![]() But Beam was a definite improvement - and a big enough sound for our small apartment. Certainly, your set is able to play back any show or gaming experience you're playing. Sound is of course why you're buying an external sound bar for your TV. You'll manage the Sonos Beam through the Sonos app, and also set up connections to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant GearBrain You can now go back into the app, and customize your Beam, adding surround sound, or using the TruePlay feature to customize a sound for a specific room. This will tell the Sonos which remote signal to look for to control the sound. You'll do this by clicking on the remote you're using, and aiming at the sound bar. ![]() Then, through the Sonos app, you're going to want to set up the remote so it can connect to the Beam. Now, go into the audio menu on your TV and turn off the internal speakers on the set so it knows to route sound to the external speakers. Install the Sonos app to your iOS or Android device. Once you're connected to Wi-Fi this first time however, you can unplug Beam from the Ethernet cable. But this now seems to be a standard way to connect, at least it was for us. Sonos has traditionally called this an Alternative Setup, and it's a Sonos Wi-Fi setup another GearBrain reviewer had to take to reconnect Sonos speakers to a new Wi-Fi network. We did find this step to be a bit of a pain, and while certainly more secure than wirelessly linking, it was annoying to have to get a cable to do this. That's the only way you can get on the network with the password. When you first connect the Beam to Wi-Fi you're going to have to take a small extra step: physically connecting the sound bar to your router with an Ethernet cable. Then attach the HDMI cable into the adapter, and you're set. So, if you're like me, and you have an older TV, you'll use that adapter to plug into your set's optical audio plug. Ours, of course, did not because the set is 10 years old. You'll use the HDMI cable is for the ARC port in your TV. If you have another active Sonos speaker in the house you can wirelessly connect to your Wi-Fi and then to another Sonos. ![]() That's all you'll need to get the speaker connected to your TV. With Beam, you get the speaker, a power cord, an adapter and an HDMI cable. No judgment: it works, it's big enough and to date we haven't had any issues adding new gaming devices, entertainment add-ons or speakers. You can control the Beam sound bar through buttons on the top GearBrainĪs mentioned, we have an old Samsung TV - about 10 years old. The speakers have a nice matte finish, with a cloth covering on the outside, and they're heavy and feel substantial, as did the Beam. Sonos of course is also a well-designed brand. It's not that the app doesn't work - it's that the app, once you've set everything up, is really not necessary. ![]() The other is the Sonos app, surely the brand's Achilles heel. One of the downsides to Sonos is, as we mentioned, that they are more expensive. You can then build - easily - a surround sound experience. There are certainly cheaper sound bars on the market (we've had one.) But what's nice about Sonos if that if you buy one, the next Sonos speaker will work with it as well. You can find out more about the two new speakers in our Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300 guide, and if you're in the market for a new multi-room audio gear, check out our best wireless speaker and best smart speaker lists.The Sonos Beam's appeal is for those who lean towards the Sonos brand. With Sonos also expected to launch a product in an entirely new category this year – potentially the long-awaited Sonos headphones or some kind of TV app or OS that was teased by job posts in 2022 – 2023 looks set to be a huge year for the American audio firm. The addition of up-firing rear speakers should breathe new life into those two soundbars, and make them genuine home cinema contenders. The Era 300 looks likely to provide a decent all-in-one system for providing spatial audio, but being able to pair it up with Sonos’ Arc and Beam Gen 2 is a potential gamechanger. While many music fans remain skeptical on the merits of multi-channel audio, we’ve always been of the opinion that you need to hear a Dolby Atmos track on a decent system to really appreciate the possibilities. It’s the Era 300 that’s unquestionably got us most excited though. While features like Bluetooth and USB-C line-in are long-overdue features for Sonos, it’s still nevertheless pleasing to see them finally arrive on these new speakers – particularly on the entry-level 100 model. ![]() (Image credit: The Verge // Sonos) Analysis: New speakers could provide missing home theater link for Sonos users The Sonos Era 100, in an image leaked to The Verge. ![]()
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