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Avid Contributor I
July 2, 2020
Question

harsh sound on dialogue on new sonos arc soundbar

I have just purchased new Sonos arc soundbar. The dialogue appears a little harsh at times. Is this normal?

 

 

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    Lead Maestro
    July 2, 2020

    It could be related to the harsh treble users have been reporting. See this thread: https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/sonos-arc-metallic-sound-6843110

    You could always try redoing TruePlay with a different iOS device to see if it makes a difference.

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
    Avid Contributor I
    July 2, 2020

    Thank you for your reply. I used my iPad for tuning. I might just keep retuning to see if it improves.

    lt’s not terribly bad,but needs improvement.I hope Sonos comes up with an answer.

    Lyricist III
    July 6, 2020

    Same problem here, harsh birght sounds on dialogue. even with trueplay disabled.

    Avid Contributor I
    July 6, 2020

    Sonos are aware of the problem.l just hope they have a fix soon for it.

    Lyricist III
    July 6, 2020

    Sonos are aware of the problem.l just hope they have a fix soon for it.

     

    Did you have contact with them? Do they admit there is something wrong? 

    Avid Contributor I
    July 6, 2020

    I rang tech support and they suggested a few adjustments which made little improvement.They are aware of problem through this forum.

    Fill in form . Make them aware of problem. I guess the more complaints they get the better.

    Lyricist III
    July 6, 2020

    I did fill in the form

    Lyricist III
    July 6, 2020

    I rang tech support and they suggested a few adjustments which made little improvement.They are aware of problem through this forum.

    Fill in form . Make them aware of problem. I guess the more complaints they get the better.

     

    What where those adjustments?

    Avid Contributor I
    July 6, 2020

    Toggle around with voice control and the Night on and off. Neither made any real difference.l have treble right down now and the loud switch off. A small difference,but still too bright .

    Trending Lyricist I
    July 6, 2020

    Set the treble to -8 or -9 but keep loudness on and trueplay on… at least the sound becomes bearable for a 2 hr movie lol