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Arc Ultra

Released October 2024

Sonos's flagship Dolby Atmos soundbar, with a Sound Motion woofer and up-firing tweeters, for large rooms and TVs.

Type
Soundbar
Atmos
Yes
Connects by
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI
Battery
–
Weight
5.9 kg

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it is among the best-sounding single soundbars, with deep bass for its size, clear dialogue and convincing Atmos height and width, a big step up from the Arc. The common complaints are no HDMI passthrough and no DTS support; TechRadar notes it is less immersive than multi-box systems, and Tom's Guide that a full setup gets expensive.

From whathifi.com, techradar.com and tomsguide.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
Soundbar
Channels
9.1.4
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Drivers
Nine silk-dome tweeters (two firing upwards), six midwoofers and a Sound Motion woofer (four motors, dual membrane)
Amplifiers
Fifteen class-D digital amplifiers
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
Room tuning
Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable; Speech Enhancement with four levels; Night Sound

Connections

Wi-Fi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
AirPlay
Yes
HDMI eARC
Yes
Voice assistants
Alexa and Sonos Voice Control
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3
Ports
HDMI eARC; optical through an adapter sold separately
Streaming
Apple AirPlay 2
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
App
Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote

Design

Weight
5.9 kg
Controls
Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch
Microphones
Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones
Mounting
M5 × 0.8 mm thread, 6.5 mm deep; Arc Ultra Wall Mount sold separately
Size
75 × 1,178 × 110.6 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Black, White
In the box
Arc Ultra, power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), documentation

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos with two up-firing tweeters and a Sound Motion woofer
  • HDMI eARC with Dolby TrueHD and multichannel PCM
  • Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6, with Trueplay on iOS and Android

Cons

  • 1,178 mm wide and 5.9 kg
  • Optical needs an adapter sold separately, and Sonos lists no Ethernet port
  • A Sub and rear speakers cost extra

Closest rivals

Model
TypeAtmosConnects byBatteryWeightReleased
LGUS90TY
SoundbarYesWi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI–5.65 kgMay 2024
LGUS95TR
SoundbarYesWi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI–5.65 kgMar 2024
SonyBRAVIA Theatre Bar 9
SoundbarYesWi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI–5.5 kgApr 2024

Sources

  1. sonos.com/en-gb/shop/arc-ultra
  2. newsroom.sonos.com/254655-sonos-reveals-arc-ultra-its-new-soundbar-featuring-so…

Photo: media.sonos.com

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