Sonos Beam (Gen 2) Review In Detail

Width

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 651mm

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a width of 651mm. A soundbar's width represents the horizontal measurement of a soundbar, soundbars are sometimes designed to fit the width of television sets or slightly close.

Height

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 69mm

The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) measures to a height of 69mm. The height represents the vertical measurement of a device, soundbars are often designed as thin as it can be to aesthetically complement a space.

Weight

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 2,880g

The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) weighs 2,880g. We recommend a lower weight best because lighter soundbars are easier to carry around the space. A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes their movement easier, and for many other types of products.

Volume

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 4,491.9cm³

The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the soundbar fills. 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 fit with ease into the available space .

Thickness

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 100mm

The thickness of Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is 100mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its volume by the soundbar's surface area(length by width)

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Number Of Channels Of Sound Output

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 5only

For surround sound channels, you'll come across figures 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 represents the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available denotes the total of “height” speakers.

NOTE: "Height" speakers are most times placed on the ceiling of the room that has the soundbar, but they may also just be upward-firing speakers inside the soundbar itself.

The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) having a sound output value of 5 means that it has 5 main speakers

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Has An Hdmi Output

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer HD audio.

Hdmi Ports

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 1only

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports imply that you may simultaneously connect several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.

Supports Wi-Fi

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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.

Rj45 Ports

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 1only

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

Has S/Pdif Out Port

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

S/PDIF is an interface used to transmit digital audio with high fidelity.

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Hdmi Arc / Earc

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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)

Compatible With Google Assistant

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.

Compatible With Alexa

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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.

Has Dolby Atmos

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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.

Has Airplay

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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.

Supports Dolby Digital Plus

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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

Supports Dolby Digital

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

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.

Has A Dedicated Smartphone App

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) ✓

There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Beam (Gen 2).

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