Sonos Beam Gen 2 - Black - Soundbar with Dolby Atmos

NeoCanada

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) – Compact Yet Powerful 🎶🔥 – The Best Smart Soundbar for Small to Mid-Sized Spaces

The Sonos Beam Gen 2 is an outstanding soundbar that delivers crisp, immersive sound with Dolby Atmos support 🎧✨, making it a fantastic choice for movies 🎬, music 🎵, and gaming 🎮. It’s sleek, easy to set up, and integrates seamlessly into a smart home environment 🏠🔊. ✅ Pros: ✔️ Dolby Atmos for 3D Surround Sound 🎥🔊 – The Dolby Atmos support truly makes a difference, creating an immersive experience where you can hear sounds moving across the room, overhead effects, and distinct audio layers. Perfect for movies and gaming! 🎭🔥 ✔️ Compact & Minimalist Design 📏💎 – The low-profile, stylish look fits any setup without taking up much space. It blends seamlessly with modern TV units and won’t clutter your entertainment space. ✔️ Crystal Clear Dialogues & Speech Enhancement 🗣️🔊 – One of the best features! The Speech Enhancement mode (accessible via the app 📱) ensures voices are crisp and clear, so you never miss dialogue, even in action-packed scenes. ✔️ Deep, Rich Sound with Balanced Audio 🎶🎛️ – The 200W speaker output delivers deep bass 🎵, balanced mids, and crisp highs, making music and movies sound incredible. ✔️ Trueplay Room Tuning for Personalized Sound 🎛️📡 – It adapts the audio to your room’s acoustics, ensuring the best possible sound experience for your specific space. ✔️ Smart Connectivity & Streaming 📲🔗 – • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth support 📶 makes it easy to connect to various devices. • Works with Alexa & Google Assistant 🗣️🤖, turning it into a smart speaker. • AirPlay 2 support 🍏🎼 allows seamless music streaming from Apple devices. ✔️ Easy Setup & Seamless Integration ⚡🔧 – Setting it up is incredibly simple, and it works perfectly with other Sonos speakers 🎶🖥️ if you want to expand your home audio system. ⚠️ Cons: ❌ No HDMI Pass-Through 🔌 – If you need multiple HDMI connections, you may need an additional adapter. ❌ Lacks a Dedicated Subwoofer 🎚️ – While the bass is good for a small to mid-sized room, you may want to add a Sonos Sub 📦🔊 for deeper low-end performance if you love heavy bass. ❌ Pricey But Worth It 💰✨ – It’s on the expensive side, but the quality and features make it a great investment. 🎯 Final Verdict: The Sonos Beam Gen 2 is a premium soundbar that delivers incredible sound in a compact package 🔥🔊. With Dolby Atmos, Speech Enhancement, and seamless smart features, it’s an ideal choice for home theater lovers 🎬🎵 who want high-quality audio without a bulky setup. 💡 Would I Recommend It? Absolutely! 👍 If you want a powerful, immersive, and smart soundbar, this is one of the best options available.

Ricardo ZavalaMexico

Excelente barra de sonido de entrada y para cuartos pequeños

La Sonos Beam de segunda generación es un producto de muy buena calidad, tiene la capacidad añadida de simular Dolby Atmos (especialmente aprovechada con películas compatibles y con Xbox). Los materiales de construcción, como es de esperar de la marca, son de excelente calidad, además de que su configuración es sumamente fácil de realizar. Para poder aprovechar al máximo sus cualidades, es necesario que tu televisor tenga eARC, de lo contrario, con ARC no podrás aprovechar todo (pero es suficiente en algunas ocasiones). En cuanto al sonido, dependerá completamente de tu entorno. Por ejemplo, si estás en una recámara pequeña y utilizas el TruePlay (tristemente solo se puede hacer con dispositivos iOS) seguramente será suficiente para llenar tu cuarto con el sonido de las películas o videojuegos; peeeeeeero, si estás en una sala o una recámara más grande, es probable que sientas que hace falta un poco de fuerza en las frecuencias graves, por lo que sí vería necesario comprarse el Subwoofer. En cuanto a la calidad de sonido en general es buena: diálogos bastante bien logrados, efecto de altura lo suficientemente bueno para ser una simulación y no tener parlantes apuntando hacia arriba y rebote el sonido. Cuando escuchas música se siente muy bien. ¿Qué aconsejaría yo, personalmente? 1.- Si estás en una recámara pequeña, llenará totalmente tu cuarto y podrás disfrutar muchísimo de tus películas y videojuegos, sin lugar a dudas y probablemente sin necesidad de añadir un subwoofer (quizá, si existiera uno más pequeño, sería un gran añadido). 2.- Si quieres tener Alexa, y aparte tener una gran barra de sonido por un precio no tan exagerado (como su hermana mayor, la Sonos Arc). 3.- Si es de tus primeros o tu primer producto de Sonos y piensas ampliarlo con el tiempo. - Aquí hago paréntesis: a mi consideración (y remarco, es solo una opinión), valdría muchísimo la pena comprar la Sonos Beam más dos Sonos One SL para tener un efecto surround y sigue siendo más barato que la Sonos Arc y tendrás un sistema completamente envolvente y ahorras un poco más. - Segundo paréntesis: después de hacer ese sistema, agrégale el subwoofer y es de las mejores opciones que puedas conseguir en el mercado. En fin, ¿la recomiendo? Sí, definitivamente. ¿Me compro esta barra más dos Sonos One en lugar de la Sonos Arc? Sí. ¿Necesito subwoofer? Hay un dicho que dice que sí, que siempre será mejor tener un subwoofer a no tenerlo, pero con calma, esfuerzo y ahorro se puede lograr un gran sistema de sonido. Excelente producto. Gracias por leer la reseña.

LWDUnited States

Noticeable improvement in voice quality & excellent tech support.

Before purchasing a Sonos Beam, I had a larger, different brand, soundbar. It provided a more immersive sound than the built in speakers in my TV, but I needed subtitles when watching movies because I was able to discern only about 70% of spoken American dialogue and only 50% of the dialogue in British movies. Now, with the Sonos Beam, I can clearly understand 100% of American dialogue and over 90% of British dialogue. I cannot hear a difference between the Sonos regular setting and the enhanced speech setting, but being able to tweak bass and treble settings was helpful. I no longer require subtitles when watching movies on TV. The setup, via the IOS app, is straightforward and it would have been quick and easy to get the Sonos Beam to work with my TV except that I ran into a problem. Sonos tech support was excellent. They ran diagnostics and isolated the source of the problem as residing with the TV’s accessory HDMI ports, and not due to an issue with the soundbar. - Kudos to LG support for correcting the issue in minutes, right through the TV internet connection. - Once the ports were back in service, the Sonos beam recognized my TV in seconds. Had I not had the problem with the accessory HDMI ports, total setup time for the Sonos Beam would have been less than five minutes. The IOS app is easy to use but it’s a bit awkward. Volume control is easy to find and use, but getting to the page that allows you to fine tune the soundbar is not intuitive. And I do not like the prominent advertisements for other Sonos products. Ads should not be a part of a control device. But that’s a minor point. I’m pleased with the Sonos Beam and with the Sonos company. It deserves a 5 star rating.

HipfisherUnited States

Wow! More than I expected.

When I first connected the sound bar I was underwhelmed by the lack of low frequency output. Down loaded the Sonos app and performed the Trueplay procedure. What a difference! No, it isn’t as dramatic as a what sub woofer could produce but I am very happy with the balanced sound it provides. The clarity of dialog and singers voices is really outstanding. I had been using a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers connected to the TV. They were just ok, better than the TVs speakers but nowhere near the output from this sound bar. I’ve shied away from soundbars with subwoofers because of the gimmicky, artificial sound they produce. The standalone Sonos Beam in my mind delivers a more natural sound experience. A surprise was the ability to stream music content from my mobile device as well as content from the Sonos app. I’m a 78 year old senior. If I can navigate the technology there is no need to fear it. Every thing in the set up was straight forward with absolutely no glitches.