Originally Posted by
Mitsu3000gt
Sonos is actually quite average from a sound quality standpoint compared to much cheaper solutions, but that isn't really the point of Sonos. With Sonos you are paying for aesthetics and connectivity, with 'good enough' sound. They won't even publish their power ratings. It just depends what's important to you. If you want a sleek sound bar or a "lifestyle" look to your sound system, that is what Sonos excels at. It's more suited to improving your living room TV setup than building a theater around. If you want really great sound and/or a proper HT experience, that isn't the Sonos value proposition. However, not everyone cares that much and Sonos can still be a good choice for people who want to hide wires, etc. One major disadvantage of Sonos for HT use is no support for DTS/DTS-HD/DTS-X at all and no support for lossless HT codecs without eARC.
I have a calibrated 10-channel dedicated Atmos/DTS-X HT if you ever want to come by, I'd be happy to crack a couple beers and help with a demo and an education. I had all the in-wall/in-ceiling wiring done after the fact and it was not difficult to do at all, nor was it expensive - the only holes cut were for speakers and the wires were simply fished through. You can also go somewhere like BASE Electronics where they have an Atmos demo room but also sell Sonos, and they will very likely have the best prices on everything for you as well - I have been using them for everything HT related for over a decade.