Sonos Beam vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

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The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Sonos Beam vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Beam has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause and volume down, volume up, microphone, action, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Sonos Beam has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Polk Audio Command Bar. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Only the Sonos Beam can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Sonos Beam has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Polk Audio Command Bar. Only the Command Bar supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Beam received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Beam. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Polk Audio Command Bar.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Sonos Beam got a rating of 4, and Polk Audio Command Bar 5 out of 10.

Advantages Sonos Beam over Polk Audio Command Bar

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Sonos Beam