Sonos Beam vs Denon HEOS BAR review

Votes 7 7
Rating 4.8 4.8

Sonos Beam vs Denon HEOS BAR comparison chart

Sonos Beam vs Denon HEOS BAR review

Sonos Beam
vs
Denon HEOS BAR

The Sonos Beam vs Denon HEOS BAR comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Beam has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 7 for HEOS BAR. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause and volume down, volume up, sound off, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. 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 HEOS 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 4/1 of the Denon HEOS BAR. Only the HEOS BAR supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Beam received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

Both models support voice control using Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Denon HEOS 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 Denon HEOS BAR 5 out of 10.

Advantages Sonos Beam over Denon HEOS BAR

  • WI-FI enabled

Advantages Denon HEOS BAR over Sonos Beam

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Sonos Beam
Denon HEOS BAR

Model

Beam
HEOS BAR

Brand

Sonos
Denon

Reviews

3280
20

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
volume down, volume up, sound off

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
4/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
has not

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
109.8 x 7.1 x 14.7/43.3 x 2.8 x 5.8

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
4.8/10.5

Other

Release year

2018
2017
Sonos Beam
Denon HEOS BAR
Sonos Beam
Denon HEOS BAR

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 7
  • 6Sonos Beam
  • 7Denon HEOS BAR