The Sonos Arc is the long-awaited Playbar update with Dolby Atmos support

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Enlarge / The new Sonos Arc in white with the updated Sonos Sub. (credit: Sonos)

Sonos on Wednesday unveiled the Sonos Arc, its latest premium soundbar for the living room. The new device will replace the aging Playbar soundbar, which launched in 2013, and serve as a higher-end alternative to the smaller Beam soundbar it released in 2018. It will also bump out the Playbase sound system the company introduced in 2017.

The device costs $799, which is $100 more than the Playbar’s starting price. It’s up for pre-order today and will start shipping on June 10.

An Atmos upgrade

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  The new Sonos Arc soundbar. [credit: Sonos ]

The Arc sports a more rounded design than that of the Playbar, with a 270-degree curve around the top. It measures 45 inches in length, which is about 10 inches wider than before, and it’s fairly hefty, at 13.8 pounds. It has the relatively clean and minimalist aesthetic that most Sonos devices go for, but something this large will be best suited for larger TVs and home theater setups. The Beam, by comparison, checks in at 25.6 inches and will still make more sense for smaller areas.

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