"Flat-screen TVs are getting thinner and better looking all the time, but this design change means that the sound quality suffers because manufacturers can't fit good speakers into panels that are only a few millimeters thick. A good soundbar fills this gap by giving your beautiful 4K or OLED display the sound it needs and make movie nights and music listening truly immersive."
"The good news is that the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) soundbar is now on sale on Amazon for $369, down from its list price of $499. This is the lowest price ever which makes it a great Christmas gift for yourself or anyone whose TV audio sounds flat and lifeless. This small soundbar works just as well under wall-mounted TVs or on entertainment centers and brings Dolby Atmos spatial audio and multi-room music streaming to living rooms."
"The Beam Gen 2 processes Dolby Atmos audio tracks to make height channels that make sound seem to come from above and around you and adds a vertical dimension to the usual left-right stereo field. This technology for spatial audio makes it sound like helicopters are flying over you, rain is falling from the ceiling, and background noises put you in the scene instead of just in front of it."
"The Beam's center channel focuses on voice frequencies to make sure you hear every word without turning up the volume, which is one of the most common complaints about TV audio. With this dedicated dialogue processing, you won't miss important plot points when people are whispering or need subtitles to understand speech with an accent. When you watch news or dramas with a lot of dialogue, the Speech Enhancement feature in the Sonos app boosts voice frequencies even more."
Flat-screen televisions sacrifice built-in speaker performance because panels have limited depth, making external soundbars necessary for richer audio. The Sonos Beam Gen 2 delivers Dolby Atmos spatial audio that creates height channels and a vertical dimension using psychoacoustic processing and angled drivers. The Beam emphasizes dialogue via a center channel and offers a Speech Enhancement mode in the Sonos app for clearer voices. The compact soundbar suits wall-mounted or cabinet placement and supports multi-room music streaming. A recent Amazon sale reduced the price to $369 from $499, representing the product's lowest recorded price.
Read at Kotaku
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