Next Generation Sonos Beam

Sonos has upgraded its popular Beam smart Soundbar, which has been so popular that we’ve been sold out for a while now. The new Sonos Beam (Gen 2) delivers an upgraded, more immersive sound experience with greater depth and clarity than the original Beam, and now also includes support for Dolby Atmos, enabled through the use of increased processing power and newly-developed phased speaker arrays that enable the Beam (Gen2) to steer and localise sound around the room for a more life-like listening experience.

The new Beam (Gen2) soundbar is also now compatible with HDMI eARC on your TV, so you can experience your favourite movies and games in even higherdefinition sound with added support for new audio formats. Customers should note that although the Beam (Gen2) supports Amazon Music HD, Amazon has indicated to us that it has no plans to offer this high-res music format here in Australia.

However the Beam (Gen2) is fully compatible with more than 100 streaming services available via the Sonos app.

“Beam (Gen 2) sets the standard for compact soundbars with a richer, more immersive listening experience,” said Patrick Spence, Sonos CEO. “We often talk about ‘Hollywood at Home’ being a real catalyst for our business, and Beam has played a huge part in this as one of the top-selling soundbars in its category. Taking what we’ve learned over the years about great listening and home theatre, we’ve found a way to bring new features and significantly better sound to Beam, all in the same compact size that has proven extremely popular with customers.”

Although it’s the same size as the original Beam, the Beam (Gen2) has a sleeker exterior, a new perforated polycarbonate grille and easier, more secure set-up, with just two cables and new NFC capabilities. We expect stock to arrive on October 6, just in time for the footy finals and the New Year movie releases. $699