Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. A soundbar's width represents the horizontal dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of television sets or get close. The Sony HT 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 dimension of a device, they are commonly designed to be 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
Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We take in account a lower weight best because lighter soundbars are easier to carry around the space.
Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes their movement easier, and for many other kinds 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 will need to switch the position of the soundbar after some time, then you should try to purchase a lighter soundbar.
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the product fills. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) takes up 4,491.9cm³, it is important to know the space that the 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) with a difference of cm³
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)
Sony HT A5000 has a thickness of 140mm,
hence thicker than the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) by 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 number of main speakers, the second number defines the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines 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.
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 means that it has 5 main speakers
And the Sony HT A5000 having 5.1 indicates that it has 5 main speakers and 1 subwoofer
The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, devices with an HDMI or mini HDMI port transfer HD audio. Sony HT A5000 too has a High-Definition Multimedia Interface port by which it outputs "signals" audio into inputs of other digital devices, which can process these signals. Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect 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 If you don't want to use your TV's speakers and would rather have everything play 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.
