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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[petermaz]

Pre-ordered this coming on the 11th can’t wait. Already have the sub and 2 ones for surround. My LG Oled has earc hdmi output for Dolby Atmos.

[idib]

When speeding the video at 1.5 or 2x, the echo disappears. You welcome.

[matthew.datcher]

My thanks to the editor for bleeping out the wake words.

[GMKiko]

Ok, i know he is working from home, but come on, a YouTube has better sound.

[Rigue]

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 😁😷

[TiaanJonker]

Hope it sounds better than this Vid! Come on CNET you're certainly more Professional than this!
Informative nevertheless. Thanks!

[lanyburnett]

I own both the Bose 700 and the Sonos Arc. I love both of them. The Arc sounds great with movies, but sounds terrible with music. I keep the Arc in my movie room. The Bose sits in my family room. The Bose is also excellent for movies as long as you get the sub AND rears. The Bose without those sounds terrible. But if you complete the whole system it sounds amazing!! Especially with music. If you only want a soundbar (without sub or rears), then Sonos all day. If you can afford the whole system, then I would say go Bose.

[jfrtwo]

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.

[Chitown]

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!

[adamprestidge]

LOL 800 dollar sound bar with a TCL TV

[robinsaville]

Thanks for the review and information. I just purchased an ARC. Side note: was your lav mic even on?

[Kewlbob]

Any plans for a firmware update for this soundbar to support DTS:X?

[CaptainHoom]

can you please compare it with the Bose Soundbar 700?

[buzinesempire]

Between the sonos arc and the bose 900 sound bar which of this two sounds better?

[dennyyshmael]

Did you experience any audio sync delays when watching movies? Is there a way to adjust it?

[AdrianLopez-ptmd]

Would like to see the Sonos Arc Bowers Wilkins formation bar . Which is better and Why ?

[gonzaloarg]

Does my tv need to have dolby atmos to get the best sound with this soundbar? My tv has dolby digital plus

[justinclancy]

I went beam 2 ones and a sub almost same price but feel a more dynamic sound

[hamdc]

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.

[jaguar]

This bar is compatible with earc?, is that I see that it's just Arc. This or earc samsung Q90?