Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. A soundbar's width indicates the horizontal dimension of a device, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of television sets or get close. Sony HT A5000, at 1,210mm
is smaller in width than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) measures to a height of 69mm.
Height represents the vertical dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are mostly designed as thin as possible to beautifully fit in a space. The Sony HT A5000, at 67mm
is shorter than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by -2mm
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We take in account 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, and for many other kinds of products. The Sony HT A5000, at 6,100g
is heavier than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) with a difference g. Most of the time a genuine quality system is a little bit heavier than average quality products though If you want 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 soundbar or, in simpler terms, the space the product occupies. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) occupies 4,491.9cm³, it is important to know the space that a soundbar takes up just so as to confirm that it will easily fit in the available space .
Sony HT A5000's volume is 11,349.8cm³ 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 space occupied by the surface area(length by width)
Sony HT A5000 has a thickness of 140mm,
meaning that it is thicker than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by 40mm
When it comes to surround sound channels, you’re going to run across figures in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number represents the total of main speakers, the second number defines the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the number of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are commonly placed on the ceiling of the room that has the soundbar, but they may also just be upward-facing speakers inside the soundbar itself.
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 indicates 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, devices with an HDMI port can channel high-definition audio. Sony HT A5000 too has HDMI port by which it outputs "signals" audio into the HDMI inputs of other digital devices, which can receive and 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.
