Why the Sonos Arc raises the bar (for soundbars)
Why the Sonos Arc raises the bar (for soundbars)
The all-in-one soundbar to beat, the sleek and simple-to-set-up Sonos Arc has 11 drivers, a wide soundstage with lots of bass, and support for the Dolby Atmos surround-sound format.
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£700 for a subwoofer… WTF!! 😂😂
So pricey tho
Did you experience any audio sync delays when watching movies? Is there a way to adjust it?
it doesn’t come with brackets, better buy JBL 5.1 or 9.1 soundbar
no passthrough is a massive bummer…would be perfect otherwise for what I am looking for. All 4 of my HDMI ports are filled on my TV
That Vizio soundbar has connectivity issues
Apple users are sucked in by overpriced tech as well… Fan boys to this stuff SUCK!! Just more money than SENSE towards these brands…. 😆😆
Any plans for a firmware update for this soundbar to support DTS:X?
Sorry your tv is tiny. Time to upgrade.
800 bucks ! No thanks. I don’t care how good it is
What’s your openion on B&O sound stage ??
Sound wise for movies. Sonos Arc with sub and surrounds or Nakamichi Shockwafe 9.2.4? Anyone hear both setups? I’m trying to decide between the two.
TV look… Small compare with the sound bar!
By separate bracket, … I used two screws and it sits just fine for my playbar. Save that $79.
Question: have you heard of any lip sync issues with the Arc? I have a 2019 LG C9 oled tv which has eArc apparently. If so, that would be a deal breaker for me.
Does my tv need to have dolby atmos to get the best sound with this soundbar? My tv has dolby digital plus
You lost me at 800$
I have an Xbox one x and a LG 4K HDR tv. So this soundbar sounds great for me.
Keep in mind folks who don’t have an e_arc port on their tv (most TVs 2018 and prior) won’t get Atmos and the sound quality will be lacking. I was really looking forward to this new offering from Sonos too!
Might get this one over the sennheiser ambeo soundbar because you said it’s a better deal/value
Would like to see the Sonos Arc Bowers Wilkins formation bar . Which is better and Why ?
So, is the HDMI port on the Arc eARC-enabled?
Rah the echo is so bad
Question Cnet. How many more height speakers can you add to the setup if any?
Who needs Google or Alexa assistant?! Just over-the-top tech for people to show off with…. Waste of time!!
can you please compare it with the Bose Soundbar 700?
This bar is compatible with earc?, is that I see that it’s just Arc. This or earc samsung Q90?
How can he tell it sounds so good when he is in a echo chamber?
It will sound good as it’s Sonos but I could not take his word that is sounds better than anything else
The Sonos Arc…Arc..Arc..Arc..Arcccc
I just want it back in stock so I can buy it already!!!!!
$800 for a soundbar… 😆😆 Enjoy your home theatre with this overpriced tech…..
Thing is horrible looking
How to connect subwoofer to soundbar
Sonos is failing in a lot of areas. Still no true play feature for os devices. Also no DTS support. I understand more people stream movies but people still use blu ray. Samsung and LG although not as good looking has everything Sonos has and more.
Try this music please. See if you can get the bar to distort. King creosote- Bats in the attic @ 1:43. Daft Punk – Loose yourself to music (almost all volume levels distort). Busta Rhymes – Put your hands where my eyes can see. Julian Convex – Intro. Matt Maeson – Put it on me. Just a few songs of many that will ruin this bar. EQ off, loudness off, true play on. Not wall mounted. Any volume above 40%. My ARC sounds awful on music. Look up muddy bass and there are numerous complaints 🙁
I just don’t trust Sonos anymore. I told my Dad years ago to get in on Sonos for ease of playing music in the house and then we preceded to get the Playbase for him on release. Everything ‘works’ but when it has any issues, you can hardly fix anything yourself. With any other setup I can go over and quickly fix everything up, not so much with this ‘Apple’ style of a company. I get the same issue with their Eero Mesh router setup. You can’t even port forward a range, you have to forward EACH port separately.
Better to do a good dolby digital 5.1 then a poor excuse for dolby atmos
What lamp is that at 1.29
How this is compared to Sennheiser Ambeo?
I’m not sure why everyone is falling all over themselves for this. It’s crazy expensive when you add just the sub, and ludicrous when you add the surround units. And it has 1 HDMI PORT! Yeah, that’s great it’s eArc, but that really limits it’s flexibility.
I have the old surround system of Sonos. Now I thinking about upgrading. Does someone knows if I also need to buy the new Sonos 1 speakers with touch and the new subwoofer which is also mentioned here? Or is it enough to only upgrade the ARC ???
Echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo o o o o o o o o o
I’ll add my own non Sonos sub for free.
Bought the Arc and returned it. Sounds garbage! Thud bass, quiet dialogues, no mids and bright highs.
Preorder my ARC arriving June 12. Currently I have the Beam, Two Sonos 1 and the Sub Speaker which is connected to 82" Samsung Q70. Can’t wait to install the ARC. The beam will go with my 43" Samsung in the Garage 😁😷
Making a video about soundquality without any regard for soundquality. There are excellent videos on YouTube about how to make that echo go away, you know.
LOL 800 dollar sound bar with a TCL TV
I went beam 2 ones and a sub almost same price but feel a more dynamic sound
It’s your uptalk more than the echo that I find horrendous.
The Playbar is mounted upside down. Reference Sonos’ own website. It does make a difference because of the remote transmitter and the angle of the drivers.