The Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar is now down from $1,099 to $899 at Crutchfield. It is the brand’s latest soundbar, featuring 14 speakers in a compact design.
Sonos took everything people loved about the original Arc and turned it up a notch. The Arc Ultra adds upgraded audio processing, stronger bass performance, and smarter dialogue enhancement, all while maintaining the sleek design that made the original a popular choice.
Why Choose This Sonos Soundbar
Inside the Sonos Arc Ultra are 14 precisely engineered speakers, including seven tweeters and six mid-woofers. The last addition is a new Sound Motion woofer designed to produce deeper bass with lower distortion. Together, these speakers create a 9.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos experience that can place sounds around and above you for a more immersive listening experience.
The Dolby Atmos effect is quite obvious in this soundbar. Instead of limiting sound to traditional left and right channels, Atmos creates a three-dimensional soundstage where sound effects can move realistically. Sounds like crowd noise in a stadium or a dramatic movie soundtrack feels larger and more lifelike.
The company also redesigned the center-channel architecture, adding speech-enhancement technology that lets you adjust dialogue clarity in the Sonos app. And since the soundbar can automatically analyze the layout of the room it’s in, you’ll get optimized performance, whether you mount it or place it on furniture.
Beyond TV audio, the Arc Ultra fits into the larger Sonos ecosystem. You can group speakers throughout your home, and connect using Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Amazon Alexa, or Sonos Voice Control.
And if you decide you want even bigger sound later, the Arc Ultra supports wireless pairing with the brand’s Sub models for deeper bass and Era speakers for true surround sound. The best part is that you can connect these add-ons without running speaker wires across your room.
At $899, the Sonos Arc Ultra is still a premium soundbar, but it’s also one of the most capable standalone options available today. If you’re looking to upgrade your TV audio and want something that can handle a wide range of content with ease, this $200 discount makes the Arc Ultra much more appealing.