Sonos prospects could not have a lot to be enthusiastic about in the intervening time as the corporate continues to wash up the mess it made with its May app update, and but, it seems to be like we’ll quickly see the arrival of the Sonos Arc Extremely. Excessive-quality pictures of the as-yet-unreleased flagship Dolby Atmos soundbar, surfaced on X (previously Twitter) on September 17, they usually look loads like beforehand leaked (however low-quality) pictures.
Arc Extremely ($999) https://t.co/z6sXvj2dAg pic.twitter.com/iuwG2vGXDv
— Arsène Lupin (@MysteryLupin) September 17, 2024
The leak is courtesy of a person who calls themselves Arsène Lupin (@MysteryLupin), after the fictional French thief. The account’s many leaked pictures in current months have confirmed to be correct, lending credibility to those Sonos pictures.
Additionally pictured is the additionally as-yet-unreleased Sonos Sub 4, a wi-fi subwoofer that seems to be equivalent to the present third-gen Sub, apart from a brand new matte end.
Whereas Sonos has by no means formally talked about the Arc Extremely by title, studies surfaced not too long ago that it accidentally added it to its own website earlier than unexpectedly eradicating it. In 2023, Bloomberg reported on the existence of a new soundbar product code-named “Lasso” that will reportedly supply higher efficiency than the prevailing Sonos Arc. Each Bloomberg and The Verge declare that Lasso can be primarily based on speaker know-how developed by Dutch audio firm Mayht, which Sonos acquired in 2022.
The photographs present a soundbar that appears very very like the present Sonos Arc, however with a doubtlessly wider footprint and with new top-mounted controls that sit on an oblong rear module that additionally acts because the speaker’s base, permitting the perimeters of the soundbar to drift when surface-mounted.
A separate picture reveals what the soundbar would appear like when wall-mounted and accompanied by two Sonos Sub 4s.
Lupin claims the Sonos Arc Extremely will price $999 (a $100 enhance over the worth of the present Arc), however The Verge’s Chris Welch means that it may price extra — probably as a lot as $1,199, a worth that the unintentional Sonos web site inclusion appears to corroborate.
As to the timing of the Sonos Arc Extremely, it might be quickly. However as I’ve mentioned earlier than, the company would be foolish to debut a new soundbar (or any new product for that matter) whereas main points nonetheless stay with the brand new app. Prospects are nonetheless indignant concerning the botched replace and can doubtless share that sentiment on social media in response to any new product bulletins — not precisely the type of ambiance most firms hope to accompany a brand new product debut.
