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Sonos Beam Soundbar
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Sonos Playbar Soundbar
Sonos Playbar
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Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar
Sony HT-X8500
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4.3 out of 5
21 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
21 user ratings
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4 stars
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3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
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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
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4 stars
26 %
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7 %
1 stars
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3.7 out of 5
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5 stars
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General

Audio output channels5.13.02.1
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
Recommended usageUniversal
N/A
TV

Connectivity

Digital optical input (S/PDIF)111
HDMIyesno
N/A
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
2
Number of HDMI inputs1
N/A
1
Number of HDMI outputs1
N/A
1
Subwoofer connectivityWiredWired
N/A
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
1
USB direct playbackyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
NFCnono
N/A
Ethernet connectionyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesnoyes
Audio Return Channel (ARC)yesnoyes
DC-in jacknono
N/A
Analogue 3.5mm input
N/A
0
N/A
Analogue 5.1/6.1/7.1 inputs
N/A
no
N/A
Analogue RCA stereo inputs
N/A
0
N/A
Analogue RCA stereo outputs
N/A
0
N/A
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
0
N/A
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
0
N/A
Composite input
N/A
0
N/A
Composite output
N/A
0
N/A
Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)
N/A
0
N/A
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)
N/A
0
N/A
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)
N/A
0
N/A
Pre-output (subwoofer)
N/A
no
N/A
S-video input
N/A
0
N/A
S-video output
N/A
0
N/A
SCART out
N/A
no
N/A
USB
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • SBC
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
5.0

Decoders

Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Dual Mono
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS-ES
  • DTS-HD High Resolution
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
  • DTS:X
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AAC+
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • OGG Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA
AAC

Audio features

Suitable for subwoofernono
N/A
Wirelessyesyes
N/A
Frequency range (min)50.0 Hz
N/A
N/A
Number of speaker drivers19
N/A
Equalizernonoyes
Soundbasenono
N/A
Automatic calibration (w/ measurement mic.)
N/A
no
N/A
Signal separation
N/A
2-way
N/A
Impedance
N/A
N/A
3.0 Ω
RMS rated power
N/A
N/A
128.0 W
Soundbar speaker RMS power
N/A
N/A
128.0 W

Dimensions

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Black
Width25.63 in35.43 in35.04 in
Height2.7 in3.35 in2.52 in
Depth3.94 in5.51 in3.78 in
Weight6.17 lb11.9 lb6.83 lb

Subwoofer

Subwoofer includednonoyes
Bass reflexnonoyes
Subwoofer location
N/A
N/A
Built-in
Subwoofer RMS power
N/A
N/A
64.0 W
Subwoofer impedance
N/A
N/A
3.0 Ω

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Black
Built-in displayno
N/A
no
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A

Features

Streaming standardsAirPlayAirPlay
N/A
Radio receivernono
N/A
FM radiono
N/A
no
3D support (3D-Ready)nono
N/A
Wireless speakers includedyesyes
N/A
Remote control app for mobile / tabletyesyes
N/A
Handheld remote controlyesyesyes
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playernono
N/A
Apple docking compatibilityno
  • yes
  • yes
no
Game modenonoyes
Night modeyesnoyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
N/A
TV stand usageno
N/A
no
Docking Station for mobile/Tablet
N/A
no
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A

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