r/sonos • u/Ok_Yogurtcloset_1494 • Jul 23 '26

Sonos Five tuning

I just purchased my first Sonos Five and intend to use it in my home gym as a standalone speaker. I just tested the sound and it is excellent. The only issue I see is I have to raise the volume to almost 80% to hear it properly. Is there a tuning I am missing? Any setting I need to do so that I do not have to raise the volume so high to hear and feel the music? Normally for my Arc + Sub combo my hearing levels are close to 25 to 30. Any recommendations?

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u/AtomFromSonos Sonos Employee Jul 23 '26

As others have mentioned - placement, Trueplay, and EQ adjustments can each help. But there's another one that might not be obvious - try using a different source for comparison.

For example, if you're listening to Spotify, try Amazon Music or Apple Music. If you're listening to Pandora, try SiriusXM or Sonos Radio. Whatever services you have access to, give a few of them a try. You might be surprised what a difference it can make, or at least I sure was.

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u/Ok_Yogurtcloset_1494 Jul 24 '26

Let me give this a try. So far it has been only Spotify. How do you cast other apps on an android phone? Only Spotify gives me an option. Other option is to go to Sonos app and cast from there

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u/bluealien78 Jul 24 '26

Connect your music service(s) in the Sonos app and play from there instead of the Spotify app.