We already had the Sonos Beam and the even more ambitious Sonos Arc, but this company now offers a more affordable soundbar. sonos beam. This soundbar maintains the commitment to a more immersive sound, but in a more compact design.

There is also news for volume control functions and now for the Sonos Roam portable speaker, which will be available in three additional colors.

Sonos Ray Technical Sheet

More compact, but with a “brutal” sound

We’re dealing with a soundbar that stands out for its smaller size, but Sonos, even so, is the Sonos Ray’s “has a wild voice its size”.

We had the opportunity to test it briefly during its presentation from Xataka, and our first impressions are that the result lives up to what was promised.

The new Sonos Ray is available in white and black.

Sonos Ray has special waveguides to project sound into the room. This bass reflex systempoints to the company, produces balanced bass and collaborated with the Sonos Soundboard organization, which brought together professionals from the worlds of music and cinema, to create it.

This soundbar features a sound enhancement for clarity and also night sound mode this reduces the intensity of louder sounds.

to throw Wi-Fi connection so you can use it directly with our music streaming services. At the back we find, for example, an optical input, and at the top there are touch controls.

This new soundbar has a few sacrifices: no built-in microphone, no Dolby Atmos support, or HDMI connectivitybut in return it offers a striking option.

Thus, it is possible to configure two Sonos Rays. as rear speakers in a surround system Sonos Arc or Sonos Beam are the protagonists. The bar can be mounted vertically for this purpose.

sound bar no need for own remote control: Thanks to the IR receiver at the bottom of the product, you can easily control its functions by using the one on the TV.

Voice control and new colors for Sonos Roam

The firm has also announced a new voice control system, designed with a clear focus on privacy, which will allow you to control music playback. Just say “Hey Sonos” to activate.

This system works with any Sonos speaker that has that slot (must have Sonos S2 chip), and sound processing will be done on the device itself: There is no connection to external servers and no audio clips or transcripts are sent or stored.

The platform is compatible with Sonos Radio, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Pandora, but No mention of Spotify or YouTube Music Although it has emerged that other services will be compatible in the future among these options.

Audio used by Sonos in the United States as well as actor Giancarlo Esposito -She is known for her roles in ‘Breaking Bad’ or ‘Better Call Saul’-. As the experience expands to other regions, other voices, both female and in other languages, will join the ministry.

Currently, the service launched as a firmware update on June 1st – English will be availableand more French will be added before the end of the year. Sonos has not confirmed when the Spaniards will arrive.

Along with the new soundbar, Sonos announces the availability of portable speakers Sonos Roam in three new colors: “Olive”, “Wave” and “Sunset”.

Sonos Ray price and availability

The new Sonos Ray soundbar will be available worldwide from June 7 and 299 €.

Sonos Roam in three new colors is on sale today at list price: €199.