Sonos has recently launched its “ most powerful soundbar ” yet with the Arc Ultra . Question is , how does it liken to the excellentSonos Beam ( Gen 2 ) ?
Although we have n’t go over the new Arc Ultra yet , we have critique the Beam – give it a near - everlasting 4.5 - principal evaluation .
To help you decide which soundbar comes out on top in the Sonos Arc Ultra vs Sonos Beam ( gen 2 ) bout , we ’ve compared the two below . We ’ll be revisit this article once we ’ve had a chance to go hands on with the Arc Ultra .
Price
Available now , the Arc Ultra has an RRP of £ 999/€999/$999 and occur in a choice of two colours : Black or White .
The latest Sonos Beam is much chinchy than the Arc Ultra , with an RRP of £ 449/€499/$449 . While it ’s also useable in Black or White , it is likely to be subject to more regular damage drops due to the fact it ’s a slightly one-time soundbar than the Arc .
The Arc Ultra has Sound Motion
The Arc Ultra features the freshly designedSound Motionwoofer , which Sonos explain marks a “ revolutionary leap ahead for home celluloid auditory sensation . ” The four - motor , dual - membrane woofer uses Sound Motion applied science which can deport well-defined “ booming bass frequence ” with “ no mechanical quiver ” .
However it ’s not just deep that Sound Motion helps deliver . In fact , the technology promise “ bigger and well sound across the full audio spectrum ” as the Arc Ultra itself has three dissimilar type of transducers for high , mid and low oftenness for a more balanced , lifelike sound .
The Arc Ultra is powered by 14 drivers
The Arc Ultra ’s architecture seems to be seriously telling , so we ’re keen to put it to the test in our review .
Powered by 14 Sonos - engineered drivers , the Arc Ultra boasts seven silk - dome tweeter for high frequencies and clear dialogue , two of which fire upward and create height channels for spacial audio .
The Arc Ultra also packs in six mid woofer to control faithful playback of mid - range frequencies alongside the Sound Motion woofer .
That ’s not to say the Beam is n’t a knock-down soundbar . Its own computer architecture is made up of a middle tweeter for crisp , in high spirits - frequency reception , four elliptical midwoofers for the mid - range and three inactive radiators which raise miserable frequencies too .
Both support TV Audio Swap
Both the Arc Ultra and the Beam patronize the Sonos ’ clever TV Audio Swap feature . This tool allows you to seamlessly swap TV sound recording between the soundbar andSonos Aceheadphones .
listen to TV audio recording through the Sonos Ace enablesspatial audioand dynamic head tag too , with the latter make the effect that your home theatre audio is coming from a multitude of direction within the elbow room .
The Sonos Beam is smaller
Although both the Arc Ultra and Beam are a fairly similar height at 2.95 - inch and 2.68 - column inch respectively , the Arc Ultra is much wide-eyed at 46.38 - inches whereas the Beam is just 25.63 - inches .
With this in psyche , it ’s perhaps unsurprising that the Arc Ultra is also over double the weight of the Beam , at 5.9 kg compared to 2.88 kg .
Having said that , the Arc Ultra sports a low - visibility and compendious finish which Sonos explains is “ thoughtfully crafted to look great in your home and keep the focus on the amusement . ”
The Beam is better suited to a smaller or secondary TV
We found in our review that although the Beam is “ loud , nicely balanced and capable of bringing a cinematic experience ” it ’s generally better paired with a smaller TV up to 49 - inches .
For bombastic TVs and spaces , the Arc Ultra should be much well suit to provide a rightfully immersive soundscape where the Beam may struggle .
Early verdict
Deciding between the two soundbars may calculate on your current home amusement frame-up . As touched upon earlier , a bombastic goggle box and space will require a more powerful soundbar like the Arc Ultra whereas the Sonos Beam should suffice for smaller areas .
We ’ll be sure to update this clause and give a last verdict once we finishing reviewing the Sonos Arc Ultra .
