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Ravica3
Chromatic Producer I
December 24, 2020
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Atmos Surrounds Possibility?

I know Sonos does not release any of it's future plans but I'm just wondering about future speakers.

Does any suspect or think Sonos may offer Atmos enabled rear surround speakers. I see quite a few brands have Atmos sound bars plus Atmos Surrounds.

I'm adding more Sonos speakers to my home but If rather just move my current Sonos One's that are currently surrounds to other locations in my home if there is any hope of new surrounds coming.  Do I want to play the waiting game or take chance and purchase new speakers now 

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    GuitarSuperstarAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    December 26, 2020

    The height effect of the Sonos Arc is pretty subtle even with standard, flat 8 ft ceilings. Many even complain about not hearing it at all. Surrounds with upfiring speakers would help create a more convincing height effect especially for people with larger rooms. Plus it would help Sonos sell more speakers. I would replace my pair of Play:1 surrounds in a heartbeat if Sonos offered Ones with upward firing speakers.

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    Carloscdk
    Contributor I
    March 8, 2021

    I am agree. It won’t  be for many people for sure, but for those who are movie lovers like myself would be great. Maybe is to much ask for now, I just hope it will possible and hopefully not so far into the future 😁 

     

    PerthPhil
    Lyricist I
    May 18, 2021

    Why not have the Arc send signals to a 3rd and 4th set of speakers (downward firing Amp / In-Ceiling combination) and then turn off / tone down the upward firing on Arc or sync as necessary, depending on the in-ceiling pair(s).  All the hardware exists to do that right now.  

    I for example have a set of CWM684s in the wall behind powered by a Sonos Amp and two sets of CCM684s in the ceiling waiting for a Denon Amp to be installed, but if I could power them with another couple of Sonos Amps then I would abandon my Denon and have a true 5.2.4 Atmos (two Subs)!

    All software…?

    Naekyr
    Enthusiast II
    May 19, 2021

    If you asked me last week if I wanted a play one  surround speaker with Atmos upfiring drivers Is have said yes please because I've always felt the height affects from Arc to be nearly non existent for me 

     

    that was until s2 13.1 was released and now I've found that actually the Atmos height affects from the ARC soundbar into be actually very good, the problem was that the volume was way too low and so the other channels drowned out the height channel sound - but now that I'm able to increase the volume it sounds great 

     

    as an example, when I play the Dolby Nature Atmos demo file, the scene where it rains it should sound like rain falling on your head. It has never before with the ARC, it sounded basically just like the Playbar in that the rain sounds all around but never above. Now I've gone and jacked up the height channel volume and for the first time since I got the ARC it actually sounds like rain is falling on my head and it's amazing 

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      StevenFang
      Avid Contributor I
      August 1, 2021

      My current TV have limit for ATMOS experience and currently 5.1 at the moment.. I wonder if change TV only can elevate this experience too. 

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      August 1, 2021

      You don’t necessarily have to change the TV. Look at the threads about the HD Fury Arcana device, which can split out the Atmos signal before it reaches your TV set. 

      Bruce
      StevenFang
      Avid Contributor I
      August 1, 2021

      Thanks for your sharing. But Im connecting to Netflix only through TV connection, how to use it ?  It is suppose to connect with other devices maybe then to soundbar and TV. But interesting stuff. 

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      August 1, 2021

      Reread the FAQs on the HD Fury website. It’s possible, based on the diagrams, to get output from the TV into the Arcana device. Convoluted, but if you’d rather not buy a new TV….

      Bruce
      Ravica3Author
      Chromatic Producer I
      August 1, 2021

      I purchased a Chromecast with Google TV. Not only do I love the interface and how it brings all your steaming services together, it also supports Dolby Atmos. I can get Dolby Atmos with Netflix as well as Amazon Prime and Disney+. If Atmos is your is your only concern there may be better options for you but I had a few others issues that it also solved. Not bad for $50 in my opinion. 

      StevenFang
      Avid Contributor I
      August 2, 2021

      Was reading on material https://hdfury.com

      kindly enlighten as my source to Netflix is Sony KDL W904A. 
       

       

      StevenFang
      Avid Contributor I
      August 2, 2021

      Newbie here. Sorry for my poor communication. Actually my existing TV don’t have EARC KDL w904a from Sony. However currently connected with Sonos ARC and received 5.1 Dolby Digital only. 
       

      im not sure how to connect for HD Fury or Chromecast Ultra as read this morning. It is possible? I think so far Apple TV 4K is possible because this device can receive Netflix signal and direct connection to soundbar. 
       

      kindly advise me further if I miss out some essential information too. 

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