Sonos Beam

Excellent sound ; Integrated Alexa works like a charm ; Controls TV ; Lovely design

Not the last word in bass output

The best compact soundbar you can buy.

Great compact design ; HDMI ARC compatible ; Superb sound

App isn't home theater friendly ; No Dolby Atmos ; Setup on non-HDMI ARC TVs is tricky

This is the Sonos soundbar we've been waiting for. 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...

Impressively enveloping sound ; Deep, weighty bass ; Superb streaming capabilities

Can be pushed to harshness ; More HDMI inputs would be nice

One of the best performance-per-pound products Sonos has produced, the Beam is a blinding little soundbar

For the size and price, is a great-sounding soundbar ; Easy setup ; Can be expanded to support Sonos multi-room and/or 5.1 surround sound ; And there's AirPlay 2 ; AND bloody Alexa's onboard too!

Sonos doesn’t do Dolby Atmos ; Alexa still has numerous ‘quirks’ ; You will spin rapidly down the expensiveness rabbit hole if you want to move up to the full 5.1/multi-room Sonos works

Compact size is ideal ; Sounds great for both music and TV/movies ; Multiple voice-assistants supported

No Dolby Atmos support ; Not great at lower volumes ; Expensive when adding additional speakers

The Sonos Beam soundbar is compact but delivers expansive performance. From our experience, this small soundbar is a winner. Just a shame there's no Dolby Atmos support, like the larger, but more expensive Sonos Arc.

Looks good and sounds great ; Alexa and AirPlay 2 integration ; HDMI ARC support ; Cheaper than Playbar and Playbase

Not as punchy as Playbar ; Only one ethernet port ; Not all Alexa skills work

With great sound and amazing features, Beam is Sonos’ smartest and best value speaker yet

Good mid-tones ; Design & build quality ; Decent 3D effect despite its size ; Apple Airplay 2

Distorts at high volume ; Weak bass ; No Dolby Atmos ; Only 1 HDMI port