try it out without the sub.

 

[ChrisD.]

It's the EC930V and I believe that it does pass through 5.1.