![]() ![]() ![]() This works differently to most Dolby Atmos speakers and uses psychoacoustics to trick the listener into hearing a more impressive soundstage. Normally, Dolby Atmos is offered in cinemas or from a full surround-sound system, but certain soundbars can condense it down. This is a surround-sound technology that expands the height channels of your audio, making it sound like it is surrounding you, coming from above and around. With certain films, songs, games and TV shows, you’ll also be able to use the Sonos Beam’s Dolby Atmos quality audio. This can only do relatively simple commands around music unless you pair it with a streaming stick like Amazon Fire or Google Chromecast. The Sonos Beam can be set up with Google Assistant or Siri, allowing you to activate it with your voice. This means you can continually expand your home studio, adding a Sub speaker, or a couple of Sonos Ones to play sound from other points in the room. While a lot of the best soundbars can only be used on their own, the Sonos Beam can be connected to other Sonos speakers. Because it isn’t just a soundbar for your TV, you can connect your different devices and use the Beam to play music through your favourite streaming service. One of the biggest factors that makes the Sonos Beam stand out is its versatility. A Sonos Sub and a couple of Sonos One speakers can all be paired easily to spread the sound across a room. If you buy the Beam and then decide down the line you want more of a surround sound feel, you can invest in other Sonos speakers and pair them with the Beam. ![]() It is worth noting that you do need to sort the app to use this soundbar, even if you’ve plugged it into the TV. Otherwise, the Sonos app allows you to change the volume on any connected device (like an iPhone, tablet or Android device). If you connect via HDMI ARC, you can then control your soundbar with the volume button on your TV remote. If you don’t have this option (more likely on an older TV), Sonos includes an optical adaptor which allows you to connect to a different port in your TV. If your TV has a HDMI ARC port, you will be able to plug the speaker straight in. Along with the charging cable input, there’s an HDMI ARC and an ethernet port. There are only a couple of ports on the speaker. Once set-up, I was able to connect my Android phone, iPad and TV, as well as activating it via Google Voice assistant (Siri is also available). This wasn’t the quickest process for me but after some searching on forums, it turns out that this came down purely to the very specific TV I had. ![]()
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