Testseek.com have collected 150 expert reviews of the Sonos Arc soundbar and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos Arc soundbar.
June 2020
(86%)
150 Reviews
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The editors liked
Full
Immersive sound
Wide stereo field for music listening
Full Atmos support for movies
AirPlay 2 support and easy setup
Large sound field with powerful bass
Even without a subwoofer
Supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
Can easily be expanded with satellites and a subwoofer
Dolby Atmos compatibility with angled tweeters
Exceptional audio quality for the price
Can be expanded with a wireless subwoofer and surround speakers
Your choice of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant
Best-in-class multi-room audio features (plus support for AirPlay 2)
Attractive
Curved design
Clear vocals and focused sound
Strong
Sonos-quality bass
Alexa and Google Assistant built-in
Meshes with existing Sonos systems
Big
Room-filling sound
Dolby Atmos support
Low-profile build
Easy to set up and use
Incredible sound and precision Dolby Atmos
Substantial bass
Even without additional sub
HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support
Sleek design
EARC is more future-proofed
Runs Sonos S2
Smart features like IR repeater and auto-dimming LED
Sleek and very well-built design
Supports Atmos
Great stereo soundstage
Excellent audio quality for TV and music
Handsome design should blend into most decor
Trueplay auto-tuning takes the pain out of EQ setup
Sounds even better with easily-added wireless rear speakers
Excellent sound for everything from Dolby Atmos movies to jazz piano
All-in-one unit doesn't need a subwoofer
Feature-packed including voice assistant and multiroom music
Improved sound stage vs. Playbar
Decent bass
Clear vocals
Dolby Atmos support via eARC
Expandable
Rear speakers & subwoofer
Sonos multi-room
Stellar sound for music and TV
Dolby Atmos
Automatically adjusts to content and additional speakers
Exceptional sound
Mimics true surround-sound quite well
Multiple sound modes
Alexa/Google Assistant built-in
The editors didn't like
As wide as many 60inch TVs
The Arc's 45inch width may prove too wide for some setups and stands
No HDMI passthrough makes Atmos a trick for many setups
The $799 price tag makes it a very considered purchase
Expensive
Only works with pricey Sonos subwoofer
Relies too heavily on the capabilities of the TV it will be connected to
Only one HDMI port
No support for any DTS codecs
Very large
Pricey
Plastic body really attracts dust
Atmos can be difficult to set up
Best support is dependant on TV specs
May be too large for smaller TVs
Larger open rooms may not result in the best surround experience
Compression artifacts at max volume
No full EQ
The Dolby Atmos ecosystem is frustratingly patchy
Only compatible with other speakers running Sonos S2
Can't add dedicated overhead speakers for Atmos
Single HMDI eARC port limits Atmos
More expensive than other single-bar competitors
No Bluetooth streaming
No HDMI input (only eARC)
Unconvincing Atmos
Lacks mid-range control
Choice of materials
A single HDMI input
Expansion gets pricey quickly
Sound favors treble at high volumes
Summary
Sonos has finally given us an upgrade to the Playbar
And it's impressive. The Arc has an improved design
Published: 2020-06-04, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Large sound field with powerful bass, even without a subwoofer, Supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, Can easily be expanded with satellites and a subwoofer, Dolby Atmos compatibility with angled tweeters,
Expensive, Only works with pricey Sonos subwoofer
The impressive Sonos Arc takes the best parts of the company's other soundbars and combines them into one Dolby Atmos-compatible package...
Exceptional audio quality for the price, Can be expanded with a wireless subwoofer and surround speakers, Your choice of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, Best-in-class multi-room audio features (plus support for AirPlay 2)
Relies too heavily on the capabilities of the TV it will be connected to, Only one HDMI port, No support for any DTS codecs
The Sonos Arc is a great soundbar, but it would be even better if it had two HDMI ports to get around the limitations of TVs that lack eARC support...
Published: 2020-06-04, Author: Ty , review by: cnet.com
Excellent sound for everything from Dolby Atmos movies to jazz piano, All-in-one unit doesn't need a subwoofer, Feature-packed including voice assistant and multiroom music
Single HMDI eARC port limits Atmos, More expensive than other single-bar competitors, No Bluetooth streaming
Published: 2020-06-04, Author: Kate , review by: tomsguide.com
Attractive, curved design, Clear vocals and focused sound, Strong, Sonos-quality bass, Alexa and Google Assistant built-in, Meshes with existing Sonos systems
Expensive, Very large
If you’re a Sonos fan with some money to spend, you won’t find a more satisfying soundbar than the Arc. Its Dolby Atmos support and speech enhancement feature bring the movie theater experience to your living room, plus it looks sleeker than a lot of its...
Big, room-filling sound, Dolby Atmos support, Low-profile build, Easy to set up and use
Pricey, Plastic body really attracts dust, Atmos can be difficult to set up
Source: Daniel Bader / Android CentralThere aren't many straight-up competitors to the Sonos Arc that offer as many features in as accessible a package. You have some products, the $799 Bose Soundbar 700, that is almost all the way there but lacks Atmos s...
Published: 2020-06-04, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Excellent audio quality for TV and music, Handsome design should blend into most decor, Trueplay auto-tuning takes the pain out of EQ setup, Sounds even better with easily-added wireless rear speakers
The Dolby Atmos ecosystem is frustratingly patchy, Only compatible with other speakers running Sonos S2, Can't add dedicated overhead speakers for Atmos
As with so many Sonos products before it, part of Arc's charm is its convenience. One speaker, one power cable, one HDMI cable – all three of which are in the box – and in theory you're up and running. Any subsequent frustration comes from the nature of t...
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
With Arc, Sonos has launched its first Dolby Atmos-capable product and the ability to wirelessly connect rear speakers and a subwoofer to the soundbar make it versatile choice with a reasonable starting price, although the full package is as expensive as...
Published: 2020-06-04, Author: Billy , review by: engadget.com
Stellar sound for music and TV, Dolby Atmos, Automatically adjusts to content and additional speakers,
A single HDMI input, Expansion gets pricey quickly, Sound favors treble at high volumes, Summary, Sonos has finally given us an upgrade to the Playbar, and it's impressive. The Arc has an improved design, modern features and stellar sound. Like the Beam,
Sonos has finally given us an upgrade to the Playbar, and it's impressive. The Arc has an improved design, modern features and stellar sound. Like the Beam, it only has one HDMI port, which will be an issue for some. However, if you have a TV that support...
Abstract: TVs have certainly gotten thinner, slimmer and lighter, but all of that fat-trimming has come with one major casualty: audio fidelity. Built-in TV speakers today are often times much worse than they were on flat-panels that came to market back in 2005-10...
