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Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc | What’s the Difference?

​Upgrade your TV and/or home theater system with a Sonos soundbar.  We take a close look at the Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc to give you the information you need to make a smart buying decision.  Each of the soundbars allow you to expand to 3.1 and 5.1 surround sound.

Sonos Beam

Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Arc Soundbar Review

Sonos Arc

​Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Arc

​List Price: $399.00

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List Price: $699.00

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List Price: $​799.00

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​Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc Side by Side Comparison

​Sonos Beam

​Features

Sonos Playbar

Features

Sonos Arc

Features

Designed For:

Small to Medium size rooms


Amazon Alexa Built-in


Audio

4 Full Range Woofers

1 Tweeter

3 Passive Radiators

5 Class-D Digital Amplifiers


Adjustable Bass & Treble Controls


5 Far-field microphone array


Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement


Control with Amazon Alexa, Sonos app, Apple AirPlay, or your music app


Enjoy:

TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay.

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​

​​​​​Automatically pairs with your TV and remote


Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub


Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand


Top panel capacitive touch controls

Designed For:

Rooms of any size


Audio

6 Mid-Woofers

3 Tweeters

9 Class-D Digital Amplifiers

Phased speaker array


Adjustable Bass, Treble, and Loudness


Autoplay Setting


Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement


Night Sound Mode


Control with Alexa when you connect any Amazon echo device.


​Use Sonos app


Enjoy:

TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay.

CLICK HERE FOR ​SUPPORTED SERVICES

​

​​​​​Pairs with your TV and remote


Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub


Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand


Side panel controls

​Designed For:

Rooms of any size

​

​Dolby Atmos


Audio

11 Class-D Digital Amplifiers

8 Elliptical Woofers

3 Tweeters


Far-Field Microphone Array


​Enhanced TruePlay tunes the speaker to the unique acoustics of the room


Adjustable Bass, Treble, Loudness


Dialogue clarity with Speech Enhancement


Night Sound Mode


Status LED


Compatible with Sonos S2 App


Control with Amazon Alexa, Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2, TV remote, or your music app


Enjoy:

TV. Movies. Music. Radio. Podcasts. Audiobooks. Games. AirPlay.

CLICK HERE FOR ​SUPPORTED SERVICES

​

​​​​​Automatically pairs with your TV and remote


Create a home theater by pairing with surround speakers and a Sub


Wall Mountable or place it on TV stand

​

​Capacitive touch controls

Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Arc Soundbar In Action

Sonos Arc

​What's the Difference Between the Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc?

​The Sonos Beam is designed for small to medium rooms while the Playbar and Arc can fill any sized rooms.  The Beam and Arc has Alexa built in.  The Sonos Playbar has 9 digitized amplifiers compared to 5 for the Beam and 11 for the Arc.  The Sonos Beam is Apple AirPlay compatible and has an HDMI connection while the Arc is Apple AirPlay 2 and works with the Sonos S2 App.

Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Arc Soundbar Side View

Sonos Arc


Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc

​Sonos Beam

Specs​

Sonos Playbar

Specs

Sonos Arc

Specs

2.70"  x  25.625"  x  3.94"


6.2 lbs.



Inputs

HDMI Cable

Optical Audio Adapter

Ethernet


(1)  10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port


WiFi connection

​802.11 b/g/n router


Apple AirPlay compatible


Power Supply

Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input

3.35"  x  35.43"  x  5.51"


11.9 lbs.



Inputs

Optical Audio Adapter

Ethernet


(2)  10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports


WiFi connection

802.11 b/g/n router


Power Supply

Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input

3.4"  x  45"  x  4.5"


​13.78 lbs.



CPU

Quad Core

1.4 GHz A-53


Memory

1 GB SDRAM

4 GB NV

​


Inputs

Optical Audio Adapter

Ethernet


(1)  10/100 Mbps Ethernet port


WiFi connection

802.11 b/g 2.4 GHz broadcast-capable router


Sonos S2 App


Apple Airplay 2


Infrared (IR) Receiver



Power Supply

Auto-switching 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC universal input

Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

​Warranty

Warranty

Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty

Sonos Beam vs Playbar vs Arc

​What's in the Box?

What's in the Box?

What's in the Box?

Sonos Beam


HDMI Cable


Optical Audio Adapter


Power Cord


​Sonos Beam User Guide


Legal/Warranty Information

Sonos Playbar


Flat Ethernet Cable


Optical Audio Cable


Power Cord


Sonos Playbar User Guide


Legal/Warranty Information

Sonos Arc


​HDMI Cable


Optical Audio Adapter


Power Cord


Sonos Arc User Guide

​

​Sonos Arc Quickstart Guide


Legal/Warranty Information

​Sonos Beam

Sonos Playbar

Sonos Arc

​List Price: $399.00

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List Price: $699.00

Find the BEST Price

List Price: $​799.00

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