Nov 22, 2019
Beam is the home theater speaker system in the Sonos universe. Positioned as a compact soundbar, the model not only sounds good, but also bears the proud title of “smart” thanks to the int...
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Sonos Beam vs Sony HT-CT800
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Nov 29, 2019
This soundbar provides crystal clear sound for your favorite TV shows, movies and music. With virtual surround technology, your living room will turn into a real movie theater. More Sony HT-CT800 spec...
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Product
Sonos Beam
Sony HT-CT800
Model
Beam
HT-CT800
Brand
Sonos
Sony
Reviews
3280
267
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
power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up
Audio features
Built-in channels
3.0
2.1
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
350 (overall)
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, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer, Chromecast
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
1
1
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/0
3/0
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
App control
Microphone
Remote control
Multi-room
Multichannel surround
Dolby Atmos
Dolby (other)
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD
DTS:X
DTS (other)
has not
DTS-HD
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
103 x 5.2 x 12.6/40.5 x 2.1 x 5
Weight, kg/pounds
2.8/6.2
2.8/6.1
Other
Release year
2018
2017
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 6Sonos Beam
- 6.4Sony HT-CT800
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