Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've owned many sound systems. This is my second soundbar. I run this in the living room and I run a samsung HW-Q990C in the theater room. I have B&W's I run for turntable listening. So from someone who has heard many systems, this one is good, not great. Im not sure what you the reader are looking for, but hopefully I can steer you in the best direction. The sonos has a few key advantages, its very simple and simple to setup. It has a long but narrow footprint and looks unobtrusive so it will blend well with decor if thats what you care about. It has decent sound and can get decently loud. I paired these with two sonos era 100's to fill the space in the living room, id say its a must to fill the void. And what I mean is, a soundbar pushes sound from one location, so your soundstage will feel concentrated to one area. Its just how it is with soundbars versus a dedicated 2.1 or 5.1, setup. Its physics, you can't change that. They try and fix this with side and up firing speakers, and it works OK, but it doesn't compare to a dedicated system. The samsung, which i dont want to focus on too much because this isn't about that system, gets much louder than this, but its also much bigger. If you are looking for a setup with bigger booms and room vibrating sound, and you have the space, the samsung is the direction I'd steer you. If you want the closest thing to a theater setup without spending $1000's of dollars, this ain't it. It will give you pleasant sounding music, good movie/tv audio, but if you want to throw in Top Gun Maverick and be blown away, this won't do that. I recommend a dedicated 5.1, receiver setup. Which all can be had at less than $2k. Well why the sonos then you may ask? Because the sonos is simple and clean and perfect if you have little ones running around causing havoc. I can't risk kids poking holes in my speakers haha. As soon as they are old enough, Im going to sell all of my soundbars setups and go back to loudspeakers, its just so much better. But for simplicity sake, its hard to beat these soundbar setups. And sonos has a great ecosystem and the app works well. Hope this helps!

Great sounding bar, it completely fills the room. Was a breeze to set up. I will be getting rear speakers soon. As of now, there is enough bass with this bar that I won't have to get a sub. Bluetooth connectivity is a plus with the ultra!

I was skeptical that the Arc Ultra would would live up to the hype, but have been presently surprised. I have a small theater room (11x14) and was previously using a modest Sony soundbar (5.1) with wireless subwoofer. Having convinced myself that this was fine for such a small room, I was content. Then I heard the Arc in my daughter's house (in a very large room) and decided to take a look. I thought I went totally overboard with the Arc Ultra, but am more than satisfied with this device. Once I added the Sub Mini, the sound filled out nicely and provides a lush and enveloping experience. Also, the dialog enhancement is the best I have ever heard.

This bar does sound very good but after having a wired system I found that it just didnt hace the punch I was hoping for. I went back and got the Sub 4 and that solved the problem. I now have the Arc Ultra coupled with 2 Era 300's and the Sub 4. It really does sound great considering what I was used to after all these years.

I bought this for my husband’s birthday present. He is a musician so is very particular about sound and he loves this speaker!

Worth every penny . My living room feels alive ! I had the definitive technology before I purchased the Sonos and I don't regret it.

Sound quality, tone separation and clarity is amazing! Voice clarity is awesome, even when the movie sound mixing is subpar. Great at separating voices from background music. Sounds like a home theater. Listening to music stations sounds like being at a concert. Looks like it was made for our 55”LG OLED UHD TV. Exact same size. So pleased!

Really nice sound experience. The voice enhancement works really well especially for older movies and tv shows with lower sound quality.

The realism is so impressive that sometimes I even rewind the movie just to check if the sound came from the film or if something actually happened in real life.

Amazing soundbar! Its as close to surround sound as you can get. For best results, make sure that your phone’s Wi-Fi connection is on 2.4G so that the speaker stays connected with the app.

The Sonos soundbar works perfectly. The sound is great and better than our old soundbar. The install was perfect. Seamlessly worked.

I had a Definitive Technologies sound bar and sub from Magnolia for 6-8 years. It sounded great, but I could never connect it to get firmware updates, etc. Possibly due to that it had no phone connectivity and had to resort to a very cheaply made basic remote control. I was due for an upgrade. After a couple of weeks, I’m very happy with the sound of the Sonos arc ultra. It advertises the Era 300 surround speakers, but couldn’t justify the almost $800 for two of them. I bought the Era 100s and due to the size of my room, they are perfect as supplemental surround speakers and sound great. I have other Sonos speakers, including their amplifier to run wired non Sonos patio speakers, but with this new set up, it takes a bit to get used to connecting certain speakers to music versus switching the sound bar to music versus the TV, etc. Given.

Excellent sound bar but make sure you watch enough media to justify it. Some media such as the news and YouTube just does not justify it. Only get if you watch action movies or anything along those lines.

Best soundbar I've owned. Easy to set up and easy to use.

Excellent sound quality for a soundbar. However, I’d strongly suggest pairing it with stereo speakers and/or a subwoofer

I upgraded from the Arc, and it was worth it. The voice clarity is noticeable when watching television. It is crisper and louder. This is the best sound bar that I have owned, and I am pleased with it. Spend the extra money because it is worth it.

Haven’t purchased nor, kept up with today’s tech on sound systems. After my Bose broke after approximately 7 years (had it a long time), It was time to explore. I’ve had dreams of owning a Sonos and I went to look at them seriously. WOW! After looking at Bose, Sennheiser and Sony I went with Sonos and bought the Ultra Arc & Sub 4. Very happy. Set up was a bit tough but, live Customer Service guided me which was excellent. The AI wasn’t. I’m just month in to the system, all is great. Sound is amazing, especially the voice on movies in low volume at night when everyone’s asleep. The app to control is great IMO. There is great content on YT to acclimate (Peter Pee is my fav) to learn and adjust your system. While not cheap, make the move, buy Sonos it really is next level.

This is the best sound bar I have had purchased in my life. It sounds very great. I love the base sound coming with it. Good for movies and music. We love this speaker. I am very happy

A step up from previous generation. Base and surround with new drivers is noticeably better. I like the white option as it blends seamlessly into my with woodwork.

Have to admit i was hesitant to purchase this upgraded Arc. Alrwady have the original with 2 gen 3 subs and 2 Era 300’s. Fiugured like most thing this was a money grab and there wouldnt be much difference. Well i was completely wrong and blown away with this Arc Ultra. The way the sound hugs the room and every corner. So much more detail in the effects around you. Take the original Arc x 10. Thinking about upgrading gen 3’s to gen 4 subs now. App is slowly getting better also. Still not the greatest but better.