Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

Compared to any soundbar I've heard before, this is light years better. It functions more like a center channel and L/R front speakers for my home theater, paired with surrounds and a sub. Sound quality is great, and the system is small and blends in to the living room. Great stuff.

This is my first Sonos Soundbar (I've had other brands--which were good, but took a lot more effort to get working with the tv). I'm so thrilled with Sonos!! The sound is rich and full. It was incredibly easy to install and worked without any fuss when I plugged it into my Samsung TV. The look/shape of the bar was what ultimately made me pick this brand, and I'm so glad I did. It looks great!

I upgraded my WiFi network to WiFi 7 and for some strange reason, my original Sonos Arc would no longer connect. So, I picked up the Sonos Arc Ultra to see if it would work and am I ever glad I did. Not only does it work with my new network, but the sound is vastly improved over the original Arc, which is no slouch itself. I was amazed by the sound stage and ambience produced by the Arc Ultra and the new details that I could hear in various soundtracks. The bass response of the Arc Ultra has also been improved dramatically and in a smaller room it would be more than adequate on its own. For the real deal and full earthshaking sound, I would still recommend adding the Sonos subwoofer. This combination is hard to beat. So, if you’re in the market for a new or upgraded high-end excellent soundbar, I’d highly recommend the Arc Ultra. It was chosen as the best soundbar of the year (2024) by one of the online tech magazines and, in my opinion, has certainly earned that spot. NOTE: Sonos released an update to the Arc that fixed the network connection issue for me, so I moved the original arc into another room where I was using a Playbar and retired the Playbar.

Great sound. Clear dialogue. Easy setup. Excellent bass paired with subwoofer.

The Arc Ultra is an obvious improvement over the Arc in the sonic department. Sound motion technology delivers on its promise to boost bass, clarity and immersive before you start adding extra components. Expanded features like Speech Enhancements and a quick-tune option offer new tools for dialing in the sound. The Arc Ultra is still pricey at $999, but it exhibits a lot more sonic prowess than its predecessor for only $100 more

The Sonos Arc Ultra and Sub Gen 4 combine advanced Dolby Atmos surround sound with deep, distortion-free bass, creating a theater-like experience. Easy to set up and elegantly designed, they deliver exceptional audio clarity and power, ideal for audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts

I had the original arc before but always felt something a little lacking when it came to the vocals. After months of reviews the one one thing I kept seeing was that on this new model the vocals are much clearer. This is absolutely the case and was worth the money upgrading. The overall sound fills the room perfectly now and much better balanced.

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

Awesome sound. I ran seven speakers in my theater room to get good sound. When I purchased the Arc Ultra, I was able to remove the seven speakers and have a better room filling sound with the Arc Ultra and the Sub 4 Subwoofer. And the use of the app make tweaking the sound very easy.

This was a big deal for my Home theater, with this purchase I retired my big sound 5.1 sysyem i have enjoyed for decades although part of that system still exists, this Sonos system is magnificent, the sound is wonderful, i added the 100 surround speakers and sometime soon will add the subwoofer I did my homework when buying this system and very happy with the results plus there customer service is magnificent

Lots of sonos in my home. So i was pretty hyped up for this new ultra. Sounds great with dolby atmos. I have 2 full setups and more. One with original arc. One with arc ultra. Both setups have era 300s and one gen 3 sub. I personally very little change. Yes voices are a little clearer compared to original arc. But not enough to really notice going back and forth between the two setups. Either speaker great when setup with subs and rears. But no need for selling and upgrading.

Huge upgrade to our current sound system. We haven't tried ATMOS yet (our TV doesn't have eARC) but the Dolby 5.1 is phenomenal. Completely changed the way we watch movies. Integrated itself easily into our existing sonos system. Also, I LOVE true tone tuning. Always feels like the sound fills up the room afterwards.

Purchased this soundbar the Sub4 and two ERA300 for rears. The soundbar itself is very good, my previous soundbar was an old Klipsch and it did the job but when it came to heavy tasks in moves it simply couldn’t keep up. The Arc Ultra is a different ball game, the speech enhancement helps a lot especially when it comes to movies with a lot of sounds. A perfect example in a movie setting would be The Matrix Collection, this soundbar has a more level playing field when it comes to demanding scenes where people are talking and there is more action in the background. One thing to keep in mind with the speech enhancement is the higher the setting the more sounds it will cut out to compensate for dialogue. The Spatial Audio setting is also a great feature simply use your cellphone as a microphone and walk around the room and the app will stage the system for the entire room. As far as price I feel like the soundbar itself is a fairly decent priced soundbar. You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to things like this. Having said that if you purchase the soundbar the sub and the rear speakers you're spending almost 3 grand. And if you add a second sub like I plan too you’re in almost 4 grand, for that price you can step into a different league. A good example would be the Nakamichi Dragon with 2 subs and rear speakers (with better components) for a similar price. All in all this is a great product especially if you want a very entry level audiophile style of system.

Great Sound Output, fit's perfectly under 55 inch TV.

The clarity on this new soundbar is definitely better than the previous Arc (which in and of itself, was excellent!) It’s beautifully designed, feels lighter in weight and extremely easy to set up. This Arc Ultra now powers the media room, with the older Arc now paired with the living room tv.

The soundbar is outstanding and justifies the high price tag. The bass while very good for a standalone soundbar, if you have a large room you will probably want to invest in the Sonos sub-woofer.

We watched an action movie a couple of nights ago, and one scene in particular absolutely blew us away—a thrilling gunfight in the middle of the street. The sound design was so immersive, it genuinely felt like we were right there in the action. It was an unforgettable experience! Our current setup includes a six-year-old Samsung 65-inch TV, which doesn’t support Dolby Atmos sound. After experiencing how much difference great audio can make, I’ve decided it’s finally time for an upgrade. A new TV will definitely be on the list once we repaint the family room!

I don’t get it. With all the complicated set up and optimization routines combined with the marketing hype I should be happy as a pig in dirt. I combined this with their remote sub. Only the best for me and mine so go big or go home. I shoulda went home. Worst thing: The audio level imbalance for most any TV show or movie is horrible. If you set the volume to hear the voices when an action scene hits it will hit so loud it knocks us out of our seats scrambling to turn down the volume. After that we can no longer hear the dialogue. This is for all streaming services and DVDs (what’s that?). As an engineer I went through all the settings and used the automatic sound set up routine built into the system. This sound bar might be great for a frat house movie night, but not for your average quiet home den. Next Worst Thing: Volume is digital notching. The system is all digital, including the volume control. So instead of a nice linear volume level you get digital notched volume. So the lowest setting is zero volume but one click up is too loud for late-nite viewing while someone is sleeping. There is no control over this. It’s a very synthetic experience and rude. Next: The system cannot be used or set up without using a flaky app. No plugging this thing in and go. It needs to talk to your phone and more importantly to it’s mothership somewhere. If you have a cabin in the woods don’t expect for this $$$$ to do anything. Lastly: Don’t buy into the hype that this is the best I just set up another TV with another brand sound bar which was less than half the price and it works so good I am ready to dump my Arc Ultra and go foe something like that.

I love the way this sounds!!! The sound is crystal clear and the ease to set it up was easy! I have Sonos speakers in 4 rooms in my house and they are the best investment.