Have been researching soundbars lately and stumbled upon this deal. Works out to roughly 21% discount.
Still haven't decided whether to go Sonos or not. Seems to be lots of issues with their new app.
Sonos Arc + Sonos Sub Gen 3 Bundle $2198 (RRP $2798) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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Pretty crazy in which way??
The way you said, It sounds more bad than good haha
Pretty Decent deal. i am using Gen2 Woofer with Arc and 2 SL speakers and no dramas.
go for it… you won't regret it.I bought it at the same price 2 years ago.
Plus you get get discounted gift cards to bring down the price.Same
Same
Double the price of the Samsung Q900, gee this must be something special with 2 less speakers…
I bought Sammy first and returned it immediately for this…
Why even compare Samsung speakers with Sonos, they are completely different leagues. It’s like comparing Samsung with some soundbar you pick up for $10 at Kmart
I bought the bose soundbar 900 and was disappointed, had to return it. So in my opinion, yes it's worth comparing.
Did you with Sonos after Bose? I recently got the 900 so asking
Sonos is better at music set-up, and Samsung is best at movie theatre setup. But price difference between the two, I would pick Samsung anyday.
Only advantage (that is if you can throw more money)with Sonos is, you can have multiple subs ..
That’s a little unfair don’t you think.
I have a Samsung Q900T that I bought 3 years ago. It was 1/3 the price of Sonos Arc + Sub but still offered a comparable audio experience. Sonos setup is definitely not 3 times better than Samsung.I mean yeah, it’s all very subjective anyway. There’s no metric to measure what exactly is 3x better, really just depends on what you like, if you like what Samsung sounds like then it’s better. But for me, subjective view, it’s probably more than 3x better. I used to hack(both hw and sw) a lot of Sonos speakers, the attention to detail that they put is amazing compared with other that I have seen.
What I mean mostly is they clearly target a different market with the price, Sonos wants to be the premium market and charges a premium price, so not really comparable.
How does the JBL 800 compare to these two? Is $620 a deal or not?
100% agree Q900 is much better value for money.
I heard both. Sonos is better at music set-up, and Samsung is good at movie theatre setup. But price difference between the two, I would pick Samsung anyday.
I'm contemplating going with the Samsung having owned the first gen Sonos. Why isn't the Samsung less good with music set up? Can you not stream Spotify through it?
It's just the sound profile is bit rich on Sonos music, and feels good to ears compared to the Samsung. But doesn't mean Samsung isn't good though. Samsung is more immersive with movies and surround sound. It's only more so if you compare both side by side. Both are capable enough..
Arc 2 expected later this year or early next year
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/11/24195947/sonos-lasso-soun…
Arc is amazing. I used to have Yamaha soundbar and dialogue was muffled
Yeah I bought Yamaha soundbar and after less than a week went back to the TV’s built-in speakers. Dialogue is where I struggle the most.
It’s now doing an OK job as my PC speaker.
I have a Yamaha on the second TV as well and had to turn subs on.
Damn these are expensive now compared to a few years back. Still, 21% off sonos RRP plus ability to use GCs on top is pretty rare… not to be sneezed at, if you’re in the market.
FYI Arc v2 may be coming out before end of the year as Sonos’ 2nd new product for the year. So if you can hold til eg BF then will get v1 cheaper
Recent new app ongoing dramas are real though for many current users. Still unlikely to be able to edit a playlist or queue until sept-oct, 5 mths in. Nuts.
Certainly seem to be people losing their minds over changes to the app, with the odd person jumping in and mentioning that they never even use the app.
For me if the sound quality is amazing then I’m still considering it.
What do people use the Sonos app for? I have Sonos and I don't think I've ever used it besides for initial set-up.
Use it all the time for night mode and voice priority, not to mention occasional tweaks to the EQ. I've not had any issues with the new app other than some annoying UX changes that took a while to be re-added (like numbers on the volume slider).
The issues seem to be related to them switching to using mDNS? Anyone relying on an Apple ecosystem, especially Home is already relying on mDNS so it’s more a user/home network issue than a Sonos issue.
@SolitaryMan: How am I getting downvotes, bizarre.
Anyway, yeah agreed, although I've heard a lot about UX issues as well as playing saved local playlists etc. Nothing I've used personally but when it first updated I noticed it lacked some really basic stuff like volume numbers on the slider which was a bad sign.
@SolitaryMan: There’s two groups of issues.
One group is about changes to their networking stack to use mDNS among other changes. For some people that has introduced significant latency and for others it has resulted in connection drops.
The other group of issues are in the app itself. For the launch of their headphones, they completely replaced the app. The new version is missing a lot of features that were in the old one and has some bugs around things like volume control.
If only using for TV audio,then just EQ and Trueplay correction. Otherwise, for music - streaming straight to the speaker, rather than through your phone/device (which drains battery). Alarms and sleep timers, but less likely a need for Arc in living room - unless for eg turn radio/music on automatically in the morning.
I'm in the Sonos ecosystem in a BIG way, and have been very happy.
I've read quite a bit about the issues others have faced recently, but my experience certainly hasn't mirrored the extremes of pain and dramas that others are expressing online.
The app is definitely slower and less responsive than it was, but they are aware of all of the issues and the CEO has come out recently and communicated a path to resolution.
For day to day tv/ movie viewing with something like the above arc/ sub combo deal , the app is largely irrelevant - it all just works through the TV remote.
If you want to listen to music you can bypass the app completely and just play to the speakers through the Spotify app, or ask Siri/ Alexa etc. or similar.
The app is really only needed if you want to play multi-room audio and pair multiple speakers together into zones. Alternatives like SonoPhone exist if the offical app is too painful in the interim.
Despite the current issues, I'd definitely still recommend Sonos products and particularly the Arc/ Sub combo.
Are you able to enable/disable night mode and voice priority through a normal remote? If so I could do away with the app as well.
No that I know of, but I've never had any issues/ lag/ delay firing up the app and selecting either of those options when needed.
If you’re in the apple ecosystem, you can use shortcuts + soro to create automations / shortcuts that toggle night mode and dialogue mode.
Agree re general TV/movies.
But for music - for me the app has continued to work, but defo more clunky, slow and more errors. The ridiculous part has been the lack of option to roll back the app coz of their new Ace headphones, and there had been no apology (just bravado) until just this week (some 2 or so months later) re taking away functionality (mostly integrating user music libraries) and also nixxing many features that had been present for years and years, without warning (eg alarms, sleep timers). So have peeved a lot of faithfuls who are invested deep. And still wont be able to edit a queue or playlist for another few months (since May, WTF!). But for some ppl, couldnt update wifi settings for months, or even play music.
Need app for EQ, Trueplay (with iphone) and streaming music directly through sonos (not via your phone)
This or SONY A9?
exactly my thoughts too :)
or the good old bose 900 with sub :D
Music or movies? Would you add rears to this? Sub with Sony? A9 v2 (bravia quad) meant to be better than v1 all around - but it's got a big ol price hike to boot.
Worth asking for further discount on JB live chat. Got this same bundle from them for $1761 less than a year ago.
What… you cracked a real deal …
Got lucky with live chat salespersons especially since I also managed to get 2 x Sonos One SL for just $320 after this.
Man.. you really got lucky …
That's more like it….
I own this + 2 Era 100 speakers for surround sound and definitely recommend them. I only use them for watching tv which means I rarely need to use the app so all the issues people discuss on Reddit haven’t impacted me at all. All I use the app for is changing volume, night mode on/off etc and I’ve had no issues.
Same here. I recently started listening to music through the setup and it sounds awesome in surround sound.
Been using Sonos sub, play 5’s and sound bar for years. Zero problems.
You need the app if you play your music through YouTube Music. It mostly works but just doesn't have all the features and queuing ability. Good enough but not great. What is great is the ability to play without phone. I got 2 Era 100s and love them.
I have a gen 1 play 5 (12 years old, wow).
Asides from them trying to shelve the unit with a non compatible app moving forward a few years back, it has and continues to be, amazing (they introduced a legacy app to allow continued usage after the deserved outcry).
Same deal available directly through the Sonos website
The most frustrating part of my Sonos system is I have to use their app for Youtube music as I can't cast from the YoutTube music app, supposedly due to some conflict between Google and Sonos that's been going for ages. The Sonos app is clunky with a fair amount of bugs. I could avoid all of this before when using Spotify as you can cast from the Spotify app, didn't realise the trouble it'd cause switching to YouTube music.
If you have the space, you can get a very decent Amp + bookshelf speaker stereo setup for the same money. My guess it that the sound quality will be a lot better than any soundbar.
Is getting a Wiim Amp, which has ARC, and a decent set of speakers an option (potentially a fair bit cheaper)?
That sounds like a great idea. If you place the speakers correctly, stereo sound (2.0) is pretty engaging for movies. And the setup will be a LOT better for music listening.
Definitely search Reddit and others for opinions of existing Sonos owners…sounds pretty crazy from what I've read.