Sonos Beam Review: 36 Ratings, Pros and Cons

4.2

28 ratings

Sonos Beam Review: 36 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 06/06/2018 (Last saved review: 14/03/2024) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 36 reviews find on Soundbar Sonos Beam, with the 28 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Soundbar magazines and websites give 28 ratings, we get this average rating to this Sonos product : 4.2/5.

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Sonos Beam review : With an average rating of 4.2/5, you can buy Sonos Beam with your eyes closed (or almost). The opinions of the testers seem unanimous !

This product got 4 times the maximum score in the reviews! This is pretty rare and shows that this Soundbar is extremely successful!

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Sonos Beam ratings

28 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 4.2/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

10/10 Trusted Reviews	5/5 TechPowerUp	4.5/5 Pocket-lint	4.5/5 TechRadar
4.5/5 Tech Advisor	4.3/5 SiteGeek	85/100 Engadget	5/6 L&B Tech
4/5 What Hi-Fi?	8/10 Journal du Geek	4/5 01net	8/10 Tom's Guide (US)
4/5 PCWorld.com	4/5 Les Numériques	8/10 SlashGear	4/5 Numerama
4/5 ExpertReviews	8/10 AVForums	4/5 Labo Fnac	79/100 CNET France
76/100 Maison Adam

7 Preview or review without rating: DigitalTrends, GamesWelt, Focus-Numerique, Tech Daily, FlatpanelsHD, GameStar, ObjetConnecte.net

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Pros and cons for Sonos Beam List of reviews and ratings

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Trusted Reviews

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

[10/10] reviewed at 01/01/1970 - Sonos Beam first look: The smart soundbar to rule them all? [read the full review on Trusted Reviews]
[10/10] reviewed at 01/01/1970 - Sonos Beam [read the full review on Trusted Reviews]

What Hi-Fi?

Impressively open, spacious, three-dimensional sound
Surprising bass weight and depth
Simple setup
Compact and stylish
Usual Sonos music streaming and multi-room capabilities

A little bright and sibilant at high volumes and with poor audio
More HDMI inputs would be nice

[4/5] reviewed at 06/06/2018 - Sonos Beam [read the full review on What Hi-Fi?]
[5/5] reviewed at 19/03/2019 - Test Sonos Beam [read the full review on What Hi-Fi?]

TechPowerUp

Excellent overall user experience, especially when combined with other Sonos speakers in a multiroom system
Very good sound quality, especially considering the size
Seamlessly switches between a smart speaker and traditional soundbar
Functional, intuitive mobile app
Compact form factor
Pleasant aesthetics
Excellent touch controls
Easily (and wirelessly) expandable with rear surround speakers and subwoofer

No Trueplay support on Android and even some newer iOS devices
Lack of DTS:X and DTS-HD support could be a problem for some
Virtual vertical Atmos channels aren't very impressive

reviewed at 05/01/2022 - [read the full review on TechPowerUp]

4.5

TechRadar

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 07/06/2018 - Sonos Beam [read the full review on TechRadar]
[4.5/5] reviewed at 27/06/2018 - Test Sonos Beam [read the full review on TechRadar]

4.5

Pocket-lint

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

[4.5/5] reviewed at 06/06/2018 - Test Sonos Beam initial: Compact in size, not compact in sound [read the full review on Pocket-lint]
[4.5/5] reviewed at 06/06/2018 - Test Sonos Beam initial: Compact in size, but not in sound [read the full review on Pocket-lint]
[4.5/5] reviewed at 27/06/2018 - Test Sonos Beam: Compact in size, not in sound [read the full review on Pocket-lint]

4.5

Tech Advisor

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 13/03/2023 - [read the full review on Tech Advisor]

4.3

SiteGeek

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 04/09/2020 - [read the full review on SiteGeek]

100

Engadget

Excellent overall sound
HDMI port for TV control
AirPlay 2 support
Reasonably priced

reviewed at 27/06/2018 - [read the full review on Engadget]

L&B Tech

Smart home voice control, and finally a Sonos product with HDMI
Gives TV sound a new dimension, with a natural and fine tone

There are more powerful devices, DTS support is lacking, and the wireless subwoofer doubles the price and then some

reviewed at 01/10/2018 - [read the full review on L&B Tech]

Journal du Geek

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 27/06/2018 - [read the full review on Journal du Geek]

Tom's Guide (US)

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/07/2018 - [read the full review on Tom's Guide (US)]

PCWorld.com

Incredibly versatile
Impressive sound for its size
Direct support for Amazon Alexa and (coming soon) Google Assistant

reviewed at 17/07/2018 - [read the full review on PCWorld.com]

Les Numériques

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 25/07/2018 - [read the full review on Les Numériques]

SlashGear

Sounds great in a small to mid-sized room
Assistant-agnostic approach is admirable
Affordable
Does a good job of handling multiple services

Very expensive in a 5.1 surround configuration
Takes up an HDMI port
Not every assistant works in the same way

reviewed at 11/07/2018 - [read the full review on SlashGear]

AVForums

Excellent audio quality
Sounds bigger than it is
Flawless Alexa integration
Superb remote app
HDMI ARC
Attractive and compact design

Bass is slightly lacking
Limited AV options
A bit pricey

reviewed at 06/09/2018 - [read the full review on AVForums]

ExpertReviews

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[4/5] reviewed at 09/08/2018 - Sonos Beam review: Smart, compact, awesome sound [read the full review on ExpertReviews]
[4/5] reviewed at 09/08/2018 - Test Sonos Beam: Smart, compact and under £300 this Black Friday [read the full review on ExpertReviews]

Labo Fnac

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 30/09/2021 - [read the full review on Labo Fnac]

01net

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[4/5] reviewed at 27/06/2018 - Test Sonos Beam : que vaut cette barre de son qui intègre Alexa ? [read the full review on 01net]
[4/5] reviewed at 06/12/2021 - Test de la Sonos Beam (Gen2) : une valeur sûre, malgré un Dolby Atmos anecdotique [read the full review on 01net]

Numerama

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[4/5] reviewed at 04/08/2018 - Test de la Sonos Beam : la barre de son qui fait aussi parler Alexa [read the full review on Numerama]
[8/10] reviewed at 03/10/2021 - Test de la barre de son Sonos Beam 2 : que vaut le Dolby Atmos à moins de 500 ? ? - Numerama [read the full review on Numerama]

100

CNET France

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 20/07/2018 - [read the full review on CNET France]

100

Maison Adam

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 25/07/2018 - [read the full review on Maison Adam]

not scored

DigitalTrends

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 08/06/2018 - [read the full review on DigitalTrends]

not scored

GamesWelt

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 16/07/2018 - [read the full review on GamesWelt]

not scored

Focus-Numerique

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 07/11/2018 - [read the full review on Focus-Numerique]

not scored

Tech Daily

Sleek minimalist design
Excellent sound
Fairly easy to setup and use
Alexa and Google Assistant work great
Can easily integrate into existing Sonos speaker setups

Expensive

reviewed at 02/04/2019 - [read the full review on Tech Daily]

not scored

FlatpanelsHD

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

reviewed at 11/10/2018 - [read the full review on FlatpanelsHD]

not scored

GameStar

Significantly better sound than built-in TV speakers
Space
Discreet trim of the device
Virtual 3D sound for Dolby Atmos

No real home cinema feel
Wired
No impact

reviewed at 29/04/2023 - [read the full review on GameStar]