Contributor I

Beam with Sub and Surround or Arc with Surround but no SUB?

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Hi I need some advice,

I have a Sonos Beam with two symfonisk as Surround (a 5.0 system). Should I upgrade with a SUB to get a 5.1 system or should a buy a Sonos Arc to get Dolby atoms but with no SUB?

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

What kind of TV do you have? What do you primarily watch? Do you watch Blu-rays or UHD discs?

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AntonLVAuthor

Contributor I

I have a Samsung Q80T Tv and I mainly use my Apple TV to watch different streaming services like Disney+

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

That’s a tough choice... but if you have an Apple TV 4K, and since your TV is equipped with eARC, I would upgrade to the Arc. Then start saving up to add the Sub later.

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Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

Since you already have the Beam I’d get the Sub first, then look at getting the Arc once you have more Atmos media to watch.

I’m not real impressed with Atmos but have minimal (a few hours) experience with it. We got the Arc as our room was a bit too big for the Beam to fill well, not for the new features.

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AntonLVAuthor

Contributor I

Okey, my room is about 3.5m(11 feet) x 6m(20 feet). Would you say that too big or small for beam or arc?

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

Okey, my room is about 3.5m(11 feet) x 6m(20 feet). Would you say that too big or small for beam or arc?

The Arc or Beam will work just fine in a room that size. If your TV is 50” or larger, go with the Arc.

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AntonLVAuthor