Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. A soundbar's width indicates the horizontal dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed to match the width of TVs or get close. The Sony HT A5000, at 1,210mm
is narrower than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) measures to a height of 69mm.
Height represents the vertical measurement of a soundbar, they are mostly designed as thin as it can be to aesthetically fit in a space. Sony HT A5000, at 67mm
is shorter than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference -2mm
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We take in account a lower weight best for the reason that lighter soundbars are easier to carry around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, even say for many other types of products. Sony HT A5000, at 6,100g
weigh more 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 want to switch the position of the soundbar after some time, then you should aim to purchase a less heavy soundbar.
The quantity of three-dimensional space taken up by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the soundbar fills. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) occupies 4,491.9cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar takes up just so as to ensure that it will fit with ease into the available space .
Sony HT A5000's volume is 11,349.8cm³ meaning it
occupies lesser space than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference of cm³
The depth 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)
Sony HT A5000 has a thickness of 140mm,
meaning that it is thicker than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference of 40mm
For surround sound channels, you'll come across numbers in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number defines the sum of main speakers, the second number represents the number of subwoofers, and the third number if available represents the total of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are most times placed on the ceiling of the space that has the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-firing speakers within the soundbar itself.
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 means that it has 5 main speakers
Well as the Sony HT A5000 having 5.1 indicates that it has 5 main speakers and 1 subwoofer
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI port transfer HD audio. Sony HT A5000 too has HDMI port by which it outputs "signals" audio into the HDMI inputs of other digital devices, which can process these signals. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports imply that you may connect at the same time numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
The Sony HT A5000 has 1 HDMI ports, meaning
both devices have an equal number of ports
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. Sony HT A5000 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
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)
Sony HT A5000 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.
Sony HT A5000 is compatible with Google Assistant. 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. Sony HT A5000 is compatible with Alexa
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. Sony HT A5000 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 Sony HT A5000 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
Sony HT A5000 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. Sony HT A5000 too supports Dolby digital.
There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Beam (Gen 2).
The Sony HT A5000 has a dedicated smartphone app.
