- #Dolby atmos surround sound movie#
- #Dolby atmos surround sound drivers#
- #Dolby atmos surround sound upgrade#
- #Dolby atmos surround sound android#
#Dolby atmos surround sound movie#
The Lego Batman Movie was more high-octane with the full force of explosions and sounds of bricks breaking apart emanating so clearly around me. I feel as if my Atmos-enabled Blu-rays just got a major upgrade. But for everyone else, Sonos’ new soundbar is a sweet spot for affordable premium home surround sound.
The Arc is not going to be a replacement for whatever bespoke sound system wealthy people get professionally installed. This being a Sonos speaker, you can also pair the Arc with any other S2-enabled Sonos products like the Sonos 5, Sonos Sub, etc. It gets really loud and keeps distortion low so movies don’t sound like garbled Transformers having sex. I can’t speak for every other Atmos soundbar, but I can say the Arc delivers powerful sound regardless of whether it’s pushing out Atmos or not. The bass is thick, the mids are crystal clear, and the highs are crisp enough to reproduce the gentlest of notes with audible separation.
#Dolby atmos surround sound drivers#
I placed the Arc in front of my TV and, let me tell you, hearing the 11 drivers push out Atmos’ virtual speakers above and around me is an aural and visceral feeling that really elevates movies. It gets really loud and even at its highest volume keeps distortion low so movies don’t sound like garbled Transformers having sex. Raymond Wong / Inputįrom a sound quality standpoint, the Arc sounds terrific. Sound shoots out the side, front, and top speakers.
#Dolby atmos surround sound android#
The consistency of the microphones across the range of Android devices does not currently allow for a consistent tuning experience.” I asked Sonos what the deal was and a spokesperson sent me its usual boilerplate response: “Trueplay is currently available on iOS devices. Trueplay is quick, but the waving is annoying when auto room-calibration technology exists in Sonos’ Move and other speakers like Apple’s HomePod can also automatically adjust the sound based on the acoustics of a room. It still doesn’t work with Android, which is confounding. Anyone who’s ever set up a Sonos speaker knows all about the Trueplay-waving-calibration process. Then you open the Sonos app and wave an iOS device around your room to tune it. Something important to note: the Arc runs on Sonos’ S2 software, which is incompatible with some legacy Sonos devices that run S1 software. There are only two cables to connect: power and HDMI, which connects into your TV’s HDMI ARC or eARC port (it’ll be labeled on the back so make sure you’re not plugging it into a regular HDMI port). I had the Arc up and running in a few minutes.
It’s a sleek, minimalist soundbar and it just fits on my dual-unit IKEA Besta media center. It’s heavier, though: 13.8 pounds compared to the Playbar’s 11.9 pounds. But it’s also not as deep (4.5 inches versus 5.5 inches). Its 45-inch length is 10 inches longer than the 35-inch Playbar it replaces. We only include products that have been independently selected by Input's editorial team. Input may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article.
#Dolby atmos surround sound upgrade#
There’s never been a better time to upgrade your TV setup since you’re probably watching more content than ever before, but if like me you’re new to Atmos sound in your home, things will get messy. As I found out, it’s a lot more complicated. It’s just one long tube that pumps out loud, clear, 3D spatial sound.īut experiencing and enjoying Atmos isn’t as simple as hooking up the Arc to your TV. The Arc (and many Atmos-enabled soundbars) is by far the simplest way to add surround sound to a home theater setup without messy multi-channel speaker arrangements around the room. I expected it to sound as good as Sonos’ discontinued Playbar, but it's doing better than that. I’ve got Sonos’ new Arc soundbar plugged into my TV and spitting out Dolby Atmos virtual surround sound from its front, side, and top speakers. I’m not in a movie theater (and likely won’t be in one for while), but it feels like I am even though I’m sitting in my modest-sized apartment. Whispers echo and reverb from one side of the room to the other. A helicopter’s rotors spin loudly - but distinctly - overhead. The synths rain down from above me and then fade in through my left and right ears.
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