Sonos Arc review, the ultimate soundbar for your living room

When we talk about a sound bar like the new Sonos ArcIt literally makes our mouths water and the sound quality offered by this bar compared to the previous model is really great. Yes, the PlayBar is undoubtedly a spectacular soundbar and offers an audio quality for your living room like no other model, but the Arc is simply the definitive bar for users looking for a high-level sound experience.

We have had the opportunity to test this Sonos soundbar for a few days and so from the first without getting too involved (we do it next) we can say that we are before one of the best options in this product segment to mount the "home theater", grab some popcorn and enjoy.

The packaging already indicates that we are facing a different product

When you receive this Sonos Arc, you already realize that you are dealing with an excellent quality product and that the box in which the soundbar is packaged is different from other boxes. Weight is an important factor to consider in its packaging and transport, so the soundbar has to come with maximum protection measures, so the cardboard of considerable thickness inside and the plastic closure on the side of the box are obvious signs that we are facing a different product.

The Sonos detail with this Arc is brutal and it shows even on the box. It is true that the side drawing is the same as that found in the rest of the firm's speakers, but the side closure does not stop surprising us and it offers total security against a possible involuntary opening of the box. It is a click system with displacement, we find it on both sides of the box and to open it we move to the side of the open padlock and we can open the box.

Configuration and first contact with the Arc

It is surprising how simple it is to configure this sound bar and all this thanks to the Sonos app (the latest version is needed on your iOS device) since we simply have to follow the steps indicated by the app once the sound bar is connected. to the current.

At the beginning we will have to update the product itself and if you do not have the latest version of the Sonos app, you will have to update, but it does not take more than 10 minutes to do everything. Once connected to the WiFi, the sound bar can now be connected using the HDMI cable or optical audio input, in my case the second option and for this we need the adapter that is added in the box. In the box we find the power cable, the HDMI cable, the HDMI to optical adapter cable and the instructions.

Integration with the rest of Sonos products thanks to its app

In this sense, when we have other Sonos products at home, office and others, we realize the great work done by the brand and if you have one or more products of the firm you can enjoy a brutal sound quality. Thanks to the Sonos app or Apple AirPlay 2, you will be able to enjoy your music, radio, podcasts, series, cinema and much more in an immersive way as well as with a very high quality.

The application that is available for iOS devices offers a wide range of options available for you to adjust the Arc in terms of volume, adjust the equalization settings (bass, treble and loudness) and other settings. It is important to say that the sound bar is synchronized with the control of our television -In this case a veteran LG model- and without any problem we can raise or lower the volume without using the touch buttons that are added to the top of this Arc.

TruePlay Speaker Tuning, technology to adjust the audio in your living room

With this technology available only for iOS devices, we can dynamically adjust the speaker in the living room so that it knows the "obstacles" that the audio will have to reach us. The tuning process is done in a somewhat curious and fun way, the iPhone will be upside down and what we will have to do is move around the room or place where we have the sound bar installed to adjust this Trueplay.

At this point, the soundbar's audio will adjust for acoustics and the audio quality results will improve considerably. Obviously having or not having this function active is totally dispensable. This option is exclusive to Sonos ArcWe do not find it in other sound bars with similar characteristics, so it is one more point for this product that continues to be the most competitive in its quality price and that adds an added value to enjoy a really impressive audio quality.

It has 11 speakers inside, two point directly to the ceiling

We are facing a sound bar and therefore the speakers in it are very important, especially the placement of some of them and this Arc surprises us again. Of the 11 speakers that we have inside, two of them literally point towards the ceiling and it is not precisely to disturb the neighbors, it is to offer support for Dolby Atmos.

Of these 11 speakers we find eight elliptical woofers and three silk dome tweeters precisely tilted to deliver high frequencies and clear dialogue while we enjoy our favorite series or movie. In addition, the quality of these speakers integrated into the soundbar is indisputable, Sonos knows what it does in this regard and has proven it with each and every one of the models previously released on the market.

Editor's opinion

A high price, it is true, but the quality that this product treasures exceeds the rest of critical opinions about its price, It is undoubtedly an impressive home audio system and although it is true that we have brands such as Bose, Infinity, Samsung, Yamaha, Harman & Kardon or similar with the same or similar price, I personally would choose the Sonos soundbar and one of the reasons in this case is that I have other products from the firm and I can synchronize them in addition to the fact that their quality is excellent.

This Sonos Arc is a safe buy in both audio quality and design. There is really little else we can say in this regard. If you do not have money problems and you want a high quality soundbar with spectacular finishes you can even add for 79 euros the specific wall mount for the Arc, a support that offers the user the possibility of hang the speaker on the wall in a simple and fast way, offering a spectacular result in terms of design.