Sonos - Ultimate Immersive Set with Arc
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"If you get a Arc + Sub combo, absolutely. ... The first time we listened to Rocket Man mastered for Atmos on our setup, my wife and I both cried. ... It's unreal the power of that setup."
"It 100% fills the room much better than the old arc. Feels more like you are sitting in the bubble of sound is best way i can describe it ... Yeah my set up is 2 x era 300 as rears feels very immersive"
"Sounds a lot brighter/clearer than the regular Arc - this is a good thing (not so bright as to cause distortion). ... I do however appreciate the difference in clarity though so for me it's still a major win over the regular Arc."
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"Center channel is improved immensely and I don't need to use the "enhance audio" option on the Apple TV anymore - just a much better experience (this is the main reason why I wanted to upgrade and was not left disappointed). ... The biggest difference being vocals that are much clearer. This also makes dialogue much more perceptible when watching movies/TV series/YouTube."
"wow the difference was immediate. ... First movie down which was the new UHD Twister, omg I'm blown away I did not expect there to be the difference there is. 100% worth the upgrade ... I'm very impressed with it, honestly was skeptical that it would be an improvement but I'm glad to be proven wrong."
"If you get a Arc + Sub combo, absolutely. ... The first time we listened to Rocket Man mastered for Atmos on our setup, my wife and I both cried. ... It's unreal the power of that setup."
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"wow the difference was immediate. ... First movie down which was the new UHD Twister, omg I'm blown away I did not expect there to be the difference there is. 100% worth the upgrade ... I'm very impressed with it, honestly was skeptical that it would be an improvement but I'm glad to be proven wrong."
"makes PS5 gaming honestly better than headphones, because the balance is better (to my ears), the height is accurate, and it punches well."
"We’ve been so happy with the original arc, single sub (the new one) and pair of 300s in the corner of an odd shaped lounge room with a slanted 14ft ceiling, that we’ve considered upgrading this to an ultra and putting the arc in our bedroom. ... We tried the Sony HT, and it couldn’t overcome the corner and we needed a true center, the TV didn’t suffice."
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"Center channel is improved immensely and I don't need to use the "enhance audio" option on the Apple TV anymore - just a much better experience (this is the main reason why I wanted to upgrade and was not left disappointed). ... The biggest difference being vocals that are much clearer. This also makes dialogue much more perceptible when watching movies/TV series/YouTube."
"Sounds a lot brighter/clearer than the regular Arc - this is a good thing (not so bright as to cause distortion). ... I do however appreciate the difference in clarity though so for me it's still a major win over the regular Arc."
"the first thing that was evident on the Ultra is huge improvement on the voices. ... I put normal terrestrial Tv on via my supplier SKY tv and normally i have to have volume at around 15 with voice boost on for it to be clear, with the ultra its at 10 and no voice boost and crystal clear."
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"the speaker worked perfectly for the year or so I had it"
"work flawlessly with iOS app, for movies and music."
"My speakers never lost connection or had any other problems everything worked 100% perfect"
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"On mine the high ends for music are almost forced, the mids just aren't clean. ... I never hear a balanced middle. ... I need really clear high end, really full middle, balanced......it's never done that."
"Sonos's recent software upgrades to the arc have changed it's sound signature for the worse. ... It's now really trebel forward and similant. ... I just couldn't stand listening to it any more, so I sold it."
"If you don't have a sub and surrounds it's going to sound worse. The arc is not meant to be used in isolation ... Stand-alone bars will necessarily have shit bass and poor immersion. They don't have the necessary volume."
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"the soundbars have so many issues connecting that I don’t even want to use it anymore"
"the app that runs it is only 90% working ... if you happen to be an Android user, eat a dick cause your problems won't be fixed until Xmas."
"My biggest gripe is I had Google Assistant connected on my speakers (Arc + 2 Ones in Lounge, a 5 in kitchen and a Roam and a One elsewhere), and that's broken and I can't add it back on cos the new app is useless."
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"same tinny voice.again worst product from Sonos despite it is better than original arc ... Arc ultra is disappointing.same tinny voice as original arc ... Sonos not able to fix fundamental tinny voice issue even after adding extra drivers ... With Arc also they said same thing for tinny voice...no fix until end of its pathetic life cycle...Ultra started repeating the same ... Sonos can not do any correction if there is defect ...it is evident they could not able correct tinny voice and metallic sound with Arc for 5 years with original Arc Ultra also has same problem which also won't be corrected for next 5 yrs ... horrible tinny voice again with Ultra"
"The vocals (or maybe center channel are awful). ... Yes I have the voice boost on."
"have to turn on dialogue enhancement as a necessity"
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"The prices for wireless speakers/subwoofer that sync with a soundbar are outragious. ... 2000€ or more for a sonos arc ultra + sub + 2 rear speakers."
"the bar on its own is extremely underwhelming for the price."
"if I you have no interest in their other multi-room speakers or getting their Era300s as rears I would look elsewhere as there ’s better value for money in the purely soundbar space."
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"If you don't have a sub and surrounds it's going to sound worse. The arc is not meant to be used in isolation ... Stand-alone bars will necessarily have shit bass and poor immersion. They don't have the necessary volume."
"the Arc without a sub sucks"
"as soon as a movie comes in the Q990D slaps the Sonos for room filling sounds really full audio."
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