Sonos S36 "Fury" Entry-Level Sound Bar

Article does seem speculative. And I’d be interested, if it was indeed possible to be used as half of a surround speaker, to see the stands designed for that use, as I concur that 21 inches seems long/tall. And agree that if that was indeed the case, I’d have thought upward firing might have been a bigger consideration….if you knew the orientation it was to be used in.

All that being said, I can absolutely see it as a perfect device for those with older and smaller TVs that only have an optical output, and not HDMI ARC. 

We’ll have to see about the veracity of that article, and if Sonos folks ever share advanced information with the Verge in the future ;)

Sonos actually contributed to the article, so I think that confirms it’s real.  Also, I think the reason for use as surround channel duty is that it has side firing speakers that would function as height channels in the vertical orientation.  Assuming that last point is true, Sonos wouldn’t need to create Ones with height channels, and this thing probably looks better mounted on a wall than a One does.  If there’s a table stand, wondering the stand will allow you to adjust it to change speaker angles.

edit: I was wrong.  Sonos didn’t contribute to the article.  They had no comment.

If the news is true here, then (after I’ve checked things out with a tape measure) I would certainly consider purchasing one of these for use with the small TV in our Kitchen, as we already have 2x Sonos One’s in that area, plus the ‘old’ 28” TV has optical/no Arc port - so it seems ideal for that use-case, particularly if all can be ‘bonded’ together.

Even better, if I can perhaps also keep using ‘Alexa’ on the ‘Ones’ when their acting as surrounds.

Using two as vertical surrounds … I just can’t see SWMBO allowing me to fix two of these Soundbars vertical to our Lounge wall as surrounds to our Arc, but maybe if there is a ‘nice’ stand that holds them in that orientation I might take a closer look at that option.

Might consider for surrounds if it truly does 5.1.4 

One of the commenters on the verge article mentioned they would use it outdoors.  While not outdoor rated, it’s size and price might make more sense.

These would be some mega big surround speakers, but if it makes the Atmos bubble insane, then shut up and take my money. 😂

They could even allow them as fronts as well, seeing how they are going to be vertical. 

In addition to an Arc or Beam upfront?  That would be interesting, but would mean connecting 2 more speakers wireless, 4 more audio channels.

Yeah, so arc / beam as the center channel, two of these "fury's" vertical each side of the arc / beam, then two as rears. 

Would probably be overkill for a lot of people's rooms, but it would be one hell of a system. 

Only thing that is disappointing after reading again, says there are no internal mics. Means there won't be like a auto calibration and seems trueplay is here to stay sigh. 

Worth noting that this would easily be the cheapest Sonos device woth some sort of physical input.  Next closest are the Port and Beam at $450. Even if your source is analog, a converter to optical isn't going to cost you $200.