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Sonos Beam review
Soundbar are a must-have device to accompany most of today’s modern TVs and Sonos Beam can be one of such. That is why the review has sense. After analyzing the features of Sonos Beam, we gave it an overall rating of 6 points out of 10 possible.
Sonos Beam Pros
- ✔Streaming music from any Apple device is made as easy as possible with proprietary AirPlay technology
- ✔Wireless connection to other devices and interaction with network services via Wi-Fi is possible
- ✔Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
- ✔Stream music and control Sonos Beam basic features from the native App
Sonos Beam Cons
- ✖Sonos did not complete the soundbar with an external subwoofer or a built-in subwoofer
- ✖There is no support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound
- ✖There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
- ✖Amazon Music streaming is not possible
- ✖There is no Spotify support
- ✖Does not support audio playback from external USB devices
- ✖It is not possible to use Audio Return Channel (ARC)
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Sonos Beam back and front view
Sonos Beam specs and features
General
| Placement type | table-top, wall-mountable |
| Connection to source | wired, wireless |
| Soundbar buttons | volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause |
Audio features
| Built-in channels | 3.0 |
| Amplification type | active |
| Output power, W | N/A |
| Separate speaker (in package) | 0 |
| Separate speaker connections | wireless |
Subwoofer
| Built-in subwoofer | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer (in package) | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer connections | wireless |
Streaming services
| Apple Music (AirPlay) | AirPlay 2 |
| Amazon Music | ✖ |
| Spotify | ✖ |
| Other streaming services | Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast |
Connectivity
| WI-FI | ✔ |
| Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | 1 |
| NFC | ✖ |
| HDMI input/output | 1/0 |
| HDMI ARC | ✖ |
| HDMI eARC | ✖ |
| HDMI CEC | ✖ |
| Optical digital input/output | 1/0 |
| USB | ✖ |
| Coaxial digital input/output | 0/0 |
| Analog audio input/output (RCA) | 0/0 |
| Headphone output | 0 |
| Subwoofer output | 0 |
Features
| Voice control | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| App control | ✔ |
| Microphone | ✔ |
| Remote control | ✔ |
| Multi-room | ✖ |
Multichannel surround
| Dolby Atmos | ✖ |
| Dolby (other) | Dolby Digital |
| DTS:X | ✖ |
| DTS (other) | has not |
Dimensions
| Size (Wx H x D), cm/in | 65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9 |
| Weight, kg/pounds | 2.8/6.2 |
Other
| Release year | 2018 |
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