The Arc is 20 percent off. Still expensive though. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Hereā€™s a good deal: a big swath of Sonosā€™s speakers and soundbars are 20 percent off through Cyber Monday. The sale is now live at Sonosā€™s website as well as Best Buy, Target, and other retailers. Pretty much everything is at its lowest price ever, and while there are some notable exclusions ā€” including the Sonos Roam, Five, and Sub Mini ā€” itā€™s still a great time to fill out your Sonos system.

Deals on Sonos soundbars and subwoofers

The Sonos Arc is their flagship soundbar with Dolby Atmos, perfect for pairing with that big-ass new TV. Itā€™s $720 at Best Buy, Sonos, and Target, which is better than $900. (read our review)
The Sonos Beam (second gen) is smaller, and half the price (currently $360 at Best Buy, Sonos, and Target). It also supports Dolby Atmos and eARC. Itā€™s a good choice for a smaller new TV. (read our review)

You can pair either soundbar with other Sonos speakers or subwoofers to create a surround sound system. The Sub (third-gen) is on sale for $599 at Best Buy and Sonos and pairs better with the Arc; the Sub Mini is (alas) not on sale.

Sonos One and One SL deals: get these

The Sonos One is the best starting point for a Sonos system and is on sale for $176 at both Best Buy and Sonos instead of $220. You can use one to fill a medium-sized room with sound. You can use two for stereo. You can pair them with Sonosā€™s speaker bars for surround sound. Theyā€™re endlessly flexible, and theyā€™re on sale. If you donā€™t know what to get, get this one. The Sonos One SL (on sale for $160 at Best Buy and Sonos, which is a $30 discount) is slightly cheaper and doesnā€™t have any microphones, so you have to talk to other machines in order to tell it what to do. Thatā€™s a perk, for some folks.

Deals on portable Sonos speakers

Unfortunately, the Sonos Roam isnā€™t included in the sale. The Roam SL, the version without the microphone, is on sale for $128 at Best Buy and Sonos. In his guide to the best Bluetooth speakers, Chris Welch says,

[U]nless youā€™re adamantly opposed to having mics in your gadgets, Iā€™d steer clear of the Roam SL. It only saves you $20 but loses fairly substantial features like automatic Trueplay sound quality tuning, the Sound Swap feature mentioned above, and (obviously) all voice interactions. For $99 or $129, I could absolutely see it. But $159 is just too much to ask for the Roam SL.

Just under the wire. Guess that makes it a deal.

Sonos has a variety of bundles on sale as well, but most donā€™t offer any savings over buying each piece separately.

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