Is it a bad time to buy a Sonos Beam?

It’s unlikely the Beam would be updated, all of the rumors point towards the PLAYBAR. We should know in the coming week. 
 

Until Sonos releases the official information, there’s no idea about cost. 

Thank you! I’ll wait a week then lol. I think I can manage that ;) 

I saw that there would be updates but that some equipment wouldn’t be able to be updated. I’m assuming the Beam would have the benefit of the updates? 

Thanks so much for your help, 

Bobbie

PS I’m in the UK. 

Yes, the Beam would have enough memory in it to run the upcoming software...but all Sonos sound bars would. None of them are on the ‘legacy’ list. 

Great, thank you! Well I’ll leave it a week to see what’s announced then purchase :) Much obliged!

Hope you saved your money.
 

With the announcement of the Arc, it seems likely that the Beam and the Amp are being left behind and will likely be stuck on Dolby Digital/PCM while newer and better formats are reserved for the Arc and future products. 

The Arc offers a whole new set of hardware and apparently Sonos just didn’t plan ahead with the Beam. 

You have absolutely no proof of this whatsoever, and when you specifically asked Sonos about this, you were told nothing of the sort.  You readily admit you sold all your Sonos gear, and it appears you are just here to stir things up.  

To the OP, I would hold off purchasing until the release of S2 software next month.  It will be clearer then what new features are coming to the Beam, if any. 

As I wrote “it seems likely”. I can only hope to be proven wrong. 
 

I am giving advice based on Sonos’ very, very clear history in terms of codecs. No Sonos product has ever received any upgrade in terms of codec support. The Playbar-users screamed for DTS until the very end. Beam-owners have been begging for DD Plus since it was released.

Now Sonos is finally embracing some new codecs. If they had any good news to share for Beam and Amp owners I am sure they would have done so. 
 

And even if I am wrong, the eArc on the Arc is enough to skip the Beam as this is a physical limitation the Beam will never surpass - any way you spin it. 

You have no idea what “seems likely”, and you were specifically told to wait until S2 for details.  You are here for one thing and one thing only - To bash Sonos. And since your other bash thread gained no traction, you are searching out other threads to sow your discontent.  

Why not go enjoy your Sonos replacement, and let others make up their own mind about what they want without your misinformation campaign

I have sold most of my Sonos equipment as I am building a new house with build-in speakers.

I actually still have a Beam, a Sub, a Play One and a Connect Amp 2nd Gen. I managed to sell all my legacy stuff as well as my Playbar and Playbase while they still had some value. So I am in good shape and have not taken any hit as such. My Beam is for my spare room and PCM (Dolby Digital as long as I have a way of getting that), will do just fine. 

As you would see if you read all my posts, I often also support Sonos and have twisted my brain and the community to see if I could somehow make the Amp work. But the price tag of two Amps just do get DD 5.1 and no HDMI-in will likely not be worth it.

And I am not misinforming. I am stating the obvious based on my many years long experience with Sonos. Sonos has never upgraded codecs for any of their products and thus it is unlikely - not impossible - that this will change in the future. When asked about codec upgrades, Sonos has always answered “we have nothing to share at this moment” or “we will pass on your request to the team”. Please don’t read too much into that. Take the product for what it says on the box and not what your hoping it might get in the future  

What I am saying and which is true - like it or not — is that the Arc is the best future-proofed product in the lineup. If one can afford it and can find room for it, it is the only speaker to look at for your tv.