Testseek.co.uk have collected 178 expert reviews of the Sonos Beam soundbar and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sonos Beam soundbar.
June 2018
(84%)
178 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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3092 Reviews
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Sound
Size
Price
The Sonos Beam offers the promise of multiple voice assistants
With Amazon Alexa now and Google Assistant in the future. Its expansive sound can fill a small room. HDMI connectivity includes the ability to power up and control TV input switching via voic
Expansive and rich sound
Choice of Alexa or Google Assistant
Elegant
Minimalist design
Private headphone listening
AirPlay 2
Shelf-friendly form factor
Support for three voice assistants
Good output and soundstage
Sonos TruePlay DSP
Great compact design
HDMI ARC compatible
Superb sound
Looks good and sounds great
Alexa and AirPlay 2 integration
HDMI ARC support
Cheaper than Playbar and Playbase
Impressively enveloping sound
Deep
Weighty bass
Compact and stylish
Superb streaming capabilities
For the size and price
Is a great-sounding soundbar
Easy setup
Can be expanded to support Sonos multi-room and/or 5.1 surround sound
And there's AirPlay 2
AND bloody Alexa's onboard too
Compact and attractive
Great
Roomfilling sound whether TV or music
Easy set up
Alexa
Easy to add to with more speakers
Still the best user experience
Good service support
Great sound
Simple design
Reasonably priced
TV voice control with Alexa on-board
Google Assistant coming
Excellent audio quality
Sounds bigger than it is
Flawless Alexa integration
Superb remote app
HDMI ARC
Attractive and compact design
Setting it up is extremely simple and the app guides you through every step
You get access to Sonos' Trueplay feature that uses the microphone on your iPad to analyse how sound reflects off walls
Furnishings
Glass and other surfaces in a room
Adjustin
The editors didn't like
No Dolby Atmos
Will need to add more speakers to really make it shine
The lack of a subwoofer means the Beam lacks deep bass compared to sub-equipped competitors. You lose some connectivity options on TVs that lack ARC. Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 haven't been added yet
Expensive for a small soundbar
Some music services not supported
No Chromecast option for Android
Less powerful than the Playbar
Has some issues with clarity
Introduces audio delay
No Atmos or DTS
X
Sonos app not home theater friendly
Don't have HDMI ARC? Then setup gets tricky
Not as punchy as Playbar
Only one ethernet port
Not all Alexa skills work
Can be pushed to harshness
More HDMI inputs would be nice
Sonos doesn't do Dolby Atmos
Alexa still has numerous ‘quirks'
You will spin rapidly down the expensiveness rabbit hole if you want to move up to the full 5.1/multi-room Sonos works
Relatively expensive
No roomshaking bass
Takes up a port on your TV
No HDMI passthrough
No support for Dolby Atmos
Individual speakers can be trumped for sound
No hi-res support
Still no HDMI pass-through
No Dolby Atmos support
Bass is slightly lacking
Limited AV options
A bit pricey
You need wi-fi to set-up and use the soundbar
It won't mute music if a call comes through to your smartphone while you're playing music
It comes with just one HDMI port and an adapter if you have an optical connector on your TV - we'd prefer it to have
For the size and price, is a great-sounding soundbar, Easy setup, Can be expanded to support Sonos multi-room and/or 5.1 surround sound, And there's AirPlay 2, AND bloody Alexa's onboard too
Sonos doesn't do Dolby Atmos, Alexa still has numerous ‘quirks', You will spin rapidly down the expensiveness rabbit hole if you want to move up to the full 5.1/multi-room Sonos works
I have been blown away by the Sonos Beam, really. Due to a quirk of timing, I've recently been using the likes of KEF's LS50 Wireless and Naim's Uniti Atom at my place as well and the Beam has been by no means disgraced by the comparison. Of course, it do...
Published: 2018-06-27, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
compact and attractive, great, roomfilling sound whether TV or music, easy set up, Alexa, easy to add to with more speakers
relatively expensive, no roomshaking bass, takes up a port on your TV, no HDMI passthrough, no support for Dolby Atmos
Despite being £300 cheaper than Sonos's other TV audio solutions, the Beam is expensive for just a soundbar. The thing is, it isn't just a soundbar.It's one of the most compact and aesthetically pleasing soundbars that still has full-range sound without n...
Published: 2018-06-08, Author: Nick , review by: techradar.com
Shelf-friendly form factor, Support for three voice assistants, Good output and soundstage, Sonos TruePlay DSP
Less powerful than the Playbar, Has some issues with clarity, Introduces audio delay, No Atmos or DTS:X
Sonos Beam looks to be a perfectly petite companion for your living room TV - it hooks into Sonos' multi-room platform, plus sports both Amazon Alexa and Siri (via AirPlay 2) with Google Assistant support on the horizon. It's not going to outclass a Dolby...
No Dolby Atmos, Will need to add more speakers to really make it shine
From our brief time so far it's clear that Sonos looks to have created a fabulous speaker for the price and one that certainly sounds great.What we really like though is not just the sound, but the openness of it all. If you want to use the Spotify app to...
I'm really quite excited about this one. I've long been a fan of the Sonos ecosystem, but it's great to see another product support Amazon Alexa (and Google Assistant and Apple Siri). It's also great to see Sonos finally adopt HDMI, a sure sign that the c...
Can be pushed to harshness, More HDMI inputs would be nice,
Alexa and HDMI ARC are the Beam's obvious talking points, but to focus on those features entirely would be to miss out on the fact that the Beam sounds rather exceptional for its price and size.This is an affordable soundbar that most could find space for...
Abstract: Technology has enabled TVs to become ever flatter, thinner, and lighter, but it can't overcome the laws of physics when it comes to audio. Filling a room with sound requires substantial speakers that can move a lot of air, and those types of speakers just...
The Sonos Beam is the least-expensive sound bar available with a choice of two voice assistants, Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Its expansive sound can fill a small room. HDMI connectivity includes the ability to power up and control TV input switching
The lack of a subwoofer means the Beam lacks deep bass compared to sub-equipped competitors, even some that cost less. You lose connectivity options on TVs that lack ARC. You can't switch between Google and Alexa on the fly and there's some lag with Googl
Although some cheaper options sound better, Sonos Beam is a feature-packed, voice-operated sound bar with unmatched flexibility...
