Sonos Debuts 3 New Speakers, Including a $799 Soundbar

Nearly two years ago, wireless speaker-maker Sonos released a $400 soundbar that quickly became one of the company's most popular products. The speaker, called Sonos Beam, addressed a few converging trends at the time. It was an easy way to improve the crappy sound coming out of our ever-shrinking flatscreen TVs, it incorporated voice control into the home theater with the inclusion of Alexa and Google Assistant, and its affordable price allowed the company to compete with the flood of cheaper connected speakers on the market. With the Beam established as the best choice for the frugal buyer, Sonos is focusing again on the high end of its product line. The Santa Barbara, California company just revealed the Sonos Arc, a new $799 soundbar that's much sleeker looking than its previous high-end soundbar, the Sonos Playbar.