An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sonos Beam comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 6 for Beam. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Beam - wireless. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs.
Each of rivals supports AirPlay 2. Spotify support is available on the Soundbar 700.
These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs. Only the Soundbar 700 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 6/10.
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. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 4 points out of 10.