Sonos Arc

248 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
sound (143)
usability (81)
design (34)
bass quality (10)
size (8)

Negative
price (29)
treble quality (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 248 reviews of Sonos Arc. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews. People are impressed by the reliability and bass quality. The design and usability also get good opinions. Comments about the connectivity and size are different, while there are some negative opinions about the treble quality and price.

sound, usability, design, bass quality, reliability

price, treble quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Sonos Arc is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 99/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : Simon Lucas (trustedreviews.com)

Sonos Arc

The Sonos Arc can do justice to cutting-edge movie soundtracks and music, making it yet another great-going-on-brilliant speaker

Expansive, well-defined and invigorating sound ; Good impression of audio height and width ; Fine spec ; Ample control options

Slightly bumpy frequency response ; Some treble stridency ; No MQA support

Able to do justice to cutting-edge movie soundtracks and music too, the Arc is yet another great-going-on-brilliant Sonos speaker

Jun, 2022

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Expert review by : Joel Burgess (techradar.com)

Sonos Arc review

The Sonos Arc is the company's biggest and beefiest soundbar even now, a few years on from its release. While we're not sure if the device gets its name from the HDMI interface it uses, the curved sound it pitches or the fact that it is perhaps,...

Dynamic and powerful sound Discrete all-in-one soundbar Superb with music or movies

No DTS/DTS:X support No HDMI passthrough Trueplay Tuning is iOS only

The Sonos Arc is an impressive and premium Dolby Atmos experience even without a subwoofer or extra speakers. New soundbars offer even better positional sound effects, but when it comes to dynamic audio that's perfectly clear from a single-box package,...

Feb, 2024

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Sonos Arc review

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022 winner. Sonos's first Dolby Atmos soundbar is still an absolute belter

Convincing Dolby Atmos ; Dynamic, detailed and controlled ; All of the usual Sonos smarts

Music could be better projected ; Some rivals sound weightier ; No HDMI pass-through ports

Simple to set up, lovely to live with and supremely capable, the Sonos Arc is a soundbar of rare quality

Oct, 2023

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Expert review by : Rik Henderson (pocket-lint.com)

Sonos Arc review: Dolby Atmos soundbar delivers big sound

With the Playbar released over eight years ago, a replacement is long overdue. Behold the Sonos Arc - a Dolby Atmos soundbar for a new generation.

Great Dolby Atmos performance ; Excellent sound even without extra height channels ; Alexa and Google Assistant on board ; Easy to setup and integrate with Sonos multiroom solution

Requires compatible TV for Dolby Atmos support ; No source input ; Only single-band (2.4GHz) Wi-Fi

Sonos has not only followed up its previous full-fledged soundbar offering, it has improved it in every way possible. The Arc is a superb Dolby Atmos soundbar – right up there with the best – and has all the bells and whistles of Sonos' multi-room...

Jun, 2021

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Expert review by : Chris Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Sonos Arc

With Dolby Atmos support and various smart features like eARC, the Sonos Arc is the premium soundbar to beat

Aug, 2020

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Expert review by : Jonathan Bray (expertreviews.co.uk)

Sonos Arc review: Ahead of the curve

Superbly composed and balanced sound but the Arc is hamstrung by its lack of inputs

Great sound quality ; Easy to use and set up ; Google Assistant and Alexa support

Slightly bright sound ; Only one HDMI connection

The Sonos Arc is a fabulous product. Indeed, it’s the best standalone soundbar in this price bracket I’ve listened to and it copes well with all types of source material. Atmos works well, dialogue is clear and it’s musical enough to be your main...

Jul, 2020

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Expert review by : Simon Lucas (stuff.tv)

Sonos Arc review

“Sonos finally gets around to inventing Dolby Atmos”

Wide, tall sound ; Impressive bass response ; Adept with music as well as movies ; Cracking control app (even in beta)

Treble has attitude ; Slightly uneven frequency response ; No MQA support

At last, Sonos is able to give you the big-screen sound to go with those big-screen pictures.

Jun, 2020

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Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.co.uk)

Sonos Arc review: The all-in-one Atmos soundbar to beat

If you're looking for a soundbar with voice assistants, multiroom music and other features, the Arc will float your boat.

Feature-packed including voice assistant and multiroom music

No Bluetooth streaming

Jun, 2020

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Expert review by : Torben Rasmussen (flatpanelshd.com)

Sonos Arc review

Sonos' first Dolby Atmos soundbar and first product on the S2 platform. Here's our review

Improved sound stage vs. Playbar ; Decent bass, clear vocals ; Dolby Atmos support via eARC ; Expandable: Rear speakers & subwoofer ; Sonos multi-room

No HDMI input (only eARC) ; Unconvincing Atmos ; Lacks mid-range control ; Choice of materials

Jun, 2020

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Expert review by : Richard Goodwin (knowyourmobile.com)

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The SONOS Arc is a massively powerful soundbar from one of the biggest audio brands in the business. But is the SONOS Arc worth the asking price? Let's find out… If you're keen on improving the audio performance of your TV, dropping the best part of...

Jun, 2022

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