And while you could never call the Sonos Beam cheap, it was easily among the best soundbars in terms in terms of functionality. It's been replaced by the $449 Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with an upgraded ...

Where the Beam Gen 1 might skim over certain complex sounds, the Gen 2 has a greater capacity to take them on, consistently resulting in a richer, more nuanced and varied listening experience. The ...

and thanks to the regular price cuts, it might now be one of the best Sonos speaker deals available. The Beam (Gen 1) still sounds as amazing as it did when it first launched back in July 2018.

Any soundbar will sound better than the small, tinny speakers built into your TV, but Sonos' Beam Gen 2 is one of the best we ...

The Sonos Beam Gen 2 could do better on connectivity, but the addition of Dolby Atmos makes an already excellent compact soundbar even better. We loved the original Sonos Beam so much that it earned ...

The rear of Sonos Beam Gen 2 is where all the ports and a pairing button live. You’ll plug it in on the back for power, connect it to a TV via the HDMI eARC port and an Ethernet port for a ...

The $450 Sonos Beam ... box for Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding. The Beam is also a smart speakers and offers a choice of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The onboard microphone array appears ...

Sonos' original Beam wowed with just how much home theater audio it packed into its tiny footprint, and now the Beam (Gen 2 ... track skip, and microphone mute are on top. The rear ports selection ...

Though the pill-shape is reminiscent of the original Sonos Beam (Gen 1). The Arc is massive, by comparison. It’ll dwarf even one of the best 65-inch TVs. In terms of placement, your best bet ...

The original Sonos Beam was hailed ... On the top of the Beam Gen 2, you’ll get capacitive touch controls, for volume, playback, and the microphone. There’s also an NFC chip built into the ...

One of the best, more affordable soundbars in recent years has been the Sonos ... microphone will 'listen' to the room you're placing the Beam in and optimise its profile to suit. The Beam Gen ...