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Sonos Beam vs Sony HT-X8500

25.63 in
2.7 in
Sonos Beam Soundbar
Sonos Beam
35.04 in
2.52 in
Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar
Sony HT-X8500
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
45
4.3 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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 %
151
3.7 out of 5
151 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
9 %

Full Comparison

General

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Audio output channels5.12.1
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
Recommended usageUniversalTV

Connectivity

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)11
HDMI ports quantity12
Number of HDMI inputs11
Number of HDMI outputs11
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Bluetoothyesyes
Audio Return Channel (ARC)yesyes

Decoders

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
  • 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

Audio features

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Equalizernoyes

Dimensions

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Colour of productWhiteBlack
Width25.63 in35.04 in
Height2.7 in2.52 in
Depth3.94 in3.78 in
Weight6.17 lb6.83 lb

Subwoofer

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Subwoofer includednoyes
Bass reflexnoyes

Design

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Colour of productWhiteBlack
Built-in displaynono

Features

Sonos BeamSonos Beam
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
FM radionono
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Apple docking compatibilitynono
Game modenoyes
Night modeyesyes
TV stand usagenono

Pros & Cons

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