Sonos Beam Gen 2 has a width of 651mm. The width indicates the horizontal measurement of a device, soundbars are sometimes designed to match the width of TVs or get close. The Sonos Beam Gen 2 has a height of 69mm.
The height represents the vertical dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed as thin as it can be to beautifully complement a space. Sonos Beam Gen 2 weighs 2,880g. We prefer a lower weight better because lighter soundbars are easier to carry around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, and for many other types of products. Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space taken up by the product's chassis or, to keep it simple, the space the product occupies. Sonos Beam Gen 2 occupies 4,491.9cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that a soundbar occupies just so as to ensure that it will fit with ease into the space available .
The depth 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)
When it comes to 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 shows the sum of main speakers, the second number represents the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the number of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are usually 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 implies that it has 5 main speakers
The Sonos Beam Gen 2 has an HDMI output port, devices with an HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high-definition audio. Sonos Beam Gen 2 has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports imply that you may connect at the same time several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
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. 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
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. 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.
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. 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. 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
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.
There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sonos Beam Gen 2.
