Upgrade your TV and/or home theater system with a Sonos soundbar. We take a close look at the Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc to give you the information you need to make a smart buying decision. Each of the soundbars allow you to expand to 3.1 and 5.1 surround sound.
Sonos Beam
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Sonos Arc
Sonos Beam | Sonos Playbar | Sonos Arc |
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List Price: $ | List Price: $ | List Price: $ |
Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc Side by Side Comparison
Sonos Beam Features | Sonos Playbar Features | Sonos Arc Features |
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Designed For: Small to Medium size rooms Amazon Alexa Built-in Audio 4 Full Range Woofers 1 Tweeter 3 Passive Radiators 5 Class-D Digital Amplifiers Adjustable Bass & Treble Controls 5 Far-field microphone array Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement Control with Amazon Alexa, Sonos app, Apple AirPlay, or your music app Enjoy: TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay. CLICK HERE FOR SUPPORTED SERVICES Automatically pairs with your TV and remote Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand Top panel capacitive touch controls | Designed For: Rooms of any size Audio 6 Mid-Woofers 3 Tweeters 9 Class-D Digital Amplifiers Phased speaker array Adjustable Bass, Treble, and Loudness Autoplay Setting Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement Night Sound Mode Control with Alexa when you connect any Amazon echo device. Use Sonos app Enjoy: TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay. CLICK HERE FOR SUPPORTED SERVICES Pairs with your TV and remote Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand Side panel controls | Designed For: Rooms of any size Dolby Atmos Audio 11 Class-D Digital Amplifiers 8 Elliptical Woofers 3 Tweeters Far-Field Microphone Array Enhanced TruePlay tunes the speaker to the unique acoustics of the room Adjustable Bass, Treble, Loudness Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement Night Sound Mode Status LED Compatible with Sonos S2 App Control with Amazon Alexa, Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2, TV remote, or your music app Enjoy: TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay. CLICK HERE FOR SUPPORTED SERVICES Automatically pairs with your TV and remote Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand Capacitive touch controls |
Sonos Beam
Sonos Playbar
Sonos Arc
What's the Difference Between the Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc?
The Sonos Beam is designed for small to medium rooms while the Playbar and Arc can fill any sized rooms. The Beam and Arc has Alexa built in. The Sonos Playbar has 9 digitized amplifiers compared to 5 for the Beam and 11 for the Arc. The Sonos Beam is Apple AirPlay compatible and has an HDMI connection while the Arc is Apple AirPlay 2 and works with the Sonos S2 App.
Sonos Beam
Sonos Playbar
Sonos Arc
Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc
Sonos Beam Specs | Sonos Playbar Specs | Sonos Arc Specs |
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2.70" x 25.625" x 3.94" 6.2 lbs. Inputs HDMI Cable Optical Audio Adapter Ethernet (1) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port WiFi connection 802.11 b/g/n router Apple AirPlay compatible Power Supply Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input | 3.35" x 35.43" x 5.51" 11.9 lbs. Inputs Optical Audio Adapter Ethernet (2) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports WiFi connection 802.11 b/g/n router Power Supply Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input | 3.4" x 45" x 4.5" 13.78 lbs. CPU Quad Core 1.4 GHz A-53 Memory 1 GB SDRAM 4 GB NV Inputs Optical Audio Adapter Ethernet (1) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port WiFi connection 802.11 b/g 2.4 GHz broadcast-capable router Sonos S2 App Apple Airplay 2 Infrared (IR) Receiver Power Supply Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input |
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Warranty | Warranty | Warranty |
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1 Year Limited Warranty | 1 Year Limited Warranty | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc
What's in the Box? | What's in the Box? | What's in the Box? |
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Sonos Playbar Flat Ethernet Cable Optical Audio Cable Power Cord | Sonos Arc HDMI Cable Optical Audio Adapter Power Cord |
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