Sonos Arc Ultra vs Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9

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Arc Ultra compared with BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9

	SonosArc Ultra	SonyBRAVIA Theatre Bar 9
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	April 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	9.1.4	7.0.2
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Nine silk-dome tweeters (two firing upwards), six midwoofers and a Sound Motion woofer (four motors, dual membrane)	13 speaker units; 45 × 90 mm front and centre cone speakers with passive radiators, 10 mm front soft-dome tweeters, a 22 mm centre soft-dome tweeter, 16 mm soft-dome beam tweeters with acoustic tubes, and 46 × 54 mm up-firing and side speakers (acoustic suspension)
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	Fifteen class-D digital amplifiers	S-Master HX digital amplifier, 13 channels
Audio formats
Audio formats	Stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus); with HDMI eARC also Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos (TrueHD), multichannel PCM and Dolby multichannel PCM; DTS Digital Surround	Over HDMI eARC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced and LPCM up to 192 kHz/24-bit; 360 Reality Audio; High-Resolution Audio
Room tuning
Room tuning	Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable; Speech Enhancement with four levels; Night Sound	Sound Field Optimization; 360 Spatial Sound Mapping; Voice mode and Night mode; DSEE Ultimate; Voice Zoom 3 and Acoustic Center Sync with compatible BRAVIA TVs
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	Yes
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa and Sonos Voice Control	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.2; SBC, AAC and LDAC (receiving); A2DP and AVRCP
Ports
Ports	HDMI eARC; optical through an adapter sold separately	HDMI eARC/ARC out to the TV; HDMI in (4K/60p 4:4:4, HDR, Dolby Vision, HLG, VRR, ALLM, HDCP 2.2); S-CENTER OUT for TV Center Speaker Mode
Streaming
Streaming	Apple AirPlay 2	AirPlay; Spotify Connect; Bluetooth
Multi-room
Multi-room	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub (or two) and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones	AirPlay to several speakers; wireless SA-RS5 or SA-RS3S rear speakers and SA-SW5 or SA-SW3 subwoofers (up to two of the same model) sold separately
App
App	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote	Sony | BRAVIA Connect; settings also appear in the Quick Settings menu of compatible BRAVIA TVs
Design
Weight
Weight	5.9 kg	5.5 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch	Power button on the bar; supplied remote control with SOUND FIELD, VOICE and NIGHT buttons; HDMI CEC with the TV remote
Microphones
Microphones	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones	None; Sony says the speaker system doesn't have a microphone
Mounting
Mounting	M5 × 0.8 mm thread, 6.5 mm deep; Arc Ultra Wall Mount sold separately	Wall-mountable with the supplied brackets and template; supplied feet raise it to 76.2 mm
Size
Size	75 × 1,178 × 110.6 mm (H × W × D)	1,300 × 64 × 113 mm (W × H × D)
Colours
Colours	Black, White	–
In the box
In the box	Arc Ultra, power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), documentation	Sound bar, remote control, TV center speaker mode cable, HDMI cable, AC power cord, two feet, wall mounting brackets, screws and template, documents; batteries in some regions