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Sonos Reveals Arc Ultra, The New Soundbar Featuring Sound Motion™

 

 

Today we are announcing the introduction of Sonos Arc Ultra, a new premium soundbar that also debuts the brand’s revolutionary transducer technology called Sound Motion™. A significant breakthrough in audio engineering, Sound Motion™ drastically reduces the size of the transducer while supercharging the bass, opening a new chapter in sound innovation where bigger, better sound can be delivered from smaller products. Arc Ultra delivers up to double the bass of its predecessor, with an unprecedented 9.1.4 spatial audio experience in a sleek, sophisticated  design. 

We are also introducing Sonos Sub 4, the next generation of our iconic subwoofer with a refreshed design and internals that elevate your favorite movies, hit shows and more with rumbling bass. 

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Arc Ultra: Breakthrough Sound for Your Home Theater

Built with first-of-its-kind technology and deep industry collaborations, Arc Ultra provides boosted bass, spine-tingling spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos, and advanced Speech Enhancement for even more levels of control — all in a sleek package that blends into your space and complements large TVs. 

 

  • Theater Sound in Your Living Room: Arc Ultra delivers a massive sound stage that precisely places every detail of sound in your room to envelop you in content. The all-new architecture features 14 Sonos-engineered drivers, including a Sound Motion™ woofer and a cluster of tweeters with waveguides on both ends to deliver a 9.1.4 spatial audio experience. Tune with Trueplay™ to pinpoint the best sound for your space, now available for both iOS and Android.
  • Never Miss a Word or Whisper: With a new center channel architecture, Arc Ultra maximizes vocal clarity so it’s easier to follow dialogue. An all-new advanced Speech Enhancement feature lets you choose your preferred level of dialogue clarity in the Sonos app.
  • Cinematic Collaborations: Arc Ultra is the product of deepened Sonos Soundboard relationships. We worked with veteran movie producers and creators like Chris Jenkins and Onnalee Blank to fine-tune Dolby Atmos content and assemble a studio-worthy experience that rivals professional sound systems. 
  • Design Worthy of Your Home: Arc Ultra is thoughtfully crafted with a distinctive curved profile, matte finish, and a slimmer appearance that looks elegant when mounted and doesn’t obstruct TV bezels when placed on a credenza. Its wrap-around grille extends around the back of the speaker so sound can travel in every direction to completely surround you.
  • Seamless Setup and Control: Unlock theater-quality sound in a matter of minutes with a simple HDMI eARC connection and effortlessly control with your TV remote, the Sonos app, Sonos Voice Control, or Amazon Alexa. Touch controls are cleverly housed in a dedicated ledge behind the soundbar to prevent visual distraction. With Bluetooth line-in, Arc Ultra also gives you more ways to stream - whether binging a podcast or setting a playlist before guests arrive.
  • Committed to Sustainability: Arc Ultra was designed responsibly with improved serviceability by using more screws and fewer adhesives, halogen-free PCB materials, less silicon material, and a reduced idle power consumption by as much as 20% as a standalone player compared to Arc. Its packaging is 100% recyclable and also 18% smaller in volume, making it more efficient to ship.

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Sub 4: Our Most Immersive Subwoofer, Revamped

Sub 4 is the next generation subwoofer producing bass you can feel, transforming your home theater experience to draw you closer to the content you love.

 

  • Pulse-Pounding Sound: Feel every beat, roar or rumble in your chest with dual custom woofers that generate deep, dynamic low frequencies to enhance your entertainment. No buzz or rattle either — both Sub 4 woofers face inward to create a force-canceling effect that neutralizes distortion.
  • Rebuilt, Inside and Out: Sonos’ most advanced subwoofer to date, Sub 4 includes increased processing power and memory, as well as new WiFi radios for better connectivity so you never miss a beat. 
  • Same Iconic Design: Sub 4 sports an elegant sculptural shape maintaining much of its predecessor’s aesthetic, with an updated matte finish in Black and White and a profile that’s easy to stand upright, lay on its side, or tuck under the couch. Sub 4 also comes in a more sustainable form through dematerialization efforts and a nearly 50% reduction in idle power consumption.
  • Breathtaking Home Theater: Add more drama to your movies and shows when you pair Sub 4 with Arc Ultra, Arc or Beam for deeper lows. Pair two subwoofers together for maximum bass that supercharges every scene and song — Sub 4 is compatible with previous generations of Sub.

Arc Ultra and Sub 4 will be available beginning October 29, 2024 for USD 999 (EUR 999, GBP 999) and USD 799 (EUR 899, GBP 799). For more information, visit sonos.com, and follow along on @sonos.

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I have Era300 rear speakers. I would like to use only eras+sub to play music. With current arc it is not possible and it was suspected that new version would have more processing power to make that possibility happen. So question is that does the new ultra have it?

I very seriously doubt it. There’s just no quick way to bond/unbond/rebond surrounds and sub to a Sonos soundbar.

But I guess there is no need to unbond if the new arc ultra can just push the music to era300 and take advantage of its full capacity. I understood that the problem now is that when you use era300 with arc it doesn’t use main speakear. 

@Marco.B Is this information from the Arc Ultra User Guide correct?

 

To my knowledge, yes.

 

So why is it being promoted as 9.1.4? Even The Verge reported this:

“With that array of speakers, Sonos says the new soundbar is capable of delivering 9.1.4 output all on its own.”


Was this screen shot removed down the user guide? Doesn’t look like it is there anymore, unless someone can provide the direct link, and/or the page it is on in the guide?

I have Era300 rear speakers. I would like to use only eras+sub to play music. With current arc it is not possible and it was suspected that new version would have more processing power to make that possibility happen. So question is that does the new ultra have it?

I very seriously doubt it. There’s just no quick way to bond/unbond/rebond surrounds and sub to a Sonos soundbar.

But I guess there is no need to unbond if the new arc ultra can just push the music to era300 and take advantage of its full capacity. I understood that the problem now is that when you use era300 with arc it doesn’t use main speakear. 

 

Hopefully, the Arc Ultra sound great with stereo music sources and no one feels the need to have it muted in these scenarios.

@Marco.B Is this information from the Arc Ultra User Guide correct?

 

To my knowledge, yes.

 

So why is it being promoted as 9.1.4? Even The Verge reported this:

“With that array of speakers, Sonos says the new soundbar is capable of delivering 9.1.4 output all on its own.”


Was this screen shot removed down the user guide? Doesn’t look like it is there anymore, unless someone can provide the direct link, and/or the page it is on in the guide?

Still available here 

https://www.sonos.com/sv-se/guides/arcultra

@Marco.B Is this information from the Arc Ultra User Guide correct?

 

To my knowledge, yes.

 

So why is it being promoted as 9.1.4? Even The Verge reported this:

“With that array of speakers, Sonos says the new soundbar is capable of delivering 9.1.4 output all on its own.”


Was this screen shot removed down the user guide? Doesn’t look like it is there anymore, unless someone can provide the direct link, and/or the page it is on in the guide?

 

I believe Sonos removed this information from the User Guide (on the US website) after I brought this to their attention. I don’t know what that means.

I have never known a company to be in such desperate need of new leadership. 

You know that all this motion sound is a gimick...

Bad optics already. Taking down a user guide that shows the bar is still a 5.1.2 when used alone with a sub despite strongly suggesting 9.1.4 alone. 
 

Should have just done an Apple “soft launch” basically let the product out on an updated website no fanfare, correct surround channel support info, and let the community buzz it up themselves. This would show that they’re working heads down on improving the app and, you know, not being dishonest about the out of the box capabilities of their new product? 
 

It’s too bad, now people will be hesitant to take any claims seriously about how revolutionary “Sound Motion” really is.

 

Leadership change needed. Back to basics. Back to honesty. Reputations take a lifetime to build, moments to erase. 

No support for DTS-X again at this price point. I’m sure it would be great but with a growing 4k collection some with DTS-X it would be hard to go with Sonos again with the obvious monkey in the room as well.

Will the new soundbar connect to an existing SonosNet?  Not everyone wants to put in place a new WiFi system in their house when their SonosNet network is working just fine…

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/blog/introducing-arc-ultra
 

This is thanks in part to Dolby Atmos technologyand its ability to create an immersive, multidimensional soundstage. But it also owes to the unique design of Arc Ultra, which can render a 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos experience (nine ear-level channels, one subwoofer, and four height channels) without any additional speakers — a huge improvement from Arc’s already-impressive 5.0.2 experience. Add Arc Ultra to a setup that also features a pair of Sonos Era 300 rear speakers and our new subwoofer Sub 4, and you have the ultimate in Dolby Atmos surround sound.

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the blog post clearly implies that it is 9.1.4 at all times, regardless of it being paired with rears or a sub…? lol 😂 

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what is also not clear, is for Dual Sub support, can you have a 4th/3rd gen sub paired with a 2nd/1st gen? It seems to be written in a way that only two 4th gen’s, two 3rd gen’s, or a 4th and 3rd gen will work for dual subs, and you can’t use a 2nd or 1st gen in the dual subs mix at all. The Arc lets you use a 3rd gen with either a 2nd or 1st gen sub for dual sub support. 

No support for DTS-X again at this price point. I’m sure it would be great but with a growing 4k collection some with DTS-X it would be hard to go with Sonos again with the obvious monkey in the room as well.

Don’t fret you get motion sound instead..

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