Overall Score 5.4 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
The Sonos Arc is a premium soundbar that offers a powerful and immersive home theater experience as it uses Dolby Atmos technology to create a virtual surround sound experience, bouncing sound off walls and ceilings.
Sonos Arc soundbar delivers clear, detailed audio, with clear dialogue, rich mid-tones, and crisp highs, it's easy to set up, connecting directly to your TV via HDMI, and also has built-in microphones for voice control using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
The Arc integrates seamlessly with your existing Sonos system for multi-room listening but, it doesn't have dedicated rear speakers, which may not be ideal for those seeking accurate surround sound.
Sonos Arc has a width of 1,140mm. The width indicates the horizontal measurement of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of TVs or get close.
Sonos Arc has a height of 87mm. Height represents the vertical measurement of a device, soundbars are often designed to be as thin as it can be to aesthetically complement a space.
Sonos Arc weighs 6,250g. We consider a lower weight better for the reason that lighter soundbars are easier to shift around the space. Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes transportation easier, even say for many other types of products.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the soundbar fills. Sonos Arc occupies 11,525.06cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar takes up just so as to confirm that it would fit with ease into the available space next to your other gadgets.
The depth of Sonos Arc is 116mm, to know the thickness of the soundbar you divide its volume by the soundbar's surface area(length by width)
When it comes to surround sound channels, you’re going to run across numbers in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number shows the total of main speakers, the second number represents the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the sum of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are commonly placed on the ceiling of the room containing the soundbar, but they may also just be upward-facing speakers within the soundbar itself.
The Sonos Arc having a sound output value of 5 indicates that it has 5 main speakers
Low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device reproduces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. Sonos Arc's lowest frequency is at 47.6Hz.
High-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device reproduces high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal on the way through. Sonos Arc's highest frequency is at 19,900Hz.
Sonos Arc has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI port can connect high-definition audio.
Sonos Arc has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you can connect at the same time several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows devices such as computers, and mobile devices .i.e smartphones and wearables to connect and interact with other devices on the internet, the Sonos Arc can connect to Wi-Fi.
Sonos Arc has an HDMI version of 2, newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
RJ-45 ports are used for Local Area Network (LAN) connections. With more ports, you can achieve increased bandwidth across a LAN, or connect to multiple networks. Sonos Arc has only 1 ports
Before you needed to connect an optical cable from your TV to the optical input of an audio device on top of the already connected HDMI cable to play all audio through a soundbar, now with ARC you can easily connect all these at a go from a compatible HDMI socket on your TV to an HDMI ARC socket on your soundbar.
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) carries audio over HDMI. ARC is only capable of carrying compressed 5.1 audio, but eARC has higher bandwidth and can carry uncompressed 7.1 audio, as well as formats such as DTS:X and full bitrate Dolby Atmos. It is available on the Sonos Arc
Sonos Arc is compatible with Google Assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Google Assistant-compatible devices.
Sonos Arc is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Alexa-compatible devices.
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that allows sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects. Sonos Arc has Dolby Atmos, which allows them to have immersive, 360-degree sound.
AirPlay allows wireless connection of Apple devices with external screens or speakers. You may stream computer screens, videos, and music from iOS devices, play games like on consoles, or present your slideshows easily on your device.
If a device supports Dolby Digital Plus it can deliver up to fourteen (14) different audio channels (sides) with improved bitrates, for much better sound quality. Sonos Arc supports Dolby digital plus
Sonos Arc supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.
There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Arc.