Sonos S36 "Fury" Entry-Level Sound Bar

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/4/23056593/sonos-ray-soundbar-name-features-price-leak

@Simmz called it.  We have a winner!

Here’s  additional news; with actual images of the device.  Confirms optical port on the rear.  Also shows a tapered back end and mounting points in the back

It would be great to see the option of using two Rays in the vertical orientation as a stereo pair and being able to stream Dolby Atmos music to the Rays from the Sonos app.

darn, seems like if I were to get a pair for surround, it would have to be mounted - I’d like a vertical stand so I can use them where I currently place my Play:3’s on top of. 

Agreed,  and based on that picture, it certainly won’t be able to stand vertically on any side tables, like I’ve done in the past with PLAY:1s.
 

Should be an interesting time for makers of stands/mounts, which includes at this point, Sonos, I believe. The question then becomes if they’ve shared some info with other makers, such as Sanus and Flexson, etc. 

For Atmos, I assume you mean when bonded as surrounds with a Beam/Arc, right?  I can’t imagine this will do atmos music as stereo pair.  It could cover 2 fronts and 2 height channels at the most as a pair.  No center or rear channels...unless they do some psychoacoustics like they do with the Beam.

I was think there would surely be an option to add floor stands or table stands….but maybe not.  The speaker layout is symmetrically, pointing left/right when laying horizontal.  In vertical position, that means it has up firing speakers AND down firing speakers.  So perhas the intention is that these would need to placed above seating height (maybe 5-6 ft)  so rear channels point down to the main listening position?  Just guessing.  That may actually improve the height channels if the speaker is placed higher as well.  And still guessing the distance between back wall and seating area could be shorter...which is the case for a lot of living rooms I’d guess.

If that’s the case then wall mount is pretty much the only option as surrounds….or a really tall floor stand.

Do I get a free one for getting it right. 😅

You get 15-30% off, if you own an existing older Sonos speaker.  😁

Well the ones will be placed elsewhere in the house if this is true. Based on the pictures I'm still not confident they will be able to be used as rears. Just the design, the size the shape... Even the badge would look odd when rotated unless it can also be moved. I'm trying to stay positive though and hope that these will be new upfiring Atmos rears. Sadly if it's not true then my Sonos days are over, as I just want that extra immersive experience which unfortunately the current rears can't provide. 

More leaks.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/5/23058306/sonos-ray-leaked-marketing-images