One of the best performance-per-pound products Sonos has produced, the Beam is a blinding little soundbar.
Available in black and white finishes, the Beam looks stylish but understated – and every bit the Sonos product. It’s even better looking than either the Playbar or Playbase, although the Arc probably now has the most convincing claim to the crown of best-looking Sonos product.
Inside are four full-range drivers, one tweeter and three passive radiators, plus five class-D amplifiers. As on the Playbar and Playbase, the drivers and radiators are positioned along the front and the far edges of the bar, helping drive sound around your room for a more immersive, room-filling sound. Unlike the Dolby Atmos-enabled Arc.
The Beam can best be described as a typical Sonos product (those who aren’t aware of what the company is all about .