Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. The width represents the horizontal measurement of a soundbar, soundbars are sometimes designed to match the width of television sets or slightly close. The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) measures to a height of 69mm.
The height represents the vertical measurement of a device, they are usually designed to be as thin as possible to aesthetically complement a space. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We consider a lower weight best because lighter devices are easier to carry around the space.
Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes their movement easier, even say for many other kinds of products. The quantity of three-dimensional space taken up by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the product fills. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) occupies 4,491.9cm³, it is important to know the space that the soundbar takes up just so as to ensure that it would fit with ease into the space available .
The thickness of Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is 100mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its volume by the surface area(length by width)
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 denotes the number of main speakers, the second number defines the number of subwoofers, and the third number if available represents the number of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are commonly placed on the ceiling of the space that has the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-facing speakers within the soundbar itself.
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 indicates that it has 5 main speakers
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI port can channel high-definition audio. 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.
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. 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
S/PDIF is an interface used to transmit digital audio with high fidelity. 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)
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. 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. 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
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.
There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Beam (Gen 2).
