Sonos
The Sonos Beam
- The Sonos Beam is the newest home theater soundbar to come on the smart speaker scene, and it's powered by Amazon's Alexa and, later, Apple's Siri.
- Sonos says that Google Assistant will also be come to the device later.
- The Sonos Beam is available for preorder starting today, and will cost $399.
I'm no audiophile, but after getting some time with Sonos' newest home theater soundbar, I can say that the device - called the Sonos Beam - is really impressive.
The Sonos Beam boasts powerful specs and some of the most advanced audio technology on the market, all wrapped up in a smaller and more affordable package than the existing $700 Sonos PlayBar.
The smart speaker will also be the first of its kind to be powered by both the Amazon Alexa voice agent and Apple's Siri, with the Google Assistant being added at some point in the future. It makes a great-sounding speaker much smarter.
After getting the first look at the new Sonos Beam, here are my thoughts: