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I’ve recently purchased the Sonos Arc Ultra. I bought the latest David Gilmour and Peter Gabriel albums for their Atmos mixes. However, the vocals on both albums sound like they were recorded in echoey caves. Horrible. They sound fine on normal stereo mixes. To say I’m disappointed is a major understatement. Is there any particular setting on the soundbar that could improve matters. 

Make sure that the TV speakers are muted.

What source are you using for the music?

What does the App's now-playing screen show for the format?

What music, album/track?

 

I use Amazon Music Unlimited here and while most Atmos content sounds great some is bad, so e unlistenable. 

Thanks for replying. 
Initially I was playing Dolby Atmos mixes from the latest Blu-ray albums from David Gilmour and Peter Gabriel. According to the app the playback was atmos but I thought that the vocals on each album were very quiet and echoey to the point of being barely audible. 
Then, more music would come in very loud. There didn’t appear to be any balance. One minute I could barely hear anything and the next I was having to turn down the volume. 
Then I tried playing the same albums from Apple Music using the Sonos app with more or less the same disappointing results. 
Is Atmos music supposed to sound like this or is it a case that the arc ultra can’t decipher Atmos very well. 
I’m using the arc ultra with a mini sub and two Sonos SL as rear speakers.   

Make sure that the TV speakers are muted.

Thanks for replying. 
My tv is set to allow sound only to come from the soundbar. 

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