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Why the Sonos Arc raises the bar (for soundbars)

The all-in-one soundbar to beat, the sleek and simple-to-set-up Sonos Arc has 11 drivers, a wide soundstage with lots of bass, and support for the Dolby Atmos surround-sound format. Sonos: Best Buy: Amazon: *CNET may get a commission from these offers

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  1. Vaqif Calal

    June 4, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    Yass

  2. NIX

    June 4, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    What about vs Bose 700? I have the 700

    • Neil Mashalkar

      June 4, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      Bose 700 are headphones bro, this is a sound bar 😂😂

    • Feisty Leona

      June 4, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      Neil Mashalkar He meant the Bose Soundbar 700

    • David Carnoy

      June 4, 2020 at 8:23 pm

      This has a lot more bass.

    • Lord Adams

      June 5, 2020 at 12:39 am

      Bose is better!

  3. craig2web

    June 4, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    For people with much more money than sense. I’m rational, so I plugged a $25 3-piece computer speaker system with subwoofer into my TV, and it sounds great with lots of bass. If you’re smart with your money, you can retire early in your 40s like I did – maybe even earlier. Use your head folks.

    • HR-Vex

      June 4, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      I doubt it has great Dolby Atmos stereo

    • Christopher Brown

      June 4, 2020 at 1:41 pm

      LMAO

    • Dominic Gomez

      June 5, 2020 at 1:08 am

      Lol why are you watching this video broke boi 😂

  4. VulturePilot

    June 4, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Wow too bad it looks terrible

    • HR-Vex

      June 4, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      That’s why I always go with Sony

    • Christopher Brown

      June 4, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      Nope, looks good.

    • Fido Montoya

      June 4, 2020 at 5:44 pm

      VulturePilot How? Thank god it isn’t ugly gray and black.

  5. HR-Vex

    June 4, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    Nah, SONY FTW

  6. Mahvin Kannan

    June 4, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    I still gonna use sony soundbar lol

  7. Matthew Datcher

    June 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    My thanks to the editor for bleeping out the wake words.

  8. Friki Tuk

    June 4, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    HDMI 2.1 ???? No bye 👋

    • Mr. Dan

      June 4, 2020 at 6:37 pm

      eARC requires HDMI 2.1, so Sonos Arc has HDMI 2.1. Cheers!

  9. Tommy A. Wood

    June 4, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    The box it comes in costs $200.00

    • Pawl

      June 4, 2020 at 6:12 pm

      Oh, that explains the price. Kind of like Apple products.

  10. Tiaan Jonker

    June 4, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    Hope it sounds better than this Vid! Come on CNET you’re certainly more Professional than this!
    Informative nevertheless. Thanks!

    • sahlioa

      June 4, 2020 at 6:00 pm

      He’s probably done this at home coz of COVID-19

    • David Carnoy

      June 4, 2020 at 8:20 pm

      @sahlioa Yes. Should have recorded audio in a different room, though 😉

    • David C.

      June 4, 2020 at 8:30 pm

      Tiaan how much are you paying for this content?

  11. Idi B

    June 4, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    When speeding the video at 1.5 or 2x, the echo disappears. You welcome.

  12. Bobby

    June 4, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    2020(G) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

  13. Streaming Junkie

    June 4, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    That speaker has the look that only an Apple Fanboi would love. 🤮

    • David C.

      June 4, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      Is that wrong?

  14. Love Gupta

    June 4, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Why do not use rtx voice for fixing the echo problem

  15. BigDo

    June 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    So no subwoofer and no bracket to mount it and $800 I’ll take a pass

  16. Mike Rodriguez

    June 4, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    I will be saving up to get this

  17. Mick Keim

    June 4, 2020 at 3:18 pm

    Are you saying the play bar cost $700? Mmmh, so you have a play ra for sale?

  18. Rob Garcia

    June 4, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    WHERE’S THE SOUND??? How is this a review?

  19. Thomas Buckley

    June 4, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    I’d find white to be really distracting, that and the price I’ll pass

    • Marek Järve

      June 4, 2020 at 5:48 pm

      There is a black option.

  20. Alexa Gnoß

    June 4, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    I find it really funny that there’s so much Hifi you can get for the same money but people want to buy that new fancy Wifi Soundbar that you can combine with kinda usable but still super expensive and not really good speakers as rears and subs.
    My dive into the world of modern speakers was terribly disappointing. I’ll just stick with my good old Hifi passive speaker setup that’s producing way more than any bar or Wifi toy for way less money and can basically still provide the same connectivity thanks to modern receivers that drive them.
    I don’t get it. Your opinions, guys? 😀

    • brianberes

      June 5, 2020 at 3:59 am

      I agree, even my vintage Kenwood Model Eleven II stereo receiver with a pair of decent two way bookshelf speakers on stands could out perform this thing and cost less in total.

    • Wookie Balls

      June 6, 2020 at 4:42 am

      Alot of people just don’t want the clutter. Now personally I have both

    • Syed Zaidi

      June 6, 2020 at 7:26 am

      It’s the ease of use and wireless that matters and Sonos speakers r not bad at all for their size.

    • Syed Zaidi

      June 6, 2020 at 7:27 am

      Apple of speakers

    • Alexa Gnoß

      June 6, 2020 at 9:18 am

      @Syed Zaidi Rather the fear or setting up a proper home cinema, isn’t it? Setting up a Hifi system is more complicated than setting up a soundbar. But then, both of them stay at their places and if I integrate backs and subs, they do too. If I wifi-wakeup my soundbar or my receiver doesn’t matter from this point on.

      “Not bad” hugely depends. They’re listenable, yes. But far from reproducing what the source is trying to tell them to do.

  21. Amata love s*x

    June 4, 2020 at 7:07 pm

    not very funny, guy 🍾 🤑

  22. mothaybabonnam

    June 4, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    How do u work for cnet but not know how to properly record audio

  23. David Varela

    June 4, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    Ok, i know he is working from home, but come on, a YouTube has better sound.

  24. Bill

    June 4, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    This is an appallingly produced video! C’mon guys this isnt acceptable. No wonder youre being left behind. Remember when CNET was THE place to go for Tech reviews etc?

    • David Carnoy

      June 4, 2020 at 9:38 pm

      Totally agree, dude. Just appalling. Even sickening.

  25. petermazbabie

    June 4, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    Pre-ordered this coming on the 11th can’t wait. Already have the sub and 2 ones for surround. My LG Oled has earc hdmi output for Dolby Atmos.

  26. Khairul Iqram

    June 5, 2020 at 3:01 am

    Sonos soundbar paired with a TCL TV….yup, perfect setup. lol

  27. TylerTron21

    June 5, 2020 at 3:58 am

    Please add the sub and do an in depth impressions/ review , PRETTY PLEASE ! I have the entire set on pre order.

  28. Metaforically Speaking

    June 5, 2020 at 4:59 am

    A mobile phone recorder wouldn’t have that much echo. Perhaps you can try that.

  29. Aman Singh

    June 5, 2020 at 7:53 am

    Or you could just turn on Captions! Lol

  30. Mike Shyu

    June 5, 2020 at 8:13 am

    Does this get rid of the audio sync delay when using HDMI-ARC?

    • Danjon1235

      June 7, 2020 at 6:53 am

      get rid of what? My sonos has no audio delay…

  31. if u have anime profile pic u're trash

    June 5, 2020 at 9:11 am

    Was his mic ded?

  32. Karan Amin

    June 5, 2020 at 9:14 am

    Rah the echo is so bad

  33. Rick Murillo

    June 5, 2020 at 10:07 am

    Might get this one over the sennheiser ambeo soundbar because you said it’s a better deal/value

  34. Stephen

    June 5, 2020 at 11:46 am

    Thing is horrible looking

  35. adam prestidge

    June 5, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    LOL 800 dollar sound bar with a TCL TV

  36. Dennis Pornel

    June 5, 2020 at 6:28 pm

    Did you experience any audio sync delays when watching movies? Is there a way to adjust it?

    • Tharindu Vishwanath

      June 9, 2020 at 3:21 pm

      In Sonos app, you have the option to adjust sound timing

  37. Deveal Stone

    June 5, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    That Vizio soundbar has connectivity issues

  38. GONZALO gomez

    June 6, 2020 at 12:52 am

    Does my tv need to have dolby atmos to get the best sound with this soundbar? My tv has dolby digital plus

  39. 4leafclover

    June 6, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    Sorry your tv is tiny. Time to upgrade.

  40. MAsterTroll

    June 7, 2020 at 7:25 am

    I’ll add my own non Sonos sub for free.

  41. Alex Tejada

    June 7, 2020 at 9:31 pm

    Preorder my ARC arriving June 12. Currently I have the Beam, Two Sonos 1 and the Sub Speaker which is connected to 82″ Samsung Q70. Can’t wait to install the ARC. The beam will go with my 43″ Samsung in the Garage 😁😷

  42. LilRask _

    June 8, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    Echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo echo o o o o o o o o o

  43. Lord Adams

    June 8, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    I’m sure he got a memo

  44. AK K

    June 9, 2020 at 3:33 am

    Keep in mind folks who don’t have an e_arc port on their tv (most TVs 2018 and prior) won’t get Atmos and the sound quality will be lacking. I was really looking forward to this new offering from Sonos too!

  45. Ken Ticich

    June 9, 2020 at 5:42 am

    I’m not sure why everyone is falling all over themselves for this. It’s crazy expensive when you add just the sub, and ludicrous when you add the surround units. And it has 1 HDMI PORT! Yeah, that’s great it’s eArc, but that really limits it’s flexibility.

  46. Ruben Gonzalez

    June 9, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Question Cnet. How many more height speakers can you add to the setup if any?

  47. Stephen Byford

    June 9, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    How can he tell it sounds so good when he is in a echo chamber?
    It will sound good as it’s Sonos but I could not take his word that is sounds better than anything else

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