Sonos

Arc Ultra

Sonos Arc Ultra

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TL;DR: Immersive Atmos, strong bass, but pricey and weak for music.

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Sentiment score72% positive
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Last updated: Jun 17, 2026

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Reddit Icon180thMeridian
6 months ago

Sonos with dual subs. I have two 300's, Arc Ultra and two subs connected to my LG G4 65".

6 months ago

I run a Sonos Arc Ultra, two subs and two ERA 300's. Great sound.

6 months ago

There are Samsung haters and Sonos haters as well as, fan boys. I did my own research and for the past almost 2 years have been running a Sonos system: Arc Ultra, two subs (3&4), two ERA 300's into my LG G4 65" TV. From my perspective, I nailed it. Last week we had another out-of-town family member mentioned it sounded like a movie theater while we watched a movie on Netflix. I also use it for gaming and the sound as you can imagine, is pretty great.

Reddit Icon1oser
11 months ago

Go to Best Buy and demo the arc ultra w/o sub. Sono’s app has built in toggle for speech enhancement with low/medium/high/ultra options

Reddit Icon2PhotoKaz
7 months ago

I just bought an ultra. Sound is amazing but surround effects are not great. It probably depends somewhat on room layout.

Reddit Icon420long420
6 months ago

For me the sub is absolutely mandatory for the arc or arc ultra. The drivers are so small

6 months ago

For me the sub is absolutely mandatory for the arc or arc ultra. The drivers are so small

Reddit Icon620neofaction
7 months ago

Here is my go: I have a Sonos system consisting of: arc, 2 300s and a sub gen3. I upgraded the arc to ultra and was honestly underwhelmed. I then added a second sub, a gen 4 sub (in addition to my gen 3 sub). Hands down; the second sub is an ”OMG” upgrade. I had no idea that the second sub add would make such a difference. I am all in on telling people to add a second sub now.

Reddit Icon7e7en87
10 months ago

Sonos beam gen2+sub mini is most reccomended best buy and goes perfect with Sony tv's. I'm personally big fan of this combo. If You wanna premium sound than Sonos Arc ultra and sub 4.

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