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Sonos Arc £799

There’s a lot riding on the Sonos Arc soundbar. This is the company’s first foray into Dolby Atmos, long after most other companies have released products that support the format. It also has to justify costing almost twice as much as the brilliant Beam.

The Arc is designed to partner bigger TVs. At 114cm, it is a bit wider than a typical modern 49in TV and so best partnered with a 55in model. The curvy design helps mask the Arc’s dimensions and makes it look svelte, but its 8.5cm height is not inconsiderable. It does, though, have an integrated IR repeater so signals sent from your remote to your television are not blocked.

At the back of the Arc are the power socket, an ethernet connection for wired networking, and a single HDMI port. An optical adapter is included for those with older TVs, but the intention is that you