“With Dolby Atmos and voice A.I., the Sonos Arc is the Swiss Army knife of soundbars.”

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

The impressive Sonos Arc takes the best parts of the company's other soundbars and combines them into one Dolby Atmos-compatible package.

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 Sonos Arc delivers five-star spatial sound, but it's not replacement for a true Dolby Atmos surround system on its own, and there are some lacking features

Fantastic tall; wide Dolby Atmos audio; Excellent with music too; Great streaming and smart features

Just one HDMI port; Can't match a full surround Atmos system; Adding a sub is so expensive

Sonos Arc: Superbly composed and balanced sound but the Arc is hamstrung by its lack of inputs

Great sound quality; Easy to use and set up; Google Assistant and Alexa support

Slightly bright sound; Only one HDMI connection

Sonos' latest flagship TV room is a top-end home cinema addition

Simple and slick to set up and use; Expansive Dolby Atmos sound; Numerous streaming options; Class-leading app

Not cheap; Can get aggressive at the top end; Some very capable competition; You might need a new TV

Sonos continues to expand its home theater speaker selection with the Arc soundbar. The Arc combines the voice assistant support of the $399 Sonos Beam with the power of the $599 Sonos Playbar in a single $799 package, adding Dolby Atmos compatibility with directional tweeters in the process. It’s an impressive soundbar on its own, and you can easily integrate it in an existing Sonos multi-room system or pair it with other other Sonos speakers for a truly impressive surround sound setup. Its terrific audio performance and flexibility earn it our Editors' Choice for high-end soundbars.Design and Features The Arc features sleek curves for a more modern look than the angular Playbar. Available in black or white, it’s a 45-inch-long oval cylinder measuring 4.3 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall, with a rounded metal grille that runs around the entire front and top. The only flat surfaces are the back panel, so the soundbar can be mounted on a wall, and the bottom, which holds a wide rubb...

The impressive Sonos Arc takes the best parts of the company's other soundbars and combines them into one Dolby Atmos-compatible package.

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

Superbly composed and balanced sound but the Arc is hamstrung by its lack of inputs

Great sound quality; Easy to use and set up; Google Assistant and Alexa support;

Slightly bright sound; Only one HDMI connection;

When Sonos debuted its first soundbar, the $699 Playbar in 2013, it received well-deserved praise. As a dead-simple, but somewhat pricey way to give your TV a massive audio upgrade, it succeeded on just about all but one front: The decision on Sonos’ part to equip the Playbar with a single optical input meant the Playbar would forever be locked out of the expanding world of surround formats like Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Atmos — something reviewers noted at the time as a drawback to an otherwise superb product. Seven years later, Sonos has returned to the full-size home theater soundbar arena with the $799 Arc, a Dolby Atmos-capable speaker that shows off everything the company has learned since the Playbar’s debut. Did Sonos push the envelope far enough this time, or has it simply played catchup? Let’s take a look. I’ve said before that when it comes to soundbars, the best designs draw no attention to themselves at all. After all, your visual focus should be on your ...

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;

Superbly composed and balanced sound but the Arc is hamstrung by its lack of inputs

Great sound quality; Easy to use and set up; Google Assistant and Alexa support;

Slightly bright sound; Only one HDMI connection;

Superbly composed and balanced sound but the Arc is hamstrung by its lack of inputs

Great sound quality; Easy to use and set up; Google Assistant and Alexa support;

Slightly bright sound; Only one HDMI connection;