{"id":5351,"date":"2022-07-31T12:41:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obilesky.com\/2022\/31\/exclusive-this-is-the-new-budget-soundbar-from-sonos\/"},"modified":"2022-07-31T12:41:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:41:57","slug":"exclusive-this-is-the-new-budget-soundbar-from-sonos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/game8k.com\/?p=5351","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: this is the new budget soundbar from Sonos"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 3D recreation of the upcoming Sonos soundbar.<\/em><\/figcaption>3D product render by Grayson Blackmon \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n

Sonos is nearing the release of a new entry-level soundbar, and you\u2019re looking at it. Codenamed \u201cFury\u201d and officially known as model S36, the new device is yet another soundbar that will join the company\u2019s lineup beneath the $449 Beam and flagship $899 Arc. <\/p>\n

It appears that Sonos is no longer willing to cede the lower-cost soundbar market to Vizio and other competitors, as I can reveal that the new product is expected to sell for around $249. That\u2019s substantially less expensive than any Sonos soundbar to date. It\u2019s currently penciled in for release just a few weeks from now on June 7th.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen genuine photos of the new soundbar, and The Verge<\/em> has used them to create the 3D renders for this article. It\u2019s not an exact match but more than enough to give you the gist. (You can trust me, I think.) Like the Arc and Beam, Sonos\u2019 budget soundbar will be offered in both black and white.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a 3D recreation of Sonos\u2019 new soundbar, giving a closer look at the design. It definitely cuts down on the number of speakers compared to the Beam and Arc.<\/em><\/figcaption>3D product render by Grayson Blackmon \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n

The device is even more compact than the Sonos Beam \u2014 not a surprise given that it contains significantly fewer drivers.<\/p>\n

Sonos model S36 \u201cFury\u201d:<\/strong> 550mm (width) x 69mm (depth) x 100mm (height)<\/p>\n

Sonos Beam (gen 2):<\/strong> 651mm (width) x 68.6mm (depth) x 100mm (height) <\/p>\n

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Do you know more about Sonos\u2019 product roadmap? <\/strong>Reach out to me at welch@theverge.com, via Twitter DMs @chriswelch, or message me securely through Signal at 845-445-8455. You can also always use SecureDrop or Signal to send messages and files to The Verge<\/em> without revealing your identity.<\/p>\n

As is to be expected at a lower price, the new Sonos soundbar will omit certain features like Dolby Atmos, and it lacks built-in mics for voice assistant functionality. Sonos will position this as a soundbar for TV and music, leaving the smarts to its pricier siblings. In fact, internal specifications suggest there\u2019s not even an HDMI port on this product (only an optical cable comes in the box). That limits the new soundbar to Dolby Digital surround sound. You\u2019re still able to expand it to a 5.1 system if you own other compatible Sonos speakers.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an interesting tidbit: Sonos anticipates that a fair number of customers will use the new soundbar as paired surrounds for the high-end Sonos Arc. And so, for that reason, the company has created a wall mount that will allow Fury \u2014 again, that\u2019s just the codename and I\u2019m unsure of its final branding \u2014 to be mounted vertically<\/em> in addition to the standard horizontal orientation. If you\u2019re wondering why anyone would do that, look closer at the drivers to the sides: they\u2019re slightly angled and theoretically, when positioned vertically, they might do a better job at routing Atmos height audio towards the ceiling than something like a Sonos One SL. <\/p>\n

Sonos has not yet announced its upcoming soundbar. So while I\u2019m more than happy to do so for them, I\u2019d expect we\u2019ll all be hearing more details about model S36 and the company\u2019s broadening home theater ambitions in the weeks to come. Reached by email about this story, Sonos spokesperson Joani Brink said \u201cwe don\u2019t comment on rumor or speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other products that remain under development at Sonos include a smaller, cheaper subwoofer (model S37) and the company\u2019s long-rumored wireless headphones. The latter will usher Sonos into a new product category for the first time since it expanded into portable speakers with the Move and Roam.<\/p>\n

Update April 21st, 2:40PM ET:<\/strong><\/em> The article has been updated for clarity and to include comment from Sonos.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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