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ovy
Contributor I
June 14, 2025

I might bought defective refusrbished arc from sonos

I suppose my refurbished arc bought on sonos shop might be defective as I completely can’t hear the atmos power. I performed the Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 check via Dolby app on xbox and there is no difference between channels e.g. top rear surround and top front surround . Every channel produces sound from front. nothing on top/behind…

 

and of course I performed Trueplay optimization 

 

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14 replies

Prodigy I
June 14, 2025

It might be because you have the Arc in a close place, try to leave space for the speakers on the top and in the rears. Put the Arc in this case in the part above, at the same height as you TV, where I can see have space :)

ovy
ovyAuthor
Contributor I
June 14, 2025

ok I have moved the arc as you suggested - no difference 🥲

Prodigy I
June 14, 2025

Try to run the trueplay again, and also, view in the app if the source is Dolby Atmos, if not obviously the sound wouldn't hear as Atmos :)

ovy
ovyAuthor
Contributor I
June 14, 2025

i did the trueplay again, both sonos app and the tv shows ATMOS. Still nothing has changed ;)

 

Prodigy I
June 14, 2025

So I think you need to call the support to check this, and also try this folder with sounds in Atmos 9.1.6, so can be a little more real idk.

Prodigy III
June 15, 2025

i did the trueplay again, both sonos app and the tv shows ATMOS. Still nothing has changed ;)

 

Does your Sonos ‘now playing’ screen (with the big TV icon) show Dolby Atmos is playing when you’re playing this test content? That is crucial in this discussion.

ovy
ovyAuthor
Contributor I
June 15, 2025

i did the trueplay again, both sonos app and the tv shows ATMOS. Still nothing has changed ;)

 

Does your Sonos ‘now playing’ screen (with the big TV icon) show Dolby Atmos is playing when you’re playing this test content? That is crucial in this discussion.

yes it does 

Prodigy III
June 15, 2025

Edit - sorry, misread…!

Prodigy III
June 15, 2025

Do you subscribe to Apple Music or Amazon Music? If so, search for Dolby Labs and play some of their speaker test albums which have test tones, and see if that demonstrates Atmos better/properly.

Also adjust the height setting in the Arc’s settings in the app to ensure it’s set to high enough. The bounce off the ceiling is important for Atmos.

ovy
ovyAuthor
Contributor I
June 18, 2025

no, spotify only. 

height settings is set to 8/10. and actually a difference is subtle and doesn’t affect atmos effect