Sonos Beam Soundbar (Black)
Tuned to perfection Trueplay adapts the sound for the unique acoustics of the room so your content always sounds just the way it should. Crystal clear dialogue Turn on Speech Enhancement in the app to amplify voices so you never miss a word and can always follow the story. High-quality sound when the volume is low When you want to watch TV without disturbing others, turn on Night Sound to reduce the intensity of loud effects and enhance quieter ones. No extra remote Beam syncs with your TV remote for streamlined control and no extra clutter. Five Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to the drivers and soundbar’s unique acoustic architecture. Four full-range woofers ensure faithful playback of mid-range vocal frequencies and rich bass. One tweeter creates crisp high frequencies and clear dialogue. Use the Sonos app to adjust bass, treble, and loudness. Featuring Dolby Atmos The latest in audio surround technology. Dolby Atmos maps sounds in space for a 3D effect so you experience planes as if they’re flying overhead, hear footsteps moving across the room, and feel the score surround you. It works with all the major streaming music providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, etc. with support for the highest-resolution formats, including Dolby Atmos Music Dolby Atmos Experience more depth, clarity, and details than ever before. Dolby Atmos helps you connect more deeply with your favourite music, shows, and games. Touch You have full control. Tap or swipe the touch controls on the speaker to pause the music, adjust the volume, skip a track, and more. Airplay Send sound directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your Sonos speaker with Apple airplay. Then ask Siri to turn it up from your device. Sonos App Use the Sonos App to connect and control all your streaming services along with Sonos Radio and personalize settings.
Tuned to perfection Trueplay adapts the sound for the unique acoustics of the room so your content always sounds just the way it should. Crystal clear dialogue Turn on Speech Enhancement in the app to amplify voices so you never miss a word and can always follow the story. High-quality sound when the volume is low When you want to watch TV without disturbing others, turn on Night Sound to reduce the intensity of loud effects and enhance quieter ones. No extra remote Beam syncs with your TV remote for streamlined control and no extra clutter. Five Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to the drivers and soundbar’s unique acoustic architecture. Four full-range woofers ensure faithful playback of mid-range vocal frequencies and rich bass. One tweeter creates crisp high frequencies and clear dialogue. Use the Sonos app to adjust bass, treble, and loudness. Featuring Dolby Atmos The latest in audio surround technology. Dolby Atmos maps sounds in space for a 3D effect so you experience planes as if they’re flying overhead, hear footsteps moving across the room, and feel the score surround you. It works with all the major streaming music providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, etc. with support for the highest-resolution formats, including Dolby Atmos Music Dolby Atmos Experience more depth, clarity, and details than ever before. Dolby Atmos helps you connect more deeply with your favourite music, shows, and games. Touch You have full control. Tap or swipe the touch controls on the speaker to pause the music, adjust the volume, skip a track, and more. Airplay Send sound directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your Sonos speaker with Apple airplay. Then ask Siri to turn it up from your device. Sonos App Use the Sonos App to connect and control all your streaming services along with Sonos Radio and personalize settings.
Tuned to perfection Trueplay adapts the sound for the unique acoustics of the room so your content always sounds just the way it should. Crystal clear dialogue Turn on Speech Enhancement in the app to amplify voices so you never miss a word and can always follow the story. High-quality sound when the volume is low When you want to watch TV without disturbing others, turn on Night Sound to reduce the intensity of loud effects and enhance quieter ones. No extra remote Beam syncs with your TV remote for streamlined control and no extra clutter. Five Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to the drivers and soundbar’s unique acoustic architecture. Four full-range woofers ensure faithful playback of mid-range vocal frequencies and rich bass. One tweeter creates crisp high frequencies and clear dialogue. Use the Sonos app to adjust bass, treble, and loudness. Featuring Dolby Atmos The latest in audio surround technology. Dolby Atmos maps sounds in space for a 3D effect so you experience planes as if they’re flying overhead, hear footsteps moving across the room, and feel the score surround you. It works with all the major streaming music providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, etc. with support for the highest-resolution formats, including Dolby Atmos Music Dolby Atmos Experience more depth, clarity, and details than ever before. Dolby Atmos helps you connect more deeply with your favourite music, shows, and games. Touch You have full control. Tap or swipe the touch controls on the speaker to pause the music, adjust the volume, skip a track, and more. Airplay Send sound directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your Sonos speaker with Apple airplay. Then ask Siri to turn it up from your device. Sonos App Use the Sonos App to connect and control all your streaming services along with Sonos Radio and personalize settings.
Tuned to perfection Trueplay adapts the sound for the unique acoustics of the room so your content always sounds just the way it should. Crystal clear dialogue Turn on Speech Enhancement in the app to amplify voices so you never miss a word and can always follow the story. High-quality sound when the volume is low When you want to watch TV without disturbing others, turn on Night Sound to reduce the intensity of loud effects and enhance quieter ones. No extra remote Beam syncs with your TV remote for streamlined control and no extra clutter. Five Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to the drivers and soundbar’s unique acoustic architecture. Four full-range woofers ensure faithful playback of mid-range vocal frequencies and rich bass. One tweeter creates crisp high frequencies and clear dialogue. Use the Sonos app to adjust bass, treble, and loudness. Featuring Dolby Atmos The latest in audio surround technology. Dolby Atmos maps sounds in space for a 3D effect so you experience planes as if they’re flying overhead, hear footsteps moving across the room, and feel the score surround you. It works with all the major streaming music providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, etc. with support for the highest-resolution formats, including Dolby Atmos Music Dolby Atmos Experience more depth, clarity, and details than ever before. Dolby Atmos helps you connect more deeply with your favourite music, shows, and games. Touch You have full control. Tap or swipe the touch controls on the speaker to pause the music, adjust the volume, skip a track, and more. Airplay Send sound directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your Sonos speaker with Apple airplay. Then ask Siri to turn it up from your device. Sonos App Use the Sonos App to connect and control all your streaming services along with Sonos Radio and personalize settings.
in 33 offers
The lowest price for Sonos Beam Soundbar (Black) right now is $245.00 at Premium Sound, compared across 28 retailers.
The all-time low was $245.00 on 10 June 2026. That's the lowest price we've ever tracked — a great time to buy.
Prices last updated 10 June 2026.
Last updated at 10/06/2026 06:24:45
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Compact Size TV Smart Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos Technology
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Mountson Sonos Five Wall Mount (Single)
Free delivery between 12–17 June
Sonos Beam Gen 1 Smart Soundbar With Airplay 2 - Black Recertified
Free delivery
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Sonos Beam Gen 2 | Soundbar Black
Free delivery between 15–23 June
Sonos Beam Smart Soundbar Black
Delivery $20
Sonos BEAM Smart Soundbar Black BEAM2AU1BLK
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Smart Soundbar - Black
Delivery $29.95
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Smart Soundbar - Black
Delivery $29.95
Sonos Beam and PLAY:1 Wireless Hi Fi Music System
Sonos Beam Compact Smart Soundbar [Gen 2] (Black)
Delivery $15.99
originally posted on sonos.com
Reviews from websites such as soundguys (no offence, but this was like the only review website I trust until now), can be misleading, Beam gen 2 was not designed for PC usage from the beginning, some functions will be limited, especially when you find out HDMI E-ARC is needed in order to access Dolby Atmos, the full sound experience. I mean sure, I did purchase this without knowing that but... I feel like I just bought something unable to do what it's promise to do. But this will be the perfect soundbar for a small room with a not that big TV. Sound quality is fine, the treble can be a little weak, the auto tune feature can't save it at all, not even tweaking the treble all the way up, doing that only makes it sound bad, like I'm boosting nothing, I hope there will ... MoreReviews from websites such as soundguys (no offence, but this was like the only review website I trust until now), can be misleading, Beam gen 2 was not designed for PC usage from the beginning, some functions will be limited, especially when you find out HDMI E-ARC is needed in order to access Dolby Atmos, the full sound experience. I mean sure, I did purchase this without knowing that but... I feel like I just bought something unable to do what it's promise to do. But this will be the perfect soundbar for a small room with a not that big TV. Sound quality is fine, the treble can be a little weak, the auto tune feature can't save it at all, not even tweaking the treble all the way up, doing that only makes it sound bad, like I'm boosting nothing, I hope there will be more channels of EQ for me to control in the next few updates. But, it does fulfil its role as a smart speaker, so far, the only button I need is the microphone button, and I never need to press anything else.Recommendation... it is a tough one, I mean it's expensive, that's one reason why it's hard. But if you want a smart speaker and you don't want something too big like the ARC... then you can't go wrong with this, if you want a soundbar for pc, find something else, maybe get a pair of Studio Monitors, they are much more usable and more budget friendly, it's not unusable as a computer soundbar, it's just not really a designed for gamer soundbar, and dare I say, TV was the first thing they had in mind, if you don't have optical connection on your pc... Good luck.
originally posted on sonos.com
Bought the Beam gen 2 after many glowing reviews. Unfortunately for me I have been slightly underwhelmed. After hooking it up to my 10 year old Panasonic t.v it wasn't long before I realised my panny doesn't accommodate passthrough therefore I only receive stereo pcm sound. Not he fault of Sonos but I am about to purchase a new Panny with the correct bells and whistles. None the less I was disappointed with the dialogue clarity from the Beam. There is no real improvement of my t,v audio. I have tried both speech enhancement and night mode but I'm really not that impressed. An example of this is when watching ' Extraction 2 ' on Netflix, a typical all action movie, the loud bangs and explosion's drown out the dialogue in lots of places throughout the movie . Movie ... MoreBought the Beam gen 2 after many glowing reviews. Unfortunately for me I have been slightly underwhelmed. After hooking it up to my 10 year old Panasonic t.v it wasn't long before I realised my panny doesn't accommodate passthrough therefore I only receive stereo pcm sound. Not he fault of Sonos but I am about to purchase a new Panny with the correct bells and whistles. None the less I was disappointed with the dialogue clarity from the Beam. There is no real improvement of my t,v audio. I have tried both speech enhancement and night mode but I'm really not that impressed. An example of this is when watching ' Extraction 2 ' on Netflix, a typical all action movie, the loud bangs and explosion's drown out the dialogue in lots of places throughout the movie . Movie soundtracks do however sound improved and streaming from Amazon music gave a nice detailed rich sound. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that when I hook it up to my new t.v I will hear an improvement.
originally posted on sonos.com
I heard a demo at John Lewis (Gen2) and Costco (Gen1). Both sounded fantastic, no different in fact, but I plumped for the Gen 2 as my new telly has a dedicated eArc USB slot which seemed to be more straight forward to set up - and it was indeed...!I was a little suspicious in-store that the Beam being mounted on a box was to artificially enhance bass... but actually when I set it up at home the bass was just as good as in store. It sits on an iron mantle piece and is punchy, with a good range of sound. The room is fairly square (roughly 5x5m) with the Beam sitting fairly central and the main viewing sofa right opposite.I have the option of adding a bass speaker, but I honestly don't think it needs it. I am pleasantly surprised as that means I have less 'clutter' ... MoreI heard a demo at John Lewis (Gen2) and Costco (Gen1). Both sounded fantastic, no different in fact, but I plumped for the Gen 2 as my new telly has a dedicated eArc USB slot which seemed to be more straight forward to set up - and it was indeed...!I was a little suspicious in-store that the Beam being mounted on a box was to artificially enhance bass... but actually when I set it up at home the bass was just as good as in store. It sits on an iron mantle piece and is punchy, with a good range of sound. The room is fairly square (roughly 5x5m) with the Beam sitting fairly central and the main viewing sofa right opposite.I have the option of adding a bass speaker, but I honestly don't think it needs it. I am pleasantly surprised as that means I have less 'clutter' (i.e. finding a place for a bass box, like the set-up in my other sitting room).What I don't know is whether the sound is as good in a larger room or with seating arranged differently around it. What I can say is if you are using it in a small or medium sized room, fairly square and you are seated in front of it, you will get a a compact device capable of projecting good music sound or TV (surround-ish) experience... with no need for an additional bass box!Highly recommend!
| Amplifier | 5 x Class-D digital amplifiers |
| Drivers | 4 x elliptical mid-woofers 1 x tweeter |
| Radiator | 3 x passive radiators |
| Wired | 1 x HDMI ARC in 1 x RJ45 Ethernet LAN |
| Power Requirements | 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Compact Size TV Smart Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos Technology
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Mountson Sonos Five Wall Mount (Single)
Free delivery between 12–17 June
Sonos Beam Gen 1 Smart Soundbar With Airplay 2 - Black Recertified
Free delivery
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
Sonos Beam Gen 2 | Soundbar Black
Free delivery between 15–23 June
Sonos Beam Smart Soundbar Black
Delivery $20
Reviews from websites such as soundguys (no offence, but this was like the only review website I trust until now), can be misleading, Beam gen 2 was not designed for PC usage from the beginning, some functions will be limited, especially when you find out HDMI E-ARC is needed in order to access Dolby Atmos, the full sound experience. I mean sure, I did purchase this without knowing that but... I feel like I just bought something unable to do what it's promise to do. But this will be the perfect soundbar for a small room with a not that big TV. Sound quality is fine, the treble can be a little weak, the auto tune feature can't save it at all, not even tweaking the treble all the way up, doing that only makes it sound bad, like I'm boosting nothing, I hope there will ... MoreReviews from websites such as soundguys (no offence, but this was like the only review website I trust until now), can be misleading, Beam gen 2 was not designed for PC usage from the beginning, some functions will be limited, especially when you find out HDMI E-ARC is needed in order to access Dolby Atmos, the full sound experience. I mean sure, I did purchase this without knowing that but... I feel like I just bought something unable to do what it's promise to do. But this will be the perfect soundbar for a small room with a not that big TV. Sound quality is fine, the treble can be a little weak, the auto tune feature can't save it at all, not even tweaking the treble all the way up, doing that only makes it sound bad, like I'm boosting nothing, I hope there will be more channels of EQ for me to control in the next few updates. But, it does fulfil its role as a smart speaker, so far, the only button I need is the microphone button, and I never need to press anything else.Recommendation... it is a tough one, I mean it's expensive, that's one reason why it's hard. But if you want a smart speaker and you don't want something too big like the ARC... then you can't go wrong with this, if you want a soundbar for pc, find something else, maybe get a pair of Studio Monitors, they are much more usable and more budget friendly, it's not unusable as a computer soundbar, it's just not really a designed for gamer soundbar, and dare I say, TV was the first thing they had in mind, if you don't have optical connection on your pc... Good luck.
Bought the Beam gen 2 after many glowing reviews. Unfortunately for me I have been slightly underwhelmed. After hooking it up to my 10 year old Panasonic t.v it wasn't long before I realised my panny doesn't accommodate passthrough therefore I only receive stereo pcm sound. Not he fault of Sonos but I am about to purchase a new Panny with the correct bells and whistles. None the less I was disappointed with the dialogue clarity from the Beam. There is no real improvement of my t,v audio. I have tried both speech enhancement and night mode but I'm really not that impressed. An example of this is when watching ' Extraction 2 ' on Netflix, a typical all action movie, the loud bangs and explosion's drown out the dialogue in lots of places throughout the movie . Movie ... MoreBought the Beam gen 2 after many glowing reviews. Unfortunately for me I have been slightly underwhelmed. After hooking it up to my 10 year old Panasonic t.v it wasn't long before I realised my panny doesn't accommodate passthrough therefore I only receive stereo pcm sound. Not he fault of Sonos but I am about to purchase a new Panny with the correct bells and whistles. None the less I was disappointed with the dialogue clarity from the Beam. There is no real improvement of my t,v audio. I have tried both speech enhancement and night mode but I'm really not that impressed. An example of this is when watching ' Extraction 2 ' on Netflix, a typical all action movie, the loud bangs and explosion's drown out the dialogue in lots of places throughout the movie . Movie soundtracks do however sound improved and streaming from Amazon music gave a nice detailed rich sound. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that when I hook it up to my new t.v I will hear an improvement.
I heard a demo at John Lewis (Gen2) and Costco (Gen1). Both sounded fantastic, no different in fact, but I plumped for the Gen 2 as my new telly has a dedicated eArc USB slot which seemed to be more straight forward to set up - and it was indeed...!I was a little suspicious in-store that the Beam being mounted on a box was to artificially enhance bass... but actually when I set it up at home the bass was just as good as in store. It sits on an iron mantle piece and is punchy, with a good range of sound. The room is fairly square (roughly 5x5m) with the Beam sitting fairly central and the main viewing sofa right opposite.I have the option of adding a bass speaker, but I honestly don't think it needs it. I am pleasantly surprised as that means I have less 'clutter' ... MoreI heard a demo at John Lewis (Gen2) and Costco (Gen1). Both sounded fantastic, no different in fact, but I plumped for the Gen 2 as my new telly has a dedicated eArc USB slot which seemed to be more straight forward to set up - and it was indeed...!I was a little suspicious in-store that the Beam being mounted on a box was to artificially enhance bass... but actually when I set it up at home the bass was just as good as in store. It sits on an iron mantle piece and is punchy, with a good range of sound. The room is fairly square (roughly 5x5m) with the Beam sitting fairly central and the main viewing sofa right opposite.I have the option of adding a bass speaker, but I honestly don't think it needs it. I am pleasantly surprised as that means I have less 'clutter' (i.e. finding a place for a bass box, like the set-up in my other sitting room).What I don't know is whether the sound is as good in a larger room or with seating arranged differently around it. What I can say is if you are using it in a small or medium sized room, fairly square and you are seated in front of it, you will get a a compact device capable of projecting good music sound or TV (surround-ish) experience... with no need for an additional bass box!Highly recommend!
I really wanted to buy into the Sonos ecosystem but the Arc was out of my budget. I was nervous that the Beam wouldn't be loud enough for our very big open concept living room. Our Sectional is about 11 feet away from the TV. But man does this thing get loud!In the app you can use your iPhone to tune the bar to the acoustics of your room which is VERY nice! You can also adjust the volume in app as well as some minor EQing and much more!It is very compact which is nice and sits low enough not to get in the way of your tv remote LOS when using it.The feature I really love is the center channel that gives great voice clarity and really helps the voices breakthrough and make them easy to hear! You can adjust the bass to make it like a theater with really boomy ... MoreI really wanted to buy into the Sonos ecosystem but the Arc was out of my budget. I was nervous that the Beam wouldn't be loud enough for our very big open concept living room. Our Sectional is about 11 feet away from the TV. But man does this thing get loud!In the app you can use your iPhone to tune the bar to the acoustics of your room which is VERY nice! You can also adjust the volume in app as well as some minor EQing and much more!It is very compact which is nice and sits low enough not to get in the way of your tv remote LOS when using it.The feature I really love is the center channel that gives great voice clarity and really helps the voices breakthrough and make them easy to hear! You can adjust the bass to make it like a theater with really boomy lows or subtly adjust it all for a clearing all around sound.It also has Voice Control and can be hooked to your Google Home!You can add the sub/ mini sub to this if you want an independent sub as well!
KISS does say it all. Good quality product. The Sub Mini does help reduce load from the Beam Gen 2, and overall sound quality is improved. Small footprint is great for WAF! Trueplay? Very simple compared to other calibration, with a SWAG result of 8.5 out of 10 for more hands on calibration methods, like AUDYSSEY. For the price point of these two simple, well built devices (Especially when on sale!) - the TV Voice Audio and HiFi from Streaming - are more then I expected. High End HiFi? Nope - but certainly did not expect that going in. Supper Customer Support. Good overall software.My two main suggestions to SONOS: 1) The costs towards 'Presentation Impact' of the packaging, to me, would be better spent in adding a Bluetooth Chip; 2) Price point remains too high, ... MoreKISS does say it all. Good quality product. The Sub Mini does help reduce load from the Beam Gen 2, and overall sound quality is improved. Small footprint is great for WAF! Trueplay? Very simple compared to other calibration, with a SWAG result of 8.5 out of 10 for more hands on calibration methods, like AUDYSSEY. For the price point of these two simple, well built devices (Especially when on sale!) - the TV Voice Audio and HiFi from Streaming - are more then I expected. High End HiFi? Nope - but certainly did not expect that going in. Supper Customer Support. Good overall software.My two main suggestions to SONOS: 1) The costs towards 'Presentation Impact' of the packaging, to me, would be better spent in adding a Bluetooth Chip; 2) Price point remains too high, from a Audio Deliverability Standpoint. (The 20% Black Friday Sale price, IMO, if the Normal Price point - would yield much higher volume of sales....(I have other SONOS products, in other systems. ARC with Sub Mini in a Larger Listening area, with a pair of One's in Stereo Grouped in an adjacent to the open room, in the kitchen. Salute to SONOS for software flexibility and grouping capability. Super for casual, larger group gathering, music.)I recommend SONOS.
The Beam Gen 2 is a replacement for a Sumsung soundbar that I bought along with my Samsung TV. We could not hear conversation very welll and the sound quality was generally not bery good. After reading many reviews I selected the Beam Gen 2 as the replacement product that would give me quality sound and fix the problem we had hearing conversations on certain movies and programmes. Wow! - Beam Gen 2 did all that and more. Its an excellent product - completely satisfied. The set up was quite easy using WiFi - the main use is to play TV sound / linked to a Sky Q box. I added a link to Alexa which is a really nice bonus. After a couple of days I noticed that the Alexa connection would drop for a few seconds and then pick up again - the Sonos online chat technician ... MoreThe Beam Gen 2 is a replacement for a Sumsung soundbar that I bought along with my Samsung TV. We could not hear conversation very welll and the sound quality was generally not bery good. After reading many reviews I selected the Beam Gen 2 as the replacement product that would give me quality sound and fix the problem we had hearing conversations on certain movies and programmes. Wow! - Beam Gen 2 did all that and more. Its an excellent product - completely satisfied. The set up was quite easy using WiFi - the main use is to play TV sound / linked to a Sky Q box. I added a link to Alexa which is a really nice bonus. After a couple of days I noticed that the Alexa connection would drop for a few seconds and then pick up again - the Sonos online chat technician diagnosed that the various WiFi signals were interfering and recommended a fix. Actually I decided to get an Ethernet splitter and make my TV/ Sonos connections to be wired - this immediately fixed the problem and the whole system works really well now. Great product - and great website and customer service / help interaction.
I have waited a long time before choosing this sound bar.I purchased the sound bar mainly for the speech enhancement and clarity and for that this sound bar does not disappoint.I have a hearing issue that makes the speech from a conventional TV internal speaker difficult to interpret sometimes.Setting up the sound bar from an iPhone using the Sonos app is simple but the controls are very basic however simple to use.What disappoints me is the connectivity. I read another review that implies its interaction with older tech is a feature but connecting to a projector and 4k blue ray player has not been all I had hoped for.I have had to use the HDMI to Optical adapter and I occasionally use Airplay both are limiting the sound quality as I don't have an arc ... MoreI have waited a long time before choosing this sound bar.I purchased the sound bar mainly for the speech enhancement and clarity and for that this sound bar does not disappoint.I have a hearing issue that makes the speech from a conventional TV internal speaker difficult to interpret sometimes.Setting up the sound bar from an iPhone using the Sonos app is simple but the controls are very basic however simple to use.What disappoints me is the connectivity. I read another review that implies its interaction with older tech is a feature but connecting to a projector and 4k blue ray player has not been all I had hoped for.I have had to use the HDMI to Optical adapter and I occasionally use Airplay both are limiting the sound quality as I don't have an arc connection.I am impressed with the punchy Bass, clarity and separation between each speaker but I expected the sound to hit the corners of the room and for the surround to be less centred around the speaker itself.I can only assume I would need to purchase the additional surround speaker set to create this effect?
Sonos Beam 2 reviews are plenty on the web. I will highlight my user experience based on using multiple soundbars. I have used LG SL8YG (Dolby Atmos), Bose 500 full Kit, Samsung Q990B(Dolby Atmos) so my review is based on comparing all these brands and models.Sonos Beam Gen 2 is immersive sound in a small package. I am pretty much impressed with the Bass which is comparable to Boss 500 Subwoofer module. I added Sonos Paly 1 speakers as surround speakers. Sonos beam as stand alone is pretty good, once you add surround speakers its next level. I don't see a requirement for additional bass module since the inbuilt one is good enough for upto 200 Sqrft room. You can pick up surround speakers from IKEA called as SYMFONISKWiFi bookshelf speaker manufactured by Sonos, ... MoreSonos Beam 2 reviews are plenty on the web. I will highlight my user experience based on using multiple soundbars. I have used LG SL8YG (Dolby Atmos), Bose 500 full Kit, Samsung Q990B(Dolby Atmos) so my review is based on comparing all these brands and models.Sonos Beam Gen 2 is immersive sound in a small package. I am pretty much impressed with the Bass which is comparable to Boss 500 Subwoofer module. I added Sonos Paly 1 speakers as surround speakers. Sonos beam as stand alone is pretty good, once you add surround speakers its next level. I don't see a requirement for additional bass module since the inbuilt one is good enough for upto 200 Sqrft room. You can pick up surround speakers from IKEA called as SYMFONISKWiFi bookshelf speaker manufactured by Sonos, cost 9990/each. This more economical compared to SL one or Sonos Play book self-speakers.Alex/Google voice assistant does not work in India, you have Sonos Android/iPhone app which has most of the user controls. The bar does not come with remote control, you need to use the app for any changes in the setting. Sonos does not have Bluetooth as well, the way it works is with either HDMI (eARC), optical input or via WIFI using the mobile app.I feel the cost is little higher, anywhere between 35K to 40K would have been a sweet spot. Since its fully imported the cost will be higher. This is highly capable system which very good audio quality.
This is not a soundbar that you can have full control of. Can't connect your phone and stream from here everything you desire, but a restrictive gadget. Yes, they say you can link your music Apps through their Sonos App, however, for example: on SoundCloud you can't search for a new song, can only play songs already stored in your playlists. Same with Spotify.If connected to a TV (with an eArc port/cable) and using for TV sound, when switching for playing songs from Sonos App on the phone, the TV doesn't get it's own sound back on, silence.The only way I've been able to stream freely (not using their Sonos App) from my phone it was to connect the phone with my TV and then TV to send signal (via eArc HDMI) to the soundbar. Therefore, on this occasion, you'll be ... MoreThis is not a soundbar that you can have full control of. Can't connect your phone and stream from here everything you desire, but a restrictive gadget. Yes, they say you can link your music Apps through their Sonos App, however, for example: on SoundCloud you can't search for a new song, can only play songs already stored in your playlists. Same with Spotify.If connected to a TV (with an eArc port/cable) and using for TV sound, when switching for playing songs from Sonos App on the phone, the TV doesn't get it's own sound back on, silence.The only way I've been able to stream freely (not using their Sonos App) from my phone it was to connect the phone with my TV and then TV to send signal (via eArc HDMI) to the soundbar. Therefore, on this occasion, you'll be in the situation that can't watch TV programmes, but using it to play from the phone as well as, of course, consuming more electricity.The sound is very good, great quality sound, this is in my opinion the only real selling point.Sonos doesn't have a complete sound equalizing menu for personal preferences, you can only adjust the base, treble and loudness on/off. Doesn't come with a Surround mode as well.The only way this connects with the phone being WiFi (the same way if adding other speakers to it for creating a more complex sound system), I wonder what would happen in the event the internet connection drops. This is ridiculous.Sonos - pay the Bluetooth license so you can join the other big boys out there in the market.They offer all the other connectivity options all in one on their soundbars. Some even offering Chromecast and Google Assistant built in.In my opinion, this can be a great extension for TVs speakers and nothing more. Definitely, not worthy for a price they are sold at the moment.Be aware! Once creating an Sonos account, you can't delete it, on their website there is no account deletion option! If subscribed for their Sonos Radio HD, you can't delete your bank details!
While the sound is reasonably decent, the so called software come App that you need to both set it up and use it is absolute rubbish, and don't just take my word for it go online. To say it was flacky is an understatement, How on earth this company has gained a reputation of producing quality speakers I find quite incredible. I've worked in IT all my life and it took me hours to get the thing to work and even then it kept dropping out, a nightmare. Not counting Sonos make you setup an account wanting all your personal details prior to you being able to try and get the so called App come software to work. This then resulting in emails and notifications from Sonos? As a result of all this and still needing a small sound bar I purchased a Denon 550 far better sound ... MoreWhile the sound is reasonably decent, the so called software come App that you need to both set it up and use it is absolute rubbish, and don't just take my word for it go online. To say it was flacky is an understatement, How on earth this company has gained a reputation of producing quality speakers I find quite incredible. I've worked in IT all my life and it took me hours to get the thing to work and even then it kept dropping out, a nightmare. Not counting Sonos make you setup an account wanting all your personal details prior to you being able to try and get the so called App come software to work. This then resulting in emails and notifications from Sonos? As a result of all this and still needing a small sound bar I purchased a Denon 550 far better sound with far better height, the Denon software come app worked first time and has worked ever since. Highly recommended by me and brilliant reviews online. I would never purchase any Sonos product again.
| Amplifier | 5 x Class-D digital amplifiers |
| Drivers | 4 x elliptical mid-woofers 1 x tweeter |
| Radiator | 3 x passive radiators |
| Wired | 1 x HDMI ARC in 1 x RJ45 Ethernet LAN |
| Power Requirements | 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
