Meet Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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We’re happy to introduce you to Sonos Beam (Gen 2), a new version of our industry-leading compact smart soundbar for TV, music, gaming and more. The new Beam delivers an upgraded, more immersive sound experience with greater depth and clarity, as well as support for Dolby Atmos.

Enjoy panoramic sound on the latest generation of Beam, now with support for Dolby Atmos

The new Beam is upgrading the home theater experience. Compatible with more than 100 streaming services available in the Sonos app, you can expect exciting improvements across sound, design and packaging, including:

3D Audio with Dolby Atmos: Immersive sound technology that places you in the center of the action, whether it’s experiencing planes as if they were flying overhead, hearing footsteps moving across the room, or feeling the score all around you.

Enhanced Sound, Same Size: With more processing power and newly developed phased speaker arrays, Beam steers and localizes sound around the room for a lifelike experience. The speaker is also now compatible with HDMI eARC on your TV, so you can experience your favorite movies and games in even higher definition sound with support for new audio formats.

Sleeker Design: An updated polycarbonate grille that’s precisely perforated allows the speaker to sound great and blend seamlessly into your home, just like Sonos Arc.

Easy, More Secure Set-Up: With just two cables and new NFC capabilities, setup is seamless and will have you listening in minutes. Simply open the Sonos app, follow a few prompts, and tap your phone to Beam.

Sustainable Sound: The new Beam features sustainable packaging, including a premium uncoated kraft paper, a gift box made of 97% sustainable paper, and no single use foam.

More Ways to Play: Sonos Adds Support for New Services and Audio Formats

Launching later this year in select markets, Sonos plans to support Amazon Music’s Ultra High Definition audio, which will allow listeners to hear tracks in lossless audio up to 24-bit / 48kHz on their Sonos speakers, as well as Dolby Atmos Music, an immersive audio format that breaks the boundaries of traditional studio recordings and puts you inside the song, revealing every detail of the music. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan, Ultra HD will be available to listen on all S2 devices, except Play:1, Play:3, Playbase, and Playbar, while Dolby Atmos Music will be available to listen on Arc and Beam (Gen 2).

Sonos also plan to add support for decoding DTS Digital Surround later this year via the S2 platform on Playbar, Playbase, Amp, both generations of Beam, and Arc.

Beam (Gen 2) is available starting October 5th for $449, €499, £449, NOK4999, SEK5349, DKK3749. You can pre-order today on sonos.com.

Read the full press release on Sonos Beam (Gen 2) here

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Irfan54

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Can I pair beam gen2 with ikea symfonisk as rear speakers?

Corry P

Sonos Staff

Hi @Irfan54

Can I pair beam gen2 with ikea symfonisk as rear speakers?

Absolutely, yes.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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sjw

Local Superstar

Wow, nice gouging of UK and European consumers

$449 is roughly £324 and €379 at current exchange rates, not £449 and €499 respectively!

I'm not getting into the price comparisons between countries but the Sub price increase for UK customers is eye watering - a £150 increase, from £600 to £749.

I seem to remember in the past Sonos gave notice of increases to allow customers to buy pre-increase.

I didn't see anything this time around.

I find the Arc price increase to £899 ridiculous too but there is only one way for customers to send any message. If they continue to sell at the new price then Sonos have it right.

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MSterling

Prodigy I

My Beam Gen1 HDMI is connected to my Sony Tv Arc/eArc HDMI 3 port. And it’s working as I expected.
So what is the Beam Gen2 HDMI eArc do? Or is for something other than my TV. I also have two Ones for Surround (wireless).

Michael

106rallye

On a soundbar eARC is needed for uncompressed Dolby Atmos. A BD-player or gamecomputer is will output uncompressed Atmos. The apps on your TV use compressed Atmos, that does not need eARC, but can be transported through an “old fashioned” HDMI-ARC connection.

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MSterling

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On a soundbar eARC is needed for uncompressed Dolby Atmos. A BD-player or gamecomputer is will output uncompressed Atmos. The apps on your TV use compressed Atmos, that does not need eARC, but can be transported through an “old fashioned” HDMI-ARC connection.

Thanks for clearing that up. For my purpose, I don’t see upgrading.

Michael

melvimbe

You’re ignoring the fact that if you don’t register with Amazon or Google, they don’t know you have a mic to listen in to. Unless you think they are listening in somehow anyway. If that’s the case though, aren’t you concerned that your smart phone and pretty much any electric appliance could be listening in on you?

I said LIMIT the number of devices that have microphones and access to the internet. I’m not saying absolutely nothing should have microphones. But there no reason for needing a microphone in every single device. Privacy with anything tech is hell, but we can at least take measures to limit information we WILLINGLY provide to all these providers. Just because they tell you that they don’t record/listen whatever, doesn’t mean they don’t. It’s propritary software, with great hardware. We have to blindly believe what they say. Obtaining and selling information is a source of income, especially for ‘smaller’ companies.

You do not need to blindly believe what they say. As stated already, how Sonos handles privacy is in the privacy statement, and violating that privacy will not be pleasant for Sonos.

I feel that Sonos at least saw that at some point or else they wouldn’t have released an “SL” version of both the Arc or the One, no?

Already addressed. It’s cheaper. If you don’t need/want the mic, then you save some money. And yes, there appears to be a significant portion of the market that is concerned about devices with mics. Sonos is providing for their market. The fact that Sonos makes a version without a mic does not mean that that Sonos should not be trusted with a mic.

Also worth noting, when Sonos One is used as surrounds with an Arc or Beam, the mics are automatically shut off. This is why the home theatre sets are One SL. Sonos surely didn’t want to require customers to get a speaker with a mic when the mic can’t be used.

If you want to jump straight to the extreme of calling me a conspiracy nut and that I shouldn’t have any mobile phone or device that has a microphone because I don’t want every single thing I buy to have one, fine. I’m just asking for a choice to not have a microphone, like they’ve provided before.

I didn’t call you anything, nor do I see an issue with having a Beam SL. I stated that already. However, your reasons for being concerned about a mic aren’t exactly logical, nor is your assumptions about how Sonos could sell data and record you without consent. It’s worth clarifying just so that other’s don’t make the same assumptions.

Danny

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vazandrew1

Lyricist II

On a soundbar eARC is needed for uncompressed Dolby Atmos. A BD-player or gamecomputer is will output uncompressed Atmos. The apps on your TV use compressed Atmos, that does not need eARC, but can be transported through an “old fashioned” HDMI-ARC connection.

Thanks for clearing that up. For my purpose, I don’t see upgrading.

Just to clarify, the Gen 2 Beam is what will support Atmos, while the original will remain capped at DD 5.1

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eracode

Enthusiast II

I have a Gen 1 Beam sitting on the Sonos wall mount. If I upgrade to Gen 2, I’m guessing that the Gen 2 will still fit with the mounting holes in the base of the existing bracket? Have searched but not seen this actually confirmed anywhere.

Airgetlam

The gen 2 has not yet been released, so we’re unable to provide you any certainty on whether the mount is the same.

I would, however, be somewhat surprised if there was a difference in mounting for it. However, since they’re replacing the cloth grill with a new grill, I suppose it’s possible that there could be changes.

Bruce

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