Sonos is work on the heir to its flagshipDolby Atmos - add Arc soundbar , according to a news leak which describes the next - propagation home film intersection as “ radical - premium ” .
concord to a report fromThe Verge‘s Chris Welsh , who has had an inside track on pretty much every product Sonos has unloosen in recent years , the next - gen framework could be getting a pretty sizeable inspection and repair that might beat back up the price .
The report say the “ components and speaker driver have been totally overhauled and redesigned ” and that could entail a toll of $ 1,200 ( something potential to be mirror in the UK if it comes to pass ) .
Considering the original Arc was price at $ 899/£899 that could represent a price increment of £ 300/$300 or 33 % , so we ’d better see some somewhat substantial betterment here . Perhaps it ’s plausible that the redesign somewhat negates the indigence for a Sonos Sub to do some of the heavy lifting at the lower close .
Another improvement might be the comprehension of Bluetooth connectivity , which is absentminded from the previous model that only relied on Wi - Fi connections for wireless sound . It ’s a more late add-on to Sonos products , and the first Arc get in in 2020 .
The composition says the company is also design to admit connectivity with the newSonos Ace headphones , which offers Spatial Audio . The gimmick , reportedly codenamed Lasso , will retain a very similar design Welsh says , and Sonos is direct shipping before the death of 2024 .
The Sonos Arc remains one of our favourite soundbars , with our referee praise the expansive , well - defined and invigorating speech sound , and Dolby Atmos support that offers a good printing of audio tiptop and width .
