Sonos Arc

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

Excellent surround sound ; Easy and simple setup ; Decent Dolby Atmos from a single speaker ; Choice of Alexa or Google Assistant

No HDMI inputs ; Not ideal for all music genres

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

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,...

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

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.

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...

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

Sleek and very well-built design. Supports Atmos. Great stereo soundstage.

Compression artifacts at max volume. No full EQ.

The Sonos Arc is good for mixed usage. It's a premium standalone bar suitable for everything from music to movies to TV shows. Right out of the box, dialogue is clear and accurate, and instruments are reproduced with fidelity. It also supports many...