I have had various home theatre options over the years, starting with a Yamaha standalone amp with Mission speakers and for the last year LG SN11RG with Atmos etc. I very rarely notice any real movement of sound with perhaps the occasional tinkle from the rear speakers. My TV room has a chimney breast with an alcove to the left of the TV, a door to the right, textured ceiling above and an RSJ across the bay window where I normally sit to watch TV. Am I ever likely to experience moving sound. I have heard Sonos arc in a shop and it sounded great - but in my experience the room has more effect on the perceived surround sound than the speakers. Is there a way of loaning or renting the Sonos Arc to try out and see if its any better than what I have. My existing system sounds excellent specially for films with dolby Atmos but I am guessing a Sonos arc with a sub would probably sound at least as good. I do not want to purchase the Sonos only to find its not that different to what I already have although it must be said my Sonos one is amazing.
Sonos do offer a ‘no quibble’ 45 day return policy, in some countries, if you’re not happy with their products, that’s if you purchase direct from Sonos.com - see this link:
https://www.sonos.com/en-us/legal/terms?#return-policy (see link bottom left of page)
I don’t understand your comment: “Am I ever likely to experience moving sound” Yes, the room and speaker deployment in the room are very important..
As a reality check for your home, can you play the same movie that was used in the ARC demo?
Ken Griffiths - I wasnt aware of the 45 day return policy. That is excellent news - thanks.
Buzz what is the name of the arc demo and is it on Netflix, Prime or is it here on the Sonos website?
I did listen to a friends very old Bose system in his odd shaped room and the film Gladiator was amazing with arrows flying past in sound motion - so it is possible. I suppose I just doubt the quality for bouncing sounds off the wall and ceiling. My system has numerous speakers with even the rear boxes featuring forward and upwards facing speakers but as mentioned I just don’t hear helicopters whirring overhead, bullets flying past or cars screeching around the room. At the moment my LG TV is out of order and I have been waiting since early december for repair! But it will work for about 30 minutes before it crashes so could still try the demo
There are a couple of Dolby Atmos test files here;
http://media.developer.dolby.com/Atmos/MP4/Universe_Fury2.mp4
http://media.developer.dolby.com/Atmos/MP4/shattered-3Mb.mp4
https://download.dolby.com/us/en/test-tones/dolby-test-tones_5_1_2.mp4
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