In terms of actual inputs, the Sonos Beam and Sonos Ray are similar, except for one major category: the audio connection between the soundbar and your TV. The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has an AC power ...

The absence of HDMI inputs might disappoint some ... While expensive, for those invested in the Sonos ecosystem or anyone seeking a premium soundbar that can serve as the cornerstone of a high ...

At the bare minimum, a soundbar sold in 2025 should have at least one HDMI input and preferably more ... For example, the Sonos Ray only offers an optical output, but this is acceptable given ...

It would be great if Sonos added at least one HDMI input to its flagship soundbar, but the company is clearly opposed to ...

As nice as a big, meaty soundbar is, they're sometimes overkill. If you've got a smaller room, for example, then you might not need the sonic prowess of a massive bar like the Sonos Arc Ultra.

The Arc is Sonos' flagship product. This is a premium soundbar and it shows. This 45" soundbar houses eleven precisely engineered internal speakers, including two dedicated height channels.

Fortunately, Sonos had something else up its sleeve: a new, reimagined version of its flagship soundbar that took a ... lack of HDMI passthrough inputs. The logic is somewhat sound here: modern ...