";s:4:"text";s:4386:" If your shoplist includes a single "smart" sound bar that does Dolby Atmos, then the Sonos Arc is the model to beat.Meanwhile 4K Blu-ray requires an even newer TV, one that supports eARC, to deliver Atmos to the Arc. I couldn’t evaluate Dolby Atmos on the Arc because I don’t have either: The fastest internet I can get where I live is about 16Mbps, and the mid-range 2017 Samsung QLED TV I use (specifically, model number QN55Q7FAMF) doesn’t support eARC. It looked best mounted to a wall. Even if you stream all your movies over the internet, it’s very hard to know if a TV that doesn’t support eARC will be capable of sending Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos metadata to the Arc. Either way, your TV will send audio information, including Dolby Atmos, to the Arc over an HDMI cable and all will be right with the world.The status LED will dim in accordance with the ambient light in the room, or you can turn it off altogether.Designed for use with larger TVs, the 45-inch wide Arc is an imposing yet elegant-looking soundbar, with a face that curves over a 270-degree angle (it’s available in black or white). Swiping across this surface moves you up and down your current playlist. In the opening scene, as the credits rolled and disembodied voices danced about the room, both the Sony and the Sonos offered crisp dialog and a super-wide soundstage. not if you are happy with what you have now. SponsoredPosts create an opportunity for an individual sponsor to provide insight and commentary from their point-of-view directly to our audience. The Sonos delivered a better sense of back-to-front motion as the pursuing War Boys lept over the camera on their bikes and cars.One of the main "features" of this soundbar, according to Sonos, is simplicity. Sure, you can buy soundbars that offer separate subs and a glut of features but none ooze the sophistication or the sonic clarity of the Sonos Arc. The fragmented Android device market doesn’t provide the level of predictability.If you have a recent-model smart TV, its built-in apps might even offer direct support for Dolby Atmos, so you won’t need a separate box. So not only will it support the bandwidth required to give you a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. The expectations are sky-high for the Sonos Arc. The $799 Arc is Sonos' first Dolby Atmos-capable soundbar, fulfilling years of customer requests.
This is the new soundbar from Sonos that will launch on June 10 – 2020. This soundbar supports Atmos content, which the Sonos Beam doesn't. It would sound better with the sub, sure, but you don't need it.The Sonos Arc is now the company's most expensive product, but it offers sound quality and convenience that none of the other Sonos soundbars can match. Two of the woofers are mounted on top to bounce height cues off your home theater’s ceiling, and two are mounted on end caps to reflect sound off your walls.The Sonos Arc is a great soundbar—with caveats. This didn’t make a noticeable difference in my wooden attic-like testing room, but the Arc already sounded pretty fantastic without tuning.The black model I tested (it also comes in white) blends in and disappears under my TV, despite it sitting slightly taller than the old Playbar at 3.4 inches. Capacitive touch controls on the center top of the speaker are provided for play/pause, volume up/down, and to mute the microphone array. The Sonos Arc is an exceptional soundbar, and not just because it supports the immersive audio format Dolby Atmos. The Sonos Arc has a single HDMI port. So for example, the TV remote will control all the functionalities of the Arc, ie; volume, mute, etc.If you take a look at the new Sonos Arc, you will see a slightly different design. The Arc is the first soundbar from Sonos that can handle Dolby Atmos sound, which is the latest surround sound technology. Even though they are both Sonos speakers, there is a difference. And with a price range that will be around $799, available in black or white.