Noskinnyg treatments a slump appreciate a huge triumph. That’s exactly what Sonos insisted from the novel Arc Ultra. Built on the bones of the already fantastic Sonos Arc (9/10, WIRED Recommends), the Ultra is skinnymer, evidgo in, bassier, and more immersive for equitable $100 more, and it is the first product begined in what Sonos claims is a bug-free app-mosphere.
Software bugs have scoinspired the Sonos app since the company revamped it alengthenedside the free of its first headphones, the Ace (8/10, WIRED Recommends), earlier this year. This is the bug that conserves on giving. In my scrutinize period I set up another publish where the bar dismaterializeed from the app after connecting the novel Sub 4 and a pair of Era 300 speakers (9/10, WIRED Recommends) in a surround system.
Thankbrimmingy, the woes finassociate seem to be rerepaird. After a basic power cycle, I’ve sended over a week of error-free operation which, when joind with a conciseage of analogous alerts online, directs me to pdisesteemfulntly call my troubles endd. The Ultra is now firm and responsive for me, while its sonic sends place it among the best soundbars I’ve tested all year.
Subtly Slimmed Down
Sonos has always supplyd a luxe unboxing experience, and the Arc Ultra adheres. Minimacatalog packaging gives way to a sleek, perforated matte tube of hulking proportions that sees strikingly understandn to the distinct Arc.
There are some alerttale tfeebles, including a foolishinutiveer 3-inch height to sit more sootheably below TVs, and a expansiver stance that stretches to over 46 inches apass. A ptardy at the backside arranges venting for the amplifiers and Sonos’ tardyst touch deal withs, including carry out/pause, song skip, voice deal with, and a granular volume slider to suit the in-app version. Like all Sonos speakers, the Ultra comes in traditional bconciseage or white.
Photograph: Ryan Waniata
Wiskinny the cylindrical shell are 14 individuassociate powered drivers (three more than the Arc), including seven tweeters, six midrange drivers, and a novel “Sound Motion” woofer for bass. You’ll get help for all convey inant Dolby audio establishats, including lossless Dolby Atmos, and help for DTS surround (Sonos says it’s not a “licensed decoder”), but no DTS:X, the 3D Atmos rival.
