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Meet Arc, Brilliant sound for your TV

Extraordinary sound meets elegant design

Eleven high-performance drivers, including custom elliptical woofers and precisely angled side tweeters, produce vivid detail and impressive bass for home cinema and music streaming. Arc's upward-firing drivers create a multi-dimensional soundstage that moves around you, rendering every whisper and explosion with dramatic clarity, detail, and depth.

With its elongated shape, soft profile, and seamless façade, Arc discreetly mounts to the wall or sits beneath the TV without pulling focus. When mounted, a magnetic sensor detects the orientation and smartly adjusts the EQ to temper bass resonance.

Arc’s sound was specially tuned with the help of Oscar-winning sound engineers to emphasize the human voice so you can always follow the story. The advanced processing creates five phased-array channels that masterfully deliver sound to your ears from all directions at the exact right moment. Use enhanced Trueplay tuning technology to optimize the sound for the unique acoustics of your room, even calibrating the height channels for precise localization.

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You can also make a surround sound setup with a pair of our surround capable Sonos speakers, such as a pair of Sonos Ones, or amplify it all with a Sub for an extraordinary surround experience.

Some more details on Sonos Arc:

Simple to set-up. Plug Arc into power and then connect it to your TV using the HDMI-ARC cord. Bring your phone up to Arc to automatically pair and securely transfer WiFi credentials using near-field communication (NFC).
HDMI eARC. Increased bandwidth supports high-quality audio and has lip-sync compensation built in.
Dolby Atmos. Play Atmos and Atmos-encoded audio to play from your collection and favorite services through your TV’s HDMI ARC or eARC connection.
Ambient light sensor. Arc detects how bright the room is and automatically adjusts the brightness of the LEDs to be visible but not distracting.
Automatic remote sync. Arc connects to your TV's HDMI eARC port with a single cable and automatically syncs with your remote.
Control your way. Control Sonos Arc with your voice, the Sonos app, your existing TV remote, your favorite music service’s app, or AirPlay 2. Capacitive touch controls for play, pause, skip tracks, adjust the volume, and group rooms just by tapping or swiping the top of the soundbar. LED indicates status, mute status and voice feedback.
Smart voice recognition. A four far-field microphone array used for advanced beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation makes sure you’re heard, even when the music is blasting, even when playing in immersive surround sound. For privacy, turn the microphone off with a tap. The LED light is hardwired and will always indicate if the microphones are enabled or if your voice assistant of choice isn't listening.
Optimized for your listening. From within the Sonos App, tap Speech Enhancement so you never miss a word, or Night Sound to amplify quiet noises and reduce loud ones so you can enjoy late night TV without waking the entire house.
Tune with Trueplay. Trueplay puts the speaker-tuning capability of the pros in the palm of your hands, adapting and optimising the sound of the speaker to the unique acoustics of the room. iOS device required.
Low profile and compact size. The dimensions are 3.4 x 45 x 4.5 inches (87 x 1141.7 x 115.7 mm) H x W x D and Arc weighs 13.78 lbs (6.25 kg).

Pre-order today on Sonos.com in stunning black with matte finish or white with matte finish for $799 US (€899 EUR, €799).

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jgatie

This may be the wrong place for this question, but it looks like the Arc has support for only one HDMI Input/Output. This can be used with an adapter for optical audio in.

I have a TV that has ARC capabilities, but not eARC capabilities. As I understand it, that means I will be able to get Dolby Digital. That’s a step up from the existing Sonos Beam.

As I also understand it, I will not be able to get Dolby Atmos, TrueHD, MAT, or Dolby Digital Plus because of limitations with my television (from 2017) passing through those “feeds”.

If I want to use my Apple TV 4k, which I understand supports Dolby Atmos, is there a way to pass the Atmos audio to the Arc and the picture to the television?

I think it’s great that Sonos is embracing Dolby, but I don’t want to buy a new TV to use all of Sonos’s features. And if I need to buy an A/V receiver, why would I get the Sonos? Maybe there’s something I’m missing?

ARC supports Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus, which is what the streaming services use. You wouldn’t be able to get Dolby Atmos over Dolby TrueHD.

melvimbe

Hi - is the ARC designed to sit in the open? - judging from the marketing photos. I have a 65 inch Sony A9 which basically sits on It’s own TV stand Without any clearance just a slim bezel along its base; under which I have a shelf housing my Beam. If I replace the Beam with the Arc - will the shelf and TV above - block the Atmos up sound characteristics of the new Sound Bar?

You will want to give Arc a little space between the unit and anything above it. The upward speakers are not flush with the back of the unit. We recommend a minimum space of 5.5 inches between the top of Arc and any other device or surface. For the best audio experience, it is recommended to either position Arc in a tabletop orientation, or for it to be wall-mounted below your TV.

Ryan, along those same lines, is there are recommended minimum space out to the sides, left and right, for the Arc, allowing those side woofers to do their thing?

Danny

Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

This may be the wrong place for this question, but it looks like the Arc has support for only one HDMI Input/Output. This can be used with an adapter for optical audio in.

I have a TV that has ARC capabilities, but not eARC capabilities. As I understand it, that means I will be able to get Dolby Digital. That’s a step up from the existing Sonos Beam.

As I also understand it, I will not be able to get Dolby Atmos, TrueHD, MAT, or Dolby Digital Plus because of limitations with my television (from 2017) passing through those “feeds”.

If I want to use my Apple TV 4k, which I understand supports Dolby Atmos, is there a way to pass the Atmos audio to the Arc and the picture to the television?

I think it’s great that Sonos is embracing Dolby, but I don’t want to buy a new TV to use all of Sonos’s features. And if I need to buy an A/V receiver, why would I get the Sonos? Maybe there’s something I’m missing?

Dolby Atmos isn’t a codec in itself, it’s audio that’s part of a codec for the ceiling direction. Arc supports Dolby Digital Plus, which can carry Dolby Atmos content, compressed, transmitted via HDMI-ARC. The Apple TV sounds like it doesn’t sent Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus and only sends it on higher format streams, I believe MAT, which requires a HDMI-eARC connection. In short, with an HDMI-ARC connection, you are capable of getting Atmos sound via Dolby Digital Plus, depending on the source, and it looks like Apple TV won’t currently do that. However that may be a good question for Apple to confirm.

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Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

Hi - is the ARC designed to sit in the open? - judging from the marketing photos. I have a 65 inch Sony A9 which basically sits on It’s own TV stand Without any clearance just a slim bezel along its base; under which I have a shelf housing my Beam. If I replace the Beam with the Arc - will the shelf and TV above - block the Atmos up sound characteristics of the new Sound Bar?

You will want to give Arc a little space between the unit and anything above it. The upward speakers are not flush with the back of the unit. We recommend a minimum space of 5.5 inches between the top of Arc and any other device or surface. For the best audio experience, it is recommended to either position Arc in a tabletop orientation, or for it to be wall-mounted below your TV.

Ryan, along those same lines, is there are recommend minimum space out to the sides, left and right, for the Arc, allowing those side woofers to do their thing?

Ideally, the sides would be open, but for a minimum clearance, that same 5.5 inch measurement is accurate for the sides as well, to allow for airflow.

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Valynox

Trending Lyricist I

Hello,

If my understanding is correct, this bar will achieve Atmos 7.1.2

Arc: center, front left, front right, front upward left, front upward right

Sub

Play One/Five: Surround Left, Surround Right

Will it be possible to create a 7.1.4 by adding ceiling rear speakers with Amp?

Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

You are mostly correct, @valynox. On its own, Arc is 5.0.2 due to the upward and side firing speakers inside of it. Due to the changes in audio processing when adding rear surround speakers it continues be a 5.0.2 even with rear surrounds. Adding a Sub makes it 5.1.2.

7.1.4 isn’t possible at this time. But I’ll let the team know you’re asking for it.

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lucasSWE

Avid Contributor I

If I were to use a new Samsung TV (nothing mentioned about Atmos)with support for eARC and a Apple TV 4K (support for Atmos) connected to it. Would I get support for Dolby Atmos sound with the Arc?

None of the Samsung TVs seems to support Dolby Atmos, but is that maybe just because of the TV lacking the correct speaker configuration?

You’ll want to check if the TV that you have is able to support Dolby Atmos passthrough. There’s a great list here of TVs with their supported formats: https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/inputs/5-1-surround-audio-passthrough In some cases, onboard apps might not pass Atmos, but HDMI sources can pass it through via HDMI-ARC. Ultimately, that’s going to be a question for your TV manufacturer.

Today I have a TV from 2015 with support for ARC. Would it be so that this might work with the Arc and the possibility for Dolby Atmos if I play media from a Apple TV 4K depending on my TV? Or is eARC needed?

I can’t really find any information about what my TV outputs, but it seems like its 5.1. But if i use Speaker Check for Apple TV it handles my setup (Playbar + 2 Play:3) fine - although it’s via optical now since the Playbar is involved. Might this be a good sign?

Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

Most likely you’ll get Dolby Digital Plus with that setup, which is capable of passing compressed Dolby Atmos content, if that is available. The big question is if your Apple TV will be sending Atmos content. From what others have posted, and what’s shared on their page here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204069, the Apple TV’s Atmos content will only be playable when using HDMI-eARC from your TV to your soundbar, because they only use the high quality formats of Dolby Atmos. This would be a good question to ask Apple or perhaps your TV manufacturer. The Sonos Arc will play Atmos from Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby MAT, you just have to get that audio to us.

I’ve checked with some people who have tested the Sonos Arc with Apple TV and some of them have gotten Atmos content even without eARC connections, so ultimately I think it depends on your TV and if it can send the Dolby Atmos signal over ARC.

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Justin_7

Lyricist I

Sorry to go over old ground, this thread has got very technical.

I see play 3’s will be supported but the play 1 answer seems to be skipped over, are play 1’s a definitely no, a definite yes or a watch this space?

Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

Sorry to go over old ground, this thread has got very technical.

I see play 3’s will be supported but the play 1 answer seems to be skipped over, are play 1’s a definitely no, a definite yes or a watch this space?

Definitely yes.

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