You might be contemplating your first soundbar from Sonos. Which is it? The $449 Beam Gen 2 which is capable of Dolby Atmos? Or the cheaper new entry level $279 Sonos Ray which uses an optical jack for input from your TV? I rate the Beam Gen 2 and Ray objectively with frequency response charts to tell the exact picture. No emotions involved. No subjective opinions. Hear for yourself with binaural recording of both sound bars playing Dolby digital content. If you found my work useful and would like to support it, please visit my Patreon link to contribute to my coffee fund! : https://www.patreon.com/peterpee. Now, only if you really find value! Even if you don’t contribute, I am happy to share my experience with all you viewers on my channel here! Amazon Affiliate Links The Sonos Beam - Now Atmos capable for Gen 2! Sonos Beam Gen 1 (Black) - https://amzn.to/2VqJw7q Sonos Beam Gen 1 (White) - https://amzn.to/3oc9uHW Sonos Beam Gen 2 (Black) - https://amzn.to/3KsRvsf Sonos Beam Gen 2 (White) - https://amzn.to/3xfjMiu Budget friendly Sonos Soundbar - Sonos Ray Sonos Ray in Black: https://amzn.to/3QnaDdf Sonos Ray in White: https://amzn.to/3qdz8za The entry level but most versatile Speaker from Sonos - ONE! Sonos One Gen 2 (Black) - https://amzn.to/37ulDkT Sonos One SL (Black) - https://amzn.to/3lyKglb Sonos One Gen 2 (White) - https://amzn.to/3ltHnCp Sonos One SL (White) - https://amzn.to/3oeYwkT Sonos Portable speakers - Big Move, Small Roam Sonos Move (Black) - https://amzn.to/3mtABOc Sonos Move (White) - https://amzn.to/37om6oJ Sonos Roam (Black) - https://amzn.to/3rbkwRy Sonos Roam (White) - https://amzn.to/3NVVKPb Best Sonos speaker for music - Sonos Fives Sonos Five (Black) - https://amzn.to/2HYDuHO Sonos Five (White) - https://amzn.to/3fXHg0B The premium Atmos capable sound bar for larger rooms and TVs - Sonos Arc Sonos Arc (Black) - https://amzn.to/3mHdSOE Sonos Arc (White) - https://amzn.to/36v6BMm Most Valuable Player - The Subwoofer which you can pair to almost every other Sonos speaker! Sonos Sub Gen 3 (Black) - https://amzn.to/3g9OTS1 Sonos Sub Gen 3 (White) - https://amzn.to/3mtWz3P OTHERS Sonos Boost - https://amzn.to/3lpY3dP Sonos Port - https://amzn.to/3fZABmL Sonos Amp - https://amzn.to/2JynVqL 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Sonos Ray Rating 1:00 Sonos Beam Gen 2 Rating 1:49 Sonos Ray vs Beam Gen 2 Rating 2:34 Price consideration 4:13 Sonos Ray Optical input 4:45 Placement Considerations 4:57 Sonos Beam Gen 2 HDMI eARC input 7:27 Frequency Response - Sonos Ray 8:45 Frequency Response - Sonos Beam Gen 2 12:47 Soundstage comparison 14:19 Sonos Ray - Clip 1 15:25 Sonos Beam Gen 2 - Clip 1 16:29 Sonos Ray - Clip 2 18:19 Sonos Beam Gen 2 - Clip 2