Design and connections
Sonos Beam: 651 x 65 x 100mm, 2.8kg, HDMI, Optical Sonos Playbar: 900 x 85 x 140mm, 5.4kg, Optical Both require broadband and power supply
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Sound
- Beam has an eight-driver speaker system Playbar has nine-driver speaker system Both have Class-D digital amplifiers to match speaker drivers
Features
- Both can stream music and offer cinema sound for TV Both have same features, including Dialogue Enhancement Beam has built-in Alexa and Google Assistant, while Playbar needs an Alexa or Google Assistant device
Price
- Wall-mounting kit costs extra
