
I wanted to hear people’s thoughts on going that route vs installing 5 in-ceiling speakers (thinking Klipsch) with a recover and a sub.
SONOS BEAM VS ARC UPDATE
The new features will be added with a software update later this year. I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about people going with Sonos for home theater using the arc soundbar, sub, and rear speakers. Sonos has not outlined plans to support Dolby Atmos music from other music services such as Apple Music. It comes nestled in a reassuringly solid box, with heavy-duty locking tags that make the whole thing seem even more upmarket. It’s certainly premium in feel and build.

This is a very impressive looking piece of kit. The only other physical difference between the two Beam generations is Sonos choice of materials. This means the Sonos Beam 2 has more speed and bandwidth to work with, thus resulting in enhanced audio formats (more on that below). Would probably consider it for a small apartment sized living room as well. The one difference here is that the HDMI port has been upgraded from HDMI ARC to HDMI eARC. I just got a Beam as a bedroom soundbar where an Arc would probably be overkill, and it’s excellent.

SONOS BEAM VS ARC TV
"Launching later this year in select markets, Sonos plans to support Amazon Music’s Ultra High Definition audio, which will allow listeners to hear tracks in lossless audio up to 24-bit / 48kHz on their Sonos speakers, as well as Dolby Atmos Music, an immersive audio format that breaks the boundaries of traditional studio recordings and puts you inside the song, revealing every detail of the music," the company said.Īmazon Music's Dolby Atmos will be supported on Sonos Arc and Beam (Gen 2), while Amazon Music's lossless audio (called 'Ultra HD') will be supported on all S2 devices, except Play:1, Play:3, Playbase, and Playbar. The Sonos Arc is considerably larger at 1142x87x116mm (45x3.4x4.5 in), and is designed for bigger screens and sizeable rooms you'll want a 55-inch TV at least. And, to be fair to the Sonos Arc, for the most part it really has. Arc is undoubtedly better and better enough to warrant the price difference, but it bears taking your setup into consideration. Arc is one of several Sonos products that will gain DTS support later this year Lossless & Dolby Atmos musicIn addition, Sonos will add support for Amazon Music's 'Ultra HD' audio, meaning lossless audio up to 24-bit / 48kHz as well as Dolby Atmos Music.
