SeekerSonos Beam
The Sonos Beam soundbar is very good for dialogue-heavy content like TV shows. With its discrete center channel, this 3.0 setup anchors voices to a pinpoint location in the soundstage. Its balanced mid-range ensures that dialogue reproduces clearly and accurately, and there's extra brightness in the treble to make higher-pitched voices sparkle. You can even use its dialogue enhancement feature to make voices more clear and crisp if you prefer.
-- As reviewed by Rtings
Product details
- Enjoy vibrant bass, crystal clear dialogue, and a panoramic soundstage.
- Experience a 3D surround sound effect with Dolby Atmos.
- Stream music, radio, podcasts, and audiobooks from all your favorite services when the TV is off.
- Control with the Sonos app, your TV remote, Apple AirPlay 2, and your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
- Breeze through setup with only two cables, step-by-step guidance from the Sonos app, and smart Trueplay tuning. Easily expand your Sonos system over time to enjoy true surround sound and multi-room listening. Everything connects over WiFi.
PROS
+ Dialogue enhancement tool.
+ Great center channel performance for dialogue in movies.
CONS
- Poor surrounds performance.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Rtings on September 27, 2019
The Sonos Beam soundbar is very good for dialogue-heavy content like TV shows. With its discrete center channel, this 3.0 setup anchors voices to a pinpoint location in the soundstage. Its balanced mid-range ensures that dialogue reproduces clearly and accurately, and there's extra brightness in the treble to make higher-pitched voices sparkle. You can even use its dialogue enhancement feature to make voices more clear and crisp if you prefer.
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By PCMag on July 06, 2018
The Sonos Beam packs multi-room, multi-service audio streaming and Amazon's Alexa voice assistant into a deceptively small soundbar.
80
By TechAdvisor on March 13, 2023
No longer the affordable device it used to be, the Beam isn’t the best value Sonos soundbar but provides a balance of compact design, big sound, smart features and Dolby Atmos that will still suit many buyers.
90
By The Verge on June 27, 2018
The Sonos Beam is the company’s latest soundbar for your TV. It’s an easy way to both upgrade your TV’s sound and add Alexa to your living room at the same time.
80
By TechRadar on September 15, 2021
The Sonos Beam is small enough to attach itself to the majority of TVs, and comes coupled with enough innovation and sound performance to impress. There are a few issues worth pointing out but, at this price, they soon fade away.
90
By TrustedReviews on August 02, 2018
This Beam is a soundbar does a bit of everything and does it well, excelling at both music and movie soundtracks and fits seamlessly into Sonos’ existing network of multi-room speakers.
100
By The Guardian on June 27, 2018
Despite being £300 cheaper than Sonos’s other TV audio solutions, the Beam is expensive for just a soundbar. The thing is, it isn’t
100
By Tom's Guide on September 30, 2021
The feature-packed Sonos Beam delivers very good sound for a small soundbar, and comes with Alexa voice controls.
80
By Pocket-Lint on April 16, 2013
There are other great portable Bluetooth speakers out there - including Sonos' own Roam that is far smaller and better designed for constant portability - but there are none quite like the Sonos Move in terms of sound output and features, especially not for those already invested in the Sonos system.
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By TechAdvisor on March 24, 2023
Este ya no es el dispositivo económico que solía ser, lo que significa que la Beam ya no es la barra de sonido de Sonos con mejor relación calidad-precio. No obstante, ofrece un diseño compacto equilibrado, un sonido amplio, funciones inteligentes y Dolby Atmos que atraerá a muchos compradores y compradoras.
90
By TechRadar on September 06, 2019
This soundbar's unique design means that TCL has made Dolby Atmos relatively affordable, and powerful drivers mean that it the RAY-DANZ can easily fill your living room with sound. However, if you need your soundbar to look as a good as it sounds, you may want to look elsewhere.
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By Pocket-Lint on March 21, 2021
Sonos still reigns supreme for the Google Assistant.
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