• Sonos Beam vs Sonos Arc: Which is the right soundbar for you?

Our quick take

Sonos Beam - 4.5 / 5

Compact design

  • Black or white finishes available 651 x 100 x 68.5mm; 2.8kg

Sonos Beam voice-assistant options

  • Alexa built-in  Siri via AirPlay 2 Google Assistant built-in

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  • How to set up Alexa on your Sonos system How to set up Google Assistant on your Sonos system

Connections and controls

  • Ethernet (wired) and Wi-Fi (wireless) HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) Optical

It might be compact in size, but it’s not compact in sound

  • 5x Class-D digital amplifiers, 4x full-range woofers, 1x tweeter, 3x passive radiators Support to add more speakers to create 5.1 surround sound system

Music

Watching TV shows and movies

Adding additional speakers for surround sound

To recap

The Sonos Beam soundbar is compact but delivers expansive performance. From our experience, this small soundbar is a winner. Just a shame there’s no Dolby Atmos support, like the larger, but more expensive Sonos Arc.