The Sonos Arc Is the Latest High-End Soundbar

Sonos has announced a new soundbar called the Arc that will finally replace the almost two year old Sonos Beam. The first thing to notice about the Sonos Arc is it’s more than 10-inches wider than the Sonos Beam it replaces. The 45-inch wide soundbar has been designed this way to better fit with the ever increasing size of today’s 4K TVs – and soon 8K TVs. Of course, with a physically larger soundbar, Sonos was also able to fit it with more components and there are now 11 custom-built elliptical speakers, two of which are up firing to create more of a sense of height for experiences like Dolby Atmos sound. As with Sonos’ other internet connected speaker, the Arc features built-in Wi-Fi support. It also has four far-field microphones so you can summon Alexa or Google Assistant through the sound bar and it also supports Apple Airplay 2. The Arc also uses these microphones to drive its Trueplay technology, which will listen to how sound is bouncing off your walls at home and automatically adjust the EQ for the optimal listening experience. The Sonos Arc soundbar will be available starting on June 10 for $799.

A New Subwoofer and Speaker

Of course, no soundbar would be complete without a subwoofer and Sonos also rolled out a new Sonos Sub (Gen 3), plus an updated Sonos Five speaker. Both products bring along increased memory and faster processing power, but otherwise the same acoustic experience as their predecessors. The Sonos Sub (Gen 3) and the Sonos Five will retail for $699 and $499. Both products will also be available starting on June 10. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam.

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