Sonos Beam vs Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50

Beam vs Mythos SSA-50 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Beam
6
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50
6
6
inapplicable
8
inapplicable
4
inapplicable
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Sonos Beam

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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Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50

Nov 29, 2019

Definitive Technology is one of the most popular audiophile-class speaker brands in the United States. Critics and consumers value Definitive speakers for their use of premium materials, accurate pro...

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Common

Product

Sonos Beam
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50

Model

Beam
Mythos SSA-50

Brand

Sonos
Definitive Technology

Reviews

3280
36

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
5.0

Amplification type

active
passive

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
0/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
5/0

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
has not

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
13.6 x 117.5 x 10.7/5.4 x 46.2 x 4.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
15.4/34

Other

Release year

2018
2005
Sonos Beam
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50
Sonos Beam
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50

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  • 6Sonos Beam
  • 6Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50