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Sonos Beam vs Sonos Playbar

25.63 in
2.7 in
Sonos Beam Soundbar
Sonos Beam
35.43 in
3.35 in
Sonos Playbar Soundbar
Sonos Playbar
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
45
4.3 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
0 %
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1 stars
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45
4.2 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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User rating
153
3.6 out of 5
153 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
13 %
1 stars
7 %
63
3.9 out of 5
63 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
3 %

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General

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio output channels5.13.0
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless

Connectivity

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)11
HDMIyesno
Subwoofer connectivityWiredWired
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
NFCnono
Ethernet connectionyesyes
Bluetoothyesno
Audio Return Channel (ARC)yesno
DC-in jacknono

Decoders

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1Dolby Digital
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AAC+
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • OGG Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA

Audio features

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Suitable for subwoofernono
Wirelessyesyes
Number of speaker drivers19
Equalizernono
Soundbasenono

Dimensions

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Width25.63 in35.43 in
Height2.7 in3.35 in
Depth3.94 in5.51 in
Weight6.17 lb11.9 lb

Subwoofer

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Subwoofer includednono
Bass reflexnono

Design

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Black,Silver

Features

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Streaming standardsAirPlayAirPlay
Radio receivernono
3D support (3D-Ready)nono
Wireless speakers includedyesyes
Remote control app for mobile / tabletyesyes
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playernono
Apple docking compatibilityno
  • yes
  • yes
Game modenono
Night modeyesno
Designed for wall mountingyesyes

Storage

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Optical drivenono
Memory card readernono

Pros & Cons

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