The Sonos Arc Ultra is really the worst kept secret in technology at the moment, with the new soundbar leaking everything like water from a paper bucket. Just a few days ago, Best Buy seemed to reveal it would be priced at $999, and now more retailers may have given us the release date.
Spotted by RedditorsBelgian retailers Fnac, Vandenborre and MediaMarkt apparently had pre-order pages visible for the Sonos Arc Ultra and the Sonos Sub 4, promising a release date of October 29, 2024 for both.
The pre-orders offer a price of €999 for the soundbar and €899 for the Sonos Sub 4 – all in line with expectations.
October 29th is fast approaching, so we may get official information on the new soundbar soon – early next week will be two weeks from the launch date, so I wouldn’t be surprised if something arrives then.
In addition to this release date revelation, a bunch of images have also been leaked on Reddit, claiming to be of the Arc Ultra. There’s a combination of product shots and lifestyle images, and these seem to confirm that the soundbar will work with the Sonos Ace headphones (not that anyone had any doubts about that, especially since they’ve been updated to work with the Beam and Ray sound bars).
The Sonos Arc Ultra is exciting because it is claimed to be the first product to feature a new type of speaker technology, which Sonos appears to be calling ‘Sound Motion’ based on previous leaks, but was previously known as Mayht Heart Motion before Sonos bought the company. .
These drivers are much smaller than traditional speaker designs, but can apparently deliver the same power and depth. They’re rumored to be used here, although we don’t know exactly in what form yet – chances are they’ll squeeze a lot more bass and midrange power out of the bar.
The original Sonos Arc is still among the best soundbars you can buy today, and I’ve previously written about why I think the Arc’s successor could be one of the best tech releases of the year. And if Sonos can keep its improved app on the positive track by adding features and improving reliability, we could be on a real winner here. Looks like we’ll find out one way or another soon.