Sonos - Ray Soundbar with Wi-Fi - Black

Purchased the Sonos Ray Soundbar as it was the only soundbar which had the perfect dimensions to fit inside a shelf. WOW!! The sound out of this speaker is outstanding, and for a price less than $250. Sonos....you exceeded all my expectations. Who knew a soundbar in this compact package could deliver such great sound. Especially, at this price point. Added bonus, connecting the Sonos Ray to the Sonos mobile app provides more configuration and sound options. Unfortunately, my set-up was a challenge as I have an older Sonos 5 and is not backward compatible with the new Sonos App. My older Sonos App is not forward compatible with the Sonos Ray. I had to contact Sonos support, and they were able to help me diagnose what to do and how I would have to use the older app for the Sonos5 and the newer app when using the Sonos Ray. While not ideal, it works! If you're thinking about getting a sound bar and want something that's not cheap, but also not too expensive either. This one is just right for the money.

Overall, this thing is better than I was expecting. It is a bit of a pain to set up. Even for a relatively tech savvy person like myself. But if you can be patient and figure out the work arounds for it, it’s amazing for the price and purpose its intended it for. The app for Sonos has always been a little clunky. I have 8 other Sonos speakers in my house. So I’m used to it. The optical only option is strange so it can cause some issues if you don’t have an IR remote. My tv I was trying to get it to work with had an RF remote so I had to program my tv to get the remote to adjust volume. The remote linking feature in the Sonos app did not work because I had a RF remote, It can be done though. It just takes some digging around in your TVs settings. Once we got past that though, the sound. Amazingly big for a soundbar of this size, I bought a small tv for my odd shaped downstairs living room and wanted something in the Sonos ecosystem to pair with it. I have the beam and the arc with the sub and I have to say this thing is pretty stellar on its own. I considered buying the sub mini for it but I have decided it’s just fine on it’s own. Plenty of bass (not home theatre level or anything) and for the space it’s in I couldn’t be happier with the sounds it’s putting out. Looks can be deceiving.

I confess, this is my first sound bar. I have a small room and am all around not a loud person. I purchased this device to even out the voices and the sound effects coming out of my TV, but I wasn’t expecting the difference this would make. First of all, it was an extremely good price, compared to the others I looked at. I also liked the fact that I could use it to listen to music and, yes, I am now able to hear what movie characters are saying one second without shaking the walls when an explosion goes off the next. Highly recommend.