SONOS BEAM (GEN 2)

AN EXCELLENT DOLBY ATMOS INTERPRETATION

View online review whf.cm/SonosBeamGen2 £425 It’s no secret that we are ardent admirers of Sonos’s Beam. Since its launch in 2018, that 3.0 channel soundbar has won the What Hi-Fi? Award for the best soundbar in its price category every year until this Atmos-approximating Gen 2 knocked it off its pedestal. Key to its success is a simplicity of design and streamlined functionality that, remarkably for its size, has been able to overcome two of the usual limitations of compact speakers: sonic scale and weight. With the arrival of its larger sibling, the Arc, in 2020, Sonos proved that it can convincingly deliver Dolby Atmos audio in a larger chassis. But we had to admit to being a little apprehensive about whether the technology can justify its inclusion in a…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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