Sonos Beam 2 Gen. was purchased to replace a Sony sound bar and subwoofer. I have had a Bose unit for 13 years that was great for 10 years but developed a lot os issues. I tried the Sony and took it back for bad voice sound. . I tried the Sonos next and will keep it. Easy set up and good voice & sound, could use more bass.
Pros: Dolby Digital 5.1, Easy To Setup, Easy to use, Speech enhancement, Superior Sound, Versatile
Cons: Bass sound could be better, add on basss expensi
Replaced two old TV Sound Bars with Beam (Gen 2). WOW! what a difference these little guys made in small rooms. We can now hear what people are saying. Also purchased two separate speakers and placed those in other rooms for music. My iPhone works with the Soundbar and Speakers so when I play music we have a stereo system playing in all the rooms. Or I can choose which ones to turn off or on. Great! system.
Pros: Easy To Setup, Easy to use, Speech enhancement, Superior Sound, Versatile, Wireless Surround Sound
The setup was super easy, connected right to our tv and Fire TV Cube. Sound quality is amazing and I love how easy it is to connect other Sonos speakers with it. It's truly wireless. Cant promote this enough.
Pros: Dolby Digital 5.1, Easy To Setup, Easy to use, Superior Sound, Versatile, Wireless Surround Sound
The Beam checked a lot of boxes I was looking for, for my apartment. The walls are paper thin, where I can hear someone sneeze from the neighboring apartment, so I was a bit worried about getting more powerful speakers than the built-in tv ones. The Beam does an amazing job of filling the room with sound and providing a lot of clarity with voices and sounds. But also, the sound doesn't carry to other rooms (we don't have a door between the living area and other spaces), and I asked my neighbor to listen if we turned up the sound, if she could hear the sound from her apartment (back of speaker is where the shared wall is). We hit a volume of 50+ which was very loud for me and she said she couldn't hear it at all. This is a huge win. I find a volume in the 30s plenty for nearly all my watching and listening to music. It's so nice to be able to hear things so well without bothering others. I always worried that more powerful speakers would be overpowering or disruptive to others. But I find the power of Beam actually lets me listen to things at a quieter volume and hear things better than I ever have. Overall a great buy!
Pros: Easy To Setup, Easy to use, Superior Sound, Versatile