Sonos Beam vs Arc | With Sonos Sound Test Comparison |

[@MrLancy44]

I have to say that this video is the easiest to understand about these products and had helped me make my mind up on my next purchase. Thank you

[@MrJab1995]

Tested both the Sonos ARC and Beam @ bestbuy and decided to go with the Sonos Beam + 2 Sonos One SL’s. The Sonos ARC gives much more sound but gets distorted at higher volume. In a bigger room you get the advantage of having the Dolby Atmos with the upward firing speakers of the ARC. If you use it in a smaller room like a 250 sqft bedroom you don’t get the advantage of the ARC at all. The Beam + 2 Sonos One SL sounds much better and cost only $800 with the current pricing while the ARC will cost you $900. If you have a small room with a ceiling height of less than 9 ft get the Beam + 2 Sonos One SL’s. If you have more open space like the living room with more than 9 ft of ceiling height get the ARC.

[@peopledonotexist]

i agree. i’m going with the beam with ones and subwoof for basement movie room simply because of size. 8ft ceilings and the chairs are only 9ft away from tv.

[@GOLFADDICT65]

i have the Sonos ARC soundbar connected with 2 of the Sonos Subs and the ONE SL's for rears......sounds great for my man cave.....very happy...cheers from Canada...be safe

[@bennobear1]

Two Subs?

[@harmrhebergen]

Wow, sounds great! I'm already happy with my Beam, 2x One and Sub setup. Still in doubt to change the Beam for the Arc but really can't decide..

[@GOLFADDICT65]

@@harmrhebergen the arc does add some amazing sounds...but the beam is a very good bar also

[@GOLFADDICT65]

@@bennobear1 yup 2 subs and now getting the 5"s for the rear speakers

[@hydrow6]

@@GOLFADDICT65 5's sound fantastic as rears,, and the music (chefs kiss)

[@MrGab0909]

First review I’ve never had to fast forward through to get to the point. Thank you!!

[@DrumMeister]

Beam Gen2 has now Dolby Atmos as well, making it a great solution for smaller wallets!

[@bernz3025]

Love the way you put your hand on each speaker as you talk about them 😁

[@rogerbrandt6678]

Frig I have lotsa play 1s what would you guys go for.?

[@treewisps4085]

what if you don't have a fancy phone that scan it? will it still work with just the app?

[@Schuckii]

Good Review, but you may want to consider a different background for completely white Tech? :D

[@toonlad4091]

Disagree, I have white walls so gives me an idea on aesthetics

[@adrian_smadrian]

For the purposes of this video, good feedback!

[@larryraigrodski5381]

Even at a quarter volume I could tell the difference with music.

[@Fishmaat404]

I don’t know what he was on about. What a braindead review

[@martijnwesselink3823]

Have already 2x play 1 and Sub. In my room the Beam will do the job.

[@miguelfidel1]

hi friend, i would like some advice? i have money to buy the sonos arc alone or the beam plus two sonos one, which option do you recommend?

[@SimonRushton]

really helpful review and god points about the actual sound level you listen to

[@shimaitist]

You say you can control everything with your I phone .. does it work as well with Android?

[@shimaitist]

Other than that very good explanation. Thank you! Good review

[@JoyStickJester_]

Those of you that are Costco members and really don't care about the voice assistance in the Arc. Costco has the Sonos Arc SL for $50 cheaper. So far it is not online but they do have them in store. It's the same Arc as the original Arc just without voice assistance. I have Alexa and Google Home throughout my home so having the voice assistant inside the Arc is not a deal breaker for me.

[@Snuggieman]

so if you have a google hub right next to it, it would essentially work exactly the same?

[@alexcheremisin3596]

good explanation. Thank you!

[@IrixGuy]

Great explanation! Sub and Like added!

[@vortox7292]

I have 2 Sonos One SL and Sub, but i will listen to much music and also watch action movies. My TV is at the and of my bed and i will only watch from there, what do you say, would the beam do the job? i think yes, or not?

[@MrJab1995]

The beam + 2 One’s sounds great all together. The sub is a plus. If you like playing loud music its better to go with the beam since it don’t distort much at higher volume when compared to the arc.

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

Great review! My PlayBar will likely go into the kids TV room in 2021 and I've been considering the Arc as our replacement.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the privacy of having smart speakers that always listen.

[@pirate8870]

My parents have the playbar and I have the arc. I'd much rather have the playbar all day long! If your buying the arc you will almost certainly need the sub as the bass is terrible, it makes the arc sound tinny. where as the playbar on the other hand has good bass which makes a huge difference. Don't be fooled by the atmos on the arc either it isn't anything special.

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

@@pirate8870 thanks for the information. I'll likely keep the soundbar until it dies then.

[@franckcechetto3445]

Can you compare it to the bose soundbar 700

[@cilonen]

I’ve compared both, the Arc is way better. I returned my 700 and will probably not go back to Bose for TV audio anymore. Too many issues with the software, the sound was very flat unless you connected through Apple airplay 2 and then for some reason it sounded way better but then I would lose the eArc features, and it’s also stuck at Dolby Digital stereo not Atmos. You can hear the difference immediately once the Arc was set up in our living room, I had to go rewatch the Mandalorian S2 finale over again because the first play through was on the Bose 700 and it did it no justice.

[@synoykkassey1277]

@@cilonen we don't have sonos arc in our country and shipping is very expensive not to mention the import tax. Does the bose 700 for 500usd is better compared to the sonos beam?

[@cilonen]

@@synoykkassey1277 the Bose 700 isn’t $500, at least the latest version. I would still go with the Beam. Sonia software is way better.

[@MrJab1995]

The Bose 700 has a great sound comparable to the Sonos. I love the Sonos ecosystem on how expandable they are plus the automatic room sound optimization features. If you are just looking for great sounds both are great but as I said Sonos has much better ecosystem and is easily expandable. I do recommend the Beam + 2 One SL if you want both great TV soundbar and for music playing while saving some $.

[@mitchellsx]

had my Sonos ARC, sub and ones for about 5 months.. its looks great, Sonos app controls are great, sub is great but if you have ever heard a Samsung Q90r soundbar or SN11 ATMOS bars compared to how this does it you will be disappointed it. You can really feel the wrap around sound and overhead effects with those bars, but with the Sonos just makes the sound a bit better.. Sonos also needs to release rear upfiring speakers also.

[@sirprintalot]

The Q90r is a great soundbar but way more expensive than the Arc. The SN11 isn't worth the money at all imo.

[@mitchellsx]

@@sirprintalot Hi I mean the full Sonos setup ARC, sub and ones vs Q90r setup.

[@joshuam3903]

So would you prefer the q90r setup over the sonos?

[@mitchellsx]

@@joshuam3903 Ideally I would like the Sonos style and UI with the Samsung q90r sound. then it would be perfect for me.

[@artemisha3048]

If Sonos arc is already Dolby atmos 7.1 what happens if I add a couple of Sonos ones ?

[@SuperD00D]

It’s 5.0.2 without a sub and 5.1.2 with a sub. Doesn’t matter if you have surrounds. It’s still 5.0.2 with the surround speakers because they’re just being combined already to the rear channel.
5. means 5 channels, which are 2 side channels, 2 rear channels, and a center channel, .0 or .1 means no sub or a sub, and .2 means the upward firing atmos channels.
The side channels are one woofer on each side, the rear channels are angled tweeters and front facing woofers on the front, and the center channel is 2 woofers and a tweeter facing front. Then there are 2 upward firing atmos speakers, which means each Atmos channel is only one speaker, just like the side firing speakers. 2 more channels have 2 speakers each, and the center channel has 3 speakers. With the surrounds, they would just be incorporated into the rear channel as well, just adding two more speakers to it. It’s only slightly true that there is a “side” channel and a “rear” channel in that layout (here’s the layout imgur.com/1TrgYWB) but the side woofers and the angled tweeters and front woofers sort of make up the digital 3d front AND rear channels, working together. But that’s the gist of it.
So 11 speakers total stock on the Arc, which is 8 woofers and 3 tweeters. 2 side facing woofers are on each end-side of the arc, 2 are on top, then there is one forward firing woofer on each front end of of the arc, an angled tweeter on each side paired with those woofers, then a forward firing tweeter and 2 forward firing woofers in the center. That’s the gist of it.

[@artemisha3048]

@@SuperD00D totally confused now lol haha. So basically arc is still better than beam no matter how many surrounds I’ll put it still wouldn’t match the Dolby atmos 7.1 experience? I still can’t recreate 7.1 with beam and ones ?

[@Ben-pp5tt]

@@artemisha3048
Not sure if you’re still looking, but beam supports Dolby Atmos now.

[@thetoneman]

Which one is best for playing music?

[@MrJab1995]

Got the beam + 2 One SL’s and sounds much better than the ARC for music playing.

[@ColinMctavish]

So if you have the Arc you don't need the surrounds?

[@OneHourSmartHome]

The Arc does sound good even without the surrounds like Sonos Ones: amzn.to/3trTBAs . However adding the surrounds does enhance the 3D effect of the the sound especially when listening in Dolby Digital.

[@stepbystepfinance9059]

​@@OneHourSmartHome I have the Sonos Beam with the Sonos Ones. So, I was wondering if I could supplement the Arc for the Beam and two Ones. Thanks for clarifying this for me.