Just like no one wants to hear a restaurant reviewer complain about eating at high-end restaurants with his friends every night, no one really wants to listen to a gadget reviewer who can’t get a high-end home theater system to work. When I was assigned this piece, I could not imagine anything more amazing that having Sonos send me its complete Ultimate Immersive bundle ($2,596) , which consists of the Arc Dolby Atmos soundbar , two Era 300s , and the Sonos sub . I also pilfered the Sonos Ace headphones from my coworker for silent after-hours listening.
While the bundle gives you a bit of a discount, in total this is over $3,000 worth of high-end audio equipment. It was Christmas in May! My husband and I immediately unboxed it all and plugged it into our Roku Pro Series TV . My colleagues have all reviewed these products separately.
Each has earned its own separate high score. My coworker Simon Lucas called the Sonos Era 300 stunning ( 9/10, WIRED Recommends ). I’m listening to Par Avion while wearing the Sonos Ace and having the best time.
But operating all these units together in one system has been a bit of a nightmare. At this point, I suspect that in lieu of software engineers, Sonos has secretly hired one lone tiny man, sitting behind a curtain, to write most of its code using an AI bot. App Troubles Unboxing and plugging everything into my TV was the easy part.
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