Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Simple setup, it just worked without any fiddling. Which is hard to find in smart devices. The sound is phenomenal, particularly for a compact setup.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

I'm happy with the performance of the Sonos Beam, but unfortunately it doesn't work well with my Samsung TV. The problem apparently is with the Samsung firmware's HDMI-CEC controller, which resets the TV's sound output to the TV's internal speakers whenever I power cycle the TV. Many people seem to have reported similar problems with Samsung TVs, so this issue isn't a knock on the Sonos equipment at all. It sounds good, looks great, and will be a great addition to my home theater if I can crack the nut on the Samsung firmware.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

We weren't so happy with the sound and wound up returning. The Sonos Beam + sub gave good highs and lows but the middle was weak. Setup was easy and software features are good but would like to have an aux input on a unit at this price level.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Great sound

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Avoid

No power button, constant connection issues, voice sync issues, etc., etc.

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Great sounbar

For the first time in many years I can understand the dialogue and don't need to read subtitles, the sound is great...it can stream Dolby vision as well as atmos.I very pleased and for the quality the price is very reasonable.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

I can't compare this to anything else since it is my first soundbar, but it is a fantastic device that puts out plenty of sound and bass for my needs in a smaller family room space. This was a significant improvement over the flat sounding tv speakers where dialogue can be hard to hear without having it louder than needed. It is also used for music and sounds great. I can easily connect to it through Spotify.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Awesome product. Great enhancement to my Sony TV. On my way to complete my system.. Sonos Sub next.

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Happy customer

Bought this to replace the Bose sound bar I had in my man cave. This Beam sounds 10 times better. I have the complete home theater Sonos set up on my main TV system in my living room. Couldn't be happier with Sonos products. Highly recommend.

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The Little Bar That Could

Large improvement in sound over my larger, older sound bar. The Beam sounds like a much larger sound bar and easily fills the room with clean, powerful sound. Solid bass, even without a sub, but comparing it to my other sound bar (which has a wireless sub) isn't quite fair. Dialogue sounds great even before engaging the speech enhancement in the Sonos app. Couldn't quite tell about the height effects when watching Atmos content, but I feel like the Beam had a wider soundstage overall than my older sound bar. Paired with some surrounds and a sub, this would make a killer home theater setup for small-to-medium rooms. Linked up immediately with my LG TV for eARC audio output and control of volume via the LG remote, but it did not want to relinquish control when I tried to A/B compare with the LG's built-in speakers (sound output kept switching back to the Beam). Make sure to enable eARC in the TV and set your digital audio output format in your TV to "pass-through" (or something similar) to get Atmos and Dolby TrueHD content to the Beam.

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Happy with Sonos Beam

Solved the problem beautifully

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Beam 2 has been great

Sound is clean at all volume levels. Haven't really pushed it yet. solid connectivity. Wish the app allowed you to group two speakers (you must have 3 for a grouping) so you could single click when selecting two speakers in two connected rooms. Other than that it's much cleaner than our Tv speakers, which were no slouch to begin with. Haven't really been able to tell if the "above" sound is effective in Atmos. (No upward facing speakers). Music quality is great and I like that I can tune the EQ slightly from my phone. Fills our living room with another play:1 over in the open kitchen.

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Worked Better Than the Samsung Bar with Sub for Me

I first tried a Samsung with Sub (same brand as TV) at about the same price, but after an hour the sub would have crackling connection issues. Not a fan of troubleshooting basic connection issues out of the box. Returned it and got this Beam. The bar without a sub works for our large TV in the condo. TV shows sound much better. Easy setup.

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Decent sound but not Awesome.

Pretty decent sound quality for it's intended use as a sound bar, but not quite as awesome as I anticipated. Love the fact that it accepts Iphone and Alexa apps. Would recommend. Guess I was spoiled by the sound quality of my first Harmon Kardon Amp, Dual turntable, Teac dual cassette deck, and Advent Loudspeakers in 1971 and beyond.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Great product. Fantastic sound. Easy to set up.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

It's a very good sound bar though it is my first one. Sounds great and dialogue is easy to understand.

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Still happy overall.

Really like to sound and the setup was not too bad. Disappointed you can't turn the unit on with the apple TV remote but have to get your phone to do get it out of sleep mode. Still trying to see if there is a way to make that work. Over all still happy

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Very nice small soundbar, Sonos Beam Gen2

5 Stars for a small soundbar. Had some difficulty with Sonos app freezing on me. After uninstalling and installing, simple. I listened to one at a store. Liked some bigger ones more. TV stand is 45 inches. Soundbar uncluttered look in living room, but family room still 5.1 and listening room has bigger speakers.

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Good sound but total dependence on wifi is a problem

The sound of Beam Gen2 lives up to the hype. As a standalone soundbar (no sub) it delivers surprisingly strong low-end, well balanced mids/highs and more than enough output to fill our 350 sq.ft. living room. The EQ menu in the Sonos S2 app offers plenty of options for fine-tuning to suit the source material and listening space. And speaking of listening space, the Trueplay option allows the Beam processor to optimize sound at the listening position and all around the room. (Personally, I couldn't hear any difference after going through the Trueplay procedure, but it might have more dramatic results in another setting.) For me, the downside of the Beam Gen2 is its total reliance on wifi - meaning that the Beam itself, the TV and the mobile device used for setup and adjustment all need to be connected to the same wifi network at all times. Any instability in the internet connection, or leaving my phone in another room where it might jump onto our second network causes an interruption. And, as Sonos offers no workaround (such as a dedicated hardware remote), this type of wifi-related annoyance is baked into the Beam Gen2 listening experience.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Best audio sound!

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Sonos is worth it

This soundbar is smaller than I anticipated. However, it produces pretty clear and pretty solid sound. The bass has a nice rumble to it. The voices are clear. I may have to adjust the sound overall but it came pretty well setup.

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Sonos's beam

The beam is a great choice for us it's compact and does a good job delivering the sound we need in our den

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

This sounds amazing and I'm so glad I purchased it with the Sonos Sub (Gen 3). It's smaller than most and is barely noticeable in my media cabinet.

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Sound fanatic

Sonos has one of the best sounding product lines I have ever heard. From the ease of setup, to the ability to tune a room, and the adaptability to play music in every room of the house. The Beam drastically improves the sound potential of almost any tv on the market exponentially! I have been a fan for years and will continue to be. I also recommend the stand alone Sonos Sub for ground shaking bass, really brings together the full music experience.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Great sound for a very large uneven room

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A great system

Very pleased with my new Beam (Gen 2). I replaced a very old 5.1 receiver/speaker system and find the sound to be clearer and superior. Couldn't be easier to set up as well.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Great sound and easy setup. Davis was an incredible help. Will continue to go back to Davis and Crutchfield for all of my AV needs

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Great sound!

I had a Mac connected to a TV in my bedroom. I had the audio output to a conventional two-speaker stereo as well. Also, in my bedroom, I had a small Google assistant speaker. I replaced the speaker and the stereo with the Beam. First, I have not been able to connect the TV with the HDMI to Digital converter that came with it. I don't believe it works at all. I connect with Apple AirPlay as everything comes from the Mac anyway in this situation. Secondly, the Google assist part doesn't work as well as a regular Google speaker. It has some limitations when AirPlay is playing to it. But the worst is that - for no reason - it just says "Sorry, I didn't understand that." It just blurts it out, once in the middle of the night. I do like the Beam for it's sound. It is just what I hoped for after paying this price. It's just amazing! Apple AirPlay works really well on it.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Easy set up

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Great Sound

Just bought a 55" LG C1 OLED TV (from Crutchfield) and thought it could use an added boost. This is perfect accompaniment. Great Sound for the value. Highly recommended!

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Perfect for an apartment

This all took about 10 mins to set up. Got it all integrated into homekit as well. The sound from the Beam fills my apartment very nicely. Sound is clean and rich. Looks very nice as well. Worth the spend. If you're thinking about it and have looked 3 times at it, just buy it. You wont regret it.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Not happy with the bass.surrond sound good with sl 1,It would have been nice if it had a remote instead of app

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Great for it's size

Great sound, considering the size. This is a compact soundbar and it sounds better than I expected from something this small. I use it for TV and music in my small sized family room. One of the reasons I bought this was for the expandability. It needs a sub for music and that is the next item on my wish list.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Sounds great and prompt delivery! Perfect for a city apartment. The Dolby Atmos is amazing for music and movies that have it.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

The Sonos beam sounds great. Easy to set up. Sonos makes wonderful products.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Easy set up and great quality. I ve got to figure how to get the two remotes to adjust the sound. Right now the TV remote works but not the cable remote

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Excellent So Far

Simple to hook up (although it does require some tweaking of my Sony TV's audio settings). The Beam fits perfectly underneath my 55 inch Sony TV and looks very nice. Music sounds great in my small apartment den. I have the dialog enhancement turned on so speech is much easier to decipher from television and movies. It is not going to give the same surround sound and booming effects as does my 5.1 system but it also allows me to do away with a receiver and wired surrounds. Given that this is for apartment use, I am very conscious of my neighbors. I definitely wanted to avoid a soundbar with a separate sub. For this size room, it works well. I've also used the Beam as an Alexa speaker and that too works perfectly. I do wish that the Beam had a separate remote control with more features. It would be easier for me to use than the Sonos App on my Android. Speaking of Android, I had to use my iPad to set up the room acoustics because that feature is not applicable on my Android - annoying. I highly recommend so far. If my satisfaction continues, I plan to by an Arc for the living room in another apartment.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Easy to set up; great sound. Works both for tv watching and for listening to music. It's still new, so I can't rate how it will hold up over time.

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LOVE IT!!

This is a terrific soundbar! It really adds to the movie watching experience delivering great sound and a sense of space. Very impressed by the quality. Definitely highly recommended for movies and TV, though music playback, whilst being good is not as standout impressive as the surround sound. Maybe need to play with the settings for music.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Wonderful Sound. Thanks

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Glad we bought it

Easy to install and "format" to the TV room. Sound is great and we get three dimensional sound from some programs - very satisfied. Also have SONOS 1s and we can have music sent to multiple rooms, now including the TV room - a great feature. Easy to order with Crutchfield - and perfect on-time delivery

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

This is nice speaker. It's no replacement for home theater but it's definitely a major step up from the built in tv speakers. Once I added the subwoofer and rear speakers it has become a proper home theater alternative.

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Great sound, set up with eArc enable TV not seamless

The sound is noticeably better than my previous Visio soundbar, even without a subwoofer there is enough bass to make music and action movies come to life. It took a few minutes to figure out that my TV only had one eArc HDMI port as the cable coming out of it covered that label. Without that port connected to the Beam the set up process could not proceed. I still need to play with the settings because there is considerable volume differences across the inputs (Fire TV, cable). The biggest issue I had was setting up the remote(s), and in the process losing the power button on both my Fire TV and Xfinity remote. I anticipated eArc would just take care of all the power and volume controls without issue, but ended up having to change the power signal delay on my TV for it to turn off my TV again. Wireless music from Spotify or phones works smoothly, and is very intuitive to use. The set up and usage of Amazon Alexa built-in was very easy, but requires additional configuration to control the TV it's connected to. I ran the iPhone based tuning process, and have to assume that it worked as there was not a noticeable difference before/after. The device is well built, and I'm confident that after I've worked out all the little integration issues it will just operate smoothly without intervention.

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Do this.

Understand this: the Beam is absolutely capable to fill your living room with a really well-balanced series of sounds in the lower, middle and high ranges - unlike your TV can. But not all programming is tuned for that. Some channels simply don't give you the bass you need to shake that beer glass of your coaster. You are using a coaster aren't you? With other words, turn up the volume. Play some music on this thing and start hearing what I am hearing: phenomenal sound. Oh, and make sure to up the bass a bit on the Sonos app. (Kudos to the Crutchfield Team for being simply terrific)

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Sonos does it again

Sonos does it again. The Sonos Beam connects with a power cord and HDMI, synchs seemlessly with other Sonos products, and delivers the rich sound you're hoping for.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Easy install

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

A little problem connecting, but I am not electronically inclined. It is attractive and sounds good

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Great look and sound. Very easy to install. Love the Sonos app. So easy to use with my phone. Great depth of sound. Love having Alexa! My husband who loves bass decided to buy the Sonos Sub-woofer to add to the system. It makes it even better.

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Sonos Surround Sound

I was able to connect the two Sonos One speakers and my two Sonos Move speakers to the Beam even though everyone told me the Move speakers would not work with the Beam. The system sounds awesome. I am very pleased with The Sonos products.

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Great lil box

Great size and great sound for my smallish space. Added bonus of accessing my library of music and tidal is a huge plus. Wish features found on iOS would be available on Android.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Love my new Sonos Beam, like all my other products great sound and easy to set up.

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Beam gen 2

Amazing sound bar!!

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Sonos the next step above

Very happy with the product! Made a move from Bose speaker and I like Sonos very much for the sound and all other things that you can do

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Fabulous had difficultly hearing conversations No more Beam Gen 2 puts a smile on my face. Impressive watching a movie. Plan to buy another one

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Sonos is miles ahead

This soundbar is amazing considering the small foot print. This has made tv sound and music significantly better without any real effort on our end. I have an arc system too and the app works perfectly.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Well, I was a skeptic, no more. The sound and features are by far the industry best.

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Quality sound bar

Very pleased! This sound bar does everything I wanted. The volume is now even with every channel and the dialog is so much easier to hear. Kicks on the low end above its weight, and music with the Sonos app has exceeded my expectations of audio quality. Well worth the money to me!

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Sonos Beam gen2

I am 73 with decreased hearing and NO tech savvy. I wanted to improve the voice quality from my TV and be able to stream music in our large kitchen/family room. The Sonos Beam does that and more. Set up was a snap, and for me that is saying a lot. Had some difficulty getting Apple Music on Google but switching to Alexa solved that. Great sound! I'm finding myself moving from my 'pride and joy' stereo system to listen to it. Crutchfield was great, received the Beam in 3 days and their tech support was very helpful and understand for this old fart. Steve R.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Easy to setup. Sounds way better than my old Onkyo component system. Hearing people speak through the center channel is loud and clear. Very easy to use. The wife is happy.

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Quick easy and awesome sound

Easy to setup. Great sound. We have vaulted ceilings and got this with the sun and two Sonos ones.Loud and clear dialogues and still big loud bangs for action movies!!

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Base and treble leve l s

Haven't figured out how to adjust the levels yet, still sounds good..

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Sonos does not need to have my password and location info to work

Can't tell you a thing about how it sounds. The opening of the box shows quality. That is where the fun ends. You have to download the Sonos App and register to even get started. I don't want an app: I wanted a sound bar that could be control by my TV remote volume. But, ok, it might be worth it. First thing you have to do is provide your email so they can verify you. Why? I want a sound bar for my TV. Then you have to turn on Location on Apple IOS. Then they want your password for your router. Skip any of those and no go! Sonos just lost a customer for life and I am sending the unit back to Crutchfield. Perhaps they are all like that, but Crutchfield and Sonos should put that in BIG PRINT right upfront.

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Sonos Beam

Incredibly simple setup. Great sound that fills the room.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Decent sound bar for price rear speakers on back order so can't speak to how it will work for home theater

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Set up was quite easy using the Sonos app. Sound quality is good. Ability to adjust sound is easy. Setting up with tv will be next step..if I ever get it crutchfield ??

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Excellent build quality, clear dialog and wide sound stage.

Just got into the Sonos system with this first purchase. The build quality is very good, and has the chops to match. Sound quality is excellent with clear dialog, punchy bass and a wide sound stage. More than enough volume to fill a 600 sq ft entertainment room. I purchased 2 One's as well for the surround channels and couldn't be happier. Super easy to add to my network, setup and adjust the sound to my liking. I do wish I could use it as center channel only and add some Fives or Ones as left and right but one can dream. I have added a pair of One's in the bedroom and a single Five on the main floor as well. I plan on doing a whole home audio using 10 Fives and a few Moves for outside. We'll see how it all goes.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Outstanding quality and easy setup. Went from Bose to these and not disappointed

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Soundbar conversion

I finally decided to get a sound bar. I started out with a short, inexpensive Yamaha, but I could barely tell the difference between the sound from the tv and the sound from the sound bar, so, on a whim, I chatted with Felicia at Crutchfield. My idea was to get a set of Audioengine or Klipsch bookshelf speakers that would work with my tv, but Felicia said the Sonos Beam would specifically be better for me at my price range and purpose because of the clear-voice and Dolby options. She also confirmed that an HDMI connection would produce better sound than optical. I was sceptical, but even before tuning the Sonos to the room, there was a noticeable difference! It has been a few weeks and I'm still in awe of the way the Sonos Beam throws sound around the room. I had no idea what I was missing.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Excellent sound

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Fantastic!!

Amazing sound, easy to setup!!

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

This is great system I paired to my LG C1 television. Set up was so easy.

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Satisfied with Beam 2

We have an older TV that doesn't allow any Dolby Atmos simulations, but we bought the sound bar primarily for speech quality and overall sound quality with the TV and with streaming music.Forr something at a moderate price point the sound quality seems excellent to us. Set up was not complicated and we were up and running in 15 minutes or less. We use the Sonos app to access Spotify; we are still learning how to fully access all of our Spotify music, but it's very nice to be able to stream to the bar. The bar is compact and not obtrusive, And we really like not having any visible cords or cables.

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Great Soundbar

Great sound from another great Sonos speaker! I have this in our den and it fills the room with wonderful sound. Only complaint is that is does not have Bluetooth, which I knew.

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Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Definitely steps up the sound quality of our tv by leaps and bounds. Easy setup. A quality purchase.

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