Details of the next flagship Sonos soundbar have leaked in detail, with info once again coming from The Verge (unofficial Sonos whisperers).
The new soundbar based on the Sonos Arc is codenamed ‘Lasso’ and will feature completely redesigned parts and speaker drivers, offering better performance including better bass.
Also new, this soundbar will be the first Sonos soundbar to support Bluetooth audio playback, along with a dedicated Bluetooth button. This makes the soundbar have features in line with the new Era 100 and Era 300 speakers it seems. A physical microphone switch will remain.
The ‘Lasso’ soundbar is based on a design that looks just like the Arc, although the latter might be used to hide the final design. The Verge says this new soundbar will debut advanced audio transducer technology from Mayht, a company that Sonos previously acquired. This will bring smaller and lighter parts while retaining sound quality.
Other features include support for the new Sonos Ace headphones, making for a perfect pairing for listening to Spatial Audio.
The new Sonos soundbar and its new features are said to come with a price increase, upwards of $1,200 USD, or about roughly $1,635 CAD. That’s going to be a hefty proposition for a soundbar, but then again all Sonos products have premium price points.
When will Sonos release this new flagship soundbar? Sources say it is pegged to debut and ship later in 2024, but we’ll have to wait and find out.
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I guess they added a Bluetooth button because they broke the Sonos app pairing.
Almost $2000 for just the soundbar, with Canadian taxes. I still enjoy Sonos, but hard pass. Next thing the full sized sub will be $1500
Hopefully my current setup lasts. Price increases on already outlandishly expensive products combined with the dumpster fire the Sonos app turned into a few months ago I'll be looking elsewhere for my next purchase. The Sonos experience is not what it used to be for me, anyway.
And here we are, years later, despite this 'revamp' Android still doesn't have Trueplay support – I can't even enable and disable it anymore.