Sonos Beam Gen 2 has a width of 651mm. The width represents the horizontal dimension of a device, soundbars are sometimes designed to fit the width of TVs or get close. The Sony A5000, at 1,210mm
is narrower than the Sonos Beam Gen 2 with a difference mm
The Sonos Beam Gen 2 has a height of 69mm.
Height represents the vertical measurement of a device, they are commonly designed to be as thin as it can be to beautifully fit in a space. Sony A5000, at 67mm
is shorter than the Sonos Beam Gen 2 by -2mm
The Sonos Beam Gen 2 weighs 2,880g. We consider a lower weight best because lighter devices are easier to shift around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes their movement easier, even say for many other types of products. Sony A5000, at 6,100g
is heavier than the Sonos Beam Gen 2 by 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 after some time, then you should opt to purchase a less heavy soundbar.
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar 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 a soundbar occupies just so as to confirm that it will easily fit in the available space next to your other gadgets. Sony A5000's volume is 11,349.8cm³ meaning it
requires lesser space than the Sonos Beam Gen 2 by cm³
The depth 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)
Sony 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’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 total of main speakers, the second number denotes the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available shows the total of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are most times placed on the ceiling of the room containing the soundbar, but they may also just be upward-firing speakers within the soundbar.
Sonos Beam Gen 2 having a sound output value of 5 implies that it has 5 main speakers
Well as the Sony A5000 having 5.1 implies that it has 5 main speakers and 1 subwoofer
Sonos Beam Gen 2 has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI or mini HDMI port can connect HD audio. Sony A5000 too has HDMI port through which it outputs "signals" audio into the HDMI 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 numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes. The Sony 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 A5000 has a dedicated smartphone app.
