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Greglic
Contributor I
February 18, 2023

Poor sound quality from ARC + SUB

  • February 18, 2023
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I recentlly buyed Sonos ARC with SUB and to be honest sound quality can be compared to 150€ home cinema systems. I had before Sony DTR 1080 reciever with DALI SUB and speakers. Comparing to this setup is like day and night. I was expecting much more from SONOS for this amount of money. If there will be no update I’m allready thinking to go to other brand. SONOS please fix this as soon as possible.

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106rallye
106rallye
February 18, 2023

If Sonos wanted to fix anything after your message, what would they need to look at? The statement “poor sound quality” does not really give any clues to what you are missing (and could be very personal).

buzz
buzz
Grand Maestro
February 18, 2023

Is the “Poor sound quality” mostly a cinema or stereo music issue? Soundbars image differently compared to discrete speakers.

The Girt
Prominent Collaborator I
February 18, 2023

I added a gen 2 recently & then a sub mini, WOW what a difference,  think you need to check on certain things, can't believe you think it sounds like a €150 system. Good luck.

punter16
Trending Lyricist I
February 18, 2023

Typically, a standard receiver and stand-alone speakers will sound better than a Sonos Sub/Arc...but at what cost?

 

Your listed receiver sold for $600.00 when it came out 6 years ago and it would sell for $800-$1000 now. Without knowing the model numbers of your Dali set-up, you could possibly have $1000s in speakers. The Sonos Arc/Sub do have set-up considerations that can improve the sound vastly. Following some basic tenets (Sub in corner if possible, speaker to edge of stand if sitting on top of something, run Trueplay, etc.) may help you out.

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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
February 18, 2023

@Greglic Are you playing 5.1 audio content? What audio format does the Sonos app display when playing 5.1 audio? Are you sure the audio settings on your TV are set to the optimal settings? Have you performed Trueplay tuning and adjusted the EQ settings?

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GreglicAuthor
Contributor I
February 18, 2023

I dont know If you can disanle 5.1 on spotify. Music play is terrible

 

GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
February 18, 2023

I dont know If you can disanle 5.1 on spotify. Music play is terrible

 

The Arc isn’t known to be a great music speaker. And it doesn’t help that Spotify has mediocre audio quality. The Arc shines when playing 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio. Try using a different music streaming service and testing TV shows and films with 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
106rallye
106rallye
February 18, 2023

Spotify is never 5.1….

GreglicAuthor
Contributor I
February 23, 2023

Typically, a standard receiver and stand-alone speakers will sound better than a Sonos Sub/Arc...but at what cost?

 

Your listed receiver sold for $600.00 when it came out 6 years ago and it would sell for $800-$1000 now. Without knowing the model numbers of your Dali set-up, you could possibly have $1000s in speakers. The Sonos Arc/Sub do have set-up considerations that can improve the sound vastly. Following some basic tenets (Sub in corner if possible, speaker to edge of stand if sitting on top of something, run Trueplay, etc.) may help you out.

I dont know If you can disanle 5.1 on spotify. Music play is terrible

 

The Arc isn’t known to be a great music speaker. And it doesn’t help that Spotify has mediocre audio quality. The Arc shines when playing 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio. Try using a different music streaming service and testing TV shows and films with 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio.

Problem is music play. What do you think of sonos amp with Dali speakers. Whoud this improve music quality

GreglicAuthor
Contributor I
February 23, 2023

I dont know If you can disanle 5.1 on spotify. Music play is terrible

 

The Arc isn’t known to be a great music speaker. And it doesn’t help that Spotify has mediocre audio quality. The Arc shines when playing 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio. Try using a different music streaming service and testing TV shows and films with 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio.

How can I do that. Maybe try to play from tv source?

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