Sonos Beam 2 SoundBar

Awesome in every way, but it's obviously overpriced. So it was a great buy in sale, but don't buy at full price.

Though still expensive, the Sonos Beam Gen2 alters your audio experience, listening to music or viewing a movie on your TV. Dolby Atmos is awesome!

It sounds wonderful.. best for movies and music.. dialogues are crisp and clear now.. bass is ok.. but I added a mini sub for the extra oomph.. i could sense the stereo seperation clearly.. but surround and height effects definitely need extra surround speakers.. I can confirm that the bar produces a room filling sound when paired with a sub.. I got it for 66K.. it's a worthy buy..

Big Bold and Bonkers.All the reviews were raving about this. I went through hundreds before I took the plunge.Non of the reviews did it justice. You have to experience it to believe.Everyone recommends getting the sub as well, I will too eventually but even now the Arc and the 300 pair has redefined audio for me.

- Packaging - 5/5 - I was amazed with the packaging. Lets say its an iPhone of home theatre.- Looks - 5/5 - Look is just minimal. Simple and subtle.- Setting up - 5/5 - Setting up via iOS is very very easy, all you have to do is just follow the steps shown on your phone.- Built quality - 5/5 - The Sound bar is quite heavy with a firm casing. It does not make any vibration noise when played at high volume.- Speakers drivers - 5/5 - This bar has 11 drivers. Unlike others where they try to cut down on drivers and do flop phase guide and all, this brand went with simple and directional. Where the speaker is required they just gave it and in that direction.- Sound quality - 5/5 - the sound quality of this bar is just another level. It is better than Bose or Sony. If you are coming from TV speakers you will be amazed with the Bass this bar can produce. The sound is clear, sharp and strong mids. But once you connect the Sub there is no coming back from it. I have seen Bose 900 drivers break. So my suggestion is not to push too much bass on just the bar. When you connect sub to a Sonos bar, it takes away all the bass from the bar and you get amazing crystal clear sound from bar.- Atmos - 3/5 - Atmos on this bar (or any bar for that matter) is like a myth. First the tv should support atmos. Then you have to get the TV settings right. Then the content you are playing should have atmos i.e. Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD. Don’t forget to set the bar right at the edge of the table or wall mount with at least 8 inches below. Even after getting everything right and increasing the height channel to 10 the atmos is not that promising or prominent. I feel it’s cause the up firing driver is at only 15 degree angle which is almost straight up. It should have been 25 to 30 degrees. You can enjoy atmos but it’s just like it’s there for the name sake.- Connectivity - 4/5 - like it’s just stupid at this point to not have bluetooth on such an expensive bar.- Ecosystem - 5/5