Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. The width represents the horizontal dimension of a device, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of television sets or get close. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 1,260mm
is narrower than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) measures to a height of 69mm.
The height represents the vertical measurement of a soundbar, they are commonly designed to be as thin as it can be to beautifully complement a space. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 135mm
is longer in height than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by 66mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We prefer a lower weight best because lighter soundbars are easier to shift around the space.
Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes their movement easier, even say for many other types of products. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 18,500g
is lighter than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by g. Often a genuine quality system is a little bit heavier than average quality products though If you will need to switch the position of the soundbar often, then you should try to purchase a lighter soundbar.
The quantity of three-dimensional space taken up by the product's body or, in simpler terms, the space the product fills. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) takes up 4,491.9cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar takes up to confirm that it will easily fit in the available space next to your other gadgets. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar's volume is 29,202.53cm³ meaning it
requires lesser space than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by cm³
The thickness of Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is 100mm, to know the thickness of the soundbar you divide its volume by the soundbar's surface area(length by width)
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has a thickness of 171mm,
hence thicker than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference of 71mm
When it comes to surround sound channels, you’re going to run across numbers in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number defines the number of main speakers, the second number shows the number of subwoofers, and the third number if available shows the sum of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are most times placed on the ceiling of the space containing the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-firing speakers inside the soundbar itself.
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 indicates that it has 5 main speakers
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high-definition audio. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too has HDMI port through which it sends "signals" audio into inputs of other digital devices, that can receive and process these signals.
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you may simultaneously connect several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has 4 HDMI ports, meaning
that the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar got 3 more ports than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows devices such as computers, and mobile devices .i.e smartphones and wearables to connect and interact with other devices on the internet, the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) can connect to Wi-Fi. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
RJ-45 ports are used for Local Area Network (LAN) connections. With more ports, you can achieve increased bandwidth across a LAN, or connect to multiple networks. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has only 1 ports
Having more ports has the added benefit of not losing connection to the network if one fails, Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has 1 ports.
S/PDIF is an interface used to transmit digital audio with high fidelity. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar and the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) have S/PDIF out ports
Before you needed to connect an optical cable from your TV to the optical input of an audio device on top of the already connected HDMI cable to play all audio through a soundbar, now with ARC you can easily connect all these at a go from a compatible HDMI socket on your TV to an HDMI ARC socket on your soundbar.
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) carries audio over HDMI.
ARC is only capable of carrying compressed 5.1 audio, but eARC has higher bandwidth and can carry uncompressed 7.1 audio, as well as formats such as DTS:X and full bitrate Dolby Atmos. It is available on the Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has the HDMI ARC/EARC
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is compatible with Google Assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Google Assistant-compatible devices. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Alexa-compatible devices.
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that allows sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has Dolby Atmos, which allows them to have immersive, 360-degree sound. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has it too, Atmos theoretically means you'll be able to hear, say birds chipping from above or a plane moving from over your head into the distance like it would be in a natural environment.
AirPlay allows wireless connection of Apple devices with external screens or speakers. You may stream computer screens, videos, and music from iOS devices, play games like on consoles, or present your slideshows easily on your device. Both the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar and the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) have airplay.
If a device supports Dolby Digital Plus it can deliver up to fourteen (14) different audio channels (sides) with improved bitrates, for much better sound quality. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) supports Dolby digital plus
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar supports Dolby digital plus as well. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too supports Dolby digital. There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Beam (Gen 2).
The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has a dedicated smartphone app.
