Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. A soundbar's width represents the horizontal measurement of a device, soundbars are often designed to match the width of TVs or get close. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 1,260mm
is narrower than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a height of 69mm.
Height represents the vertical dimension of a soundbar, they are commonly designed to be as slim as it can be to aesthetically fit in a space. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 135mm
rises higher than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference 66mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We prefer a lower weight best because lighter soundbars are easier to carry around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, and for many other kinds of products. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 18,500g
weigh less than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference g. Commonly a genuine quality system is a little bit heavier than average quality products though If you want to change the position of the soundbar after some time, then you should aim to purchase a less heavy soundbar.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the product's body or, in simpler terms, the space the soundbar occupies. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) takes up 4,491.9cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that a soundbar occupies just so as to confirm that it would fit with ease into the space available .
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar's volume is 29,202.53cm³ meaning it
occupies lesser space than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference of cm³
The thickness of Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is 100mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its space occupied 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) by 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 represents the sum of main speakers, the second number denotes the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available represents the total of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are commonly placed on the ceiling of the room containing the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-firing speakers inside the soundbar.
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 means that it has 5 main speakers
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI or mini HDMI port connect high-definition audio. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too has a High-Definition Multimedia Interface port by which it sends "feed" audio into the HDMI inputs of other digital devices, that can process these signals. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you may connect at the same time several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has 4 HDMI ports, meaning
it has 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.
