Nov 22, 2019
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Sonos Beam review
When testing Sonos Beam vs Samsung HW-N950 I noticed that the Sonos Beam sound is clear and especially crisp when playing speech. The compact soundbar plays full-bodied high and medium frequencies, and can work at high volume without distorting the sound. However, bass lovers will be disappointed, since the low frequencies here are obtained, although tangible, but not saturated. But to watch TV, this is a cause for criticism - and your neighbors will say thanks for the lack of powerful bass. There are 3.0 built-in channels. 
Samsung HW-N950 review
I tested Samsung HW-N950 vs Sonos Beam and here is what I think. Soundbar Samsung HW-N950 is equipped with 17 speakers, including two additional, which direct the sound up and to both sides of the listener, creating the effect of complete immersion. The soundbar also has wireless rear speakers and a subwoofer for 7.1.4 sound. A single control panel is suitable for both the TV and the speaker system, and you can connect the soundbar to your home wireless network and control the sound through the SmartThings application. On top of this this model has the power of 512W and 7.1.4 built-in channels. 
Sonos Beam pros & cons
Pros
- The Sonos app walks you through the entire process and it took just a few minutes before it was connected and working
- A subwoofer isn't needed. Of course you can always add the wireless Sonos subwoofer if you really crave that earth-shaking bass, but I think for most people the bar alone produces enough bass for music and movies
Cons
- You can't simply connect two Sonos One speakers to your HDTV
Samsung HW-N950 pros & cons
Pros
- Setup was easy and I didn’t run into issues syncing the rear surround speakers to the soundbar
- Dialogue/speech are crystal clear
Cons
- I wish some type of demo mode or sound setup was included to highlight the features
Sonos Beam vs Samsung HW-N950
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Product
Sonos Beam
Samsung HW-N950
Model
Beam
HW-N950
Brand
Sonos
Samsung
Reviews
3280
106
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, volume down, volume up
Audio features
Built-in channels
3.0
7.1.4
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
512 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
2
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
AirPlay
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services
Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
1
0
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/0
2/0
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
0/0
Headphone output
0
0
Subwoofer output
0
0
Features
Voice control
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa
App control
Microphone
Remote control
Multi-room
Multichannel surround
Dolby Atmos
Dolby (other)
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
DTS:X
DTS (other)
has not
has not
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
122.4 x 8.1 x 13.4/48.2 x 3.2 x 5.3
Weight, kg/pounds
2.8/6.2
8.8/19.4
Other
Release year
2018
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 6Sonos Beam
- 8.6Samsung HW-N950
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