Sonos' latest flagship TV room is a top-end home cinema addition

Simple and slick to set up and use; Expansive Dolby Atmos sound; Numerous streaming options; Class-leading app

Not cheap; Can get aggressive at the top end; Some very capable competition; You might need a new TV

The Sonos Arc is the company’s excellent new soundbar, but there’s a chance that it might not work best for your TV.

Sonos has not only followed up its previous full-fledged soundbar offering, it has improved it in every way possible. The Arc is a superb Dolby Atmos soundbar – right up there with the best – and has all the bells and whistles of Sonos' multi-room system and more. You just need to match it with a Dolby Atmos supporting TV to get the best performance.

Great Dolby Atmos performance; Excellent sound even without extra height channels; Alexa and Google Assistant on board; Easy to setup and integrate with Sonos multiroom solution;

Requires compatible TV for Dolby Atmos support; No source input; Only single-band (2.4GHz) Wi-Fi;

Despite its lack of home theater features and its large-and-in-charge size, the Arc delivers all the joys of Sonos ownership (from multi-room audio to smart assistant control) alongside seriously impressive sound.

Rich; powerful sound; Hands-off interface; Sonos style and versatility

Dolby Atmos limited to newer TVs; Short on inputs; Big and heavy

Wide, tall sound; Impressive bass response; Adept with music as well as movies; Cracking control app (even in beta);

Treble has attitude; Slightly uneven frequency response; No MQA support;

At last, Sonos is able to give you the big-screen sound to go with those big-screen pictures.

Wide; tall sound; Impressive bass response; Adept with music as well as movies; Cracking control app (even in beta)

Treble has attitude; Slightly uneven frequency response; No MQA support

The part of the Sonos model range most in need of attention is now dealt with - and pretty impressively, at that. The Arc isn’t your default choice of Dolby Atmos soundbar-cum-audio system, but it needs to be on your shortlist.

Wide, tall sound; Impressive bass response; Adept with music as well as movies; Cracking control app (even in beta);

Treble has attitude; Slightly uneven frequency response; No MQA support;

“With Dolby Atmos and voice A.I., the Sonos Arc is the Swiss Army knife of soundbars.”

Excellent surround sound; Easy and simple setup; Decent Dolby Atmos from a single speaker; Choice of Alexa or Google Assistant

No HDMI inputs; Not ideal for all music genres

The impressive Sonos Arc takes the best parts of the company's other soundbars and combines them into one Dolby Atmos-compatible package.

Large sound field with powerful bass; even without a subwoofer; Supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant; Can easily be expanded with satellites and a subwoofer; Dolby Atmos compatibility with angled tweeters

Expensive; Only works with pricey Sonos subwoofer

Even at its most basic non-Dolby Atmos settings, it still sounds fantastic and will likely be a significant upgrade over most other soundbars

Really wide and immersive soundscape; Atmos support was needed and delivered; Clean and modern design

No built-in smart TV stuff; Needs to run on S2 app; At this price a remote would be nice