Bose Smart Soundbar 600 vs Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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Smart Soundbar 600 compared with Beam (Gen 2)

	BoseSmart Soundbar 600	SonosBeam (Gen 2)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	October 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Five transducers; two side-firing racetrack transducers, a centre tweeter and two up-firing transducers; QuietPort technology for bass	One centre tweeter, four elliptical midwoofers and three passive radiators
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	Five class-D digital amplifiers
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus; Bose TrueSpace upmixes stereo and 5.1 content	Stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus); with HDMI eARC also Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos (TrueHD), multichannel PCM and Dolby multichannel PCM; DTS Digital Surround
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable; Speech Enhancement; Night Sound
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	Yes
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	Alexa and Google Assistant
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2, 9 m range	–
Ports
Ports	HDMI eARC; optical in; USB (service only); wired bass module (optional); wired IR blaster (optional)	HDMI eARC (optical adapter included); 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	Apple AirPlay 2; Chromecast built-in; Spotify Connect; Bluetooth	Apple AirPlay 2; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	Groups with Bose smart speakers and soundbars; SimpleSync to Bose Bluetooth headphones and speakers; optional Bose bass modules and surround speakers	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	Bose Music app; Voice4Video TV control with Alexa; remote control in the box	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	3.13 kg	2.88 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Remote with power, volume, mute, source (TV, Bluetooth, Bose Music app) and play/pause buttons	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, microphone off)
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in noise-rejecting microphone array for voice commands	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation
Mounting
Mounting	Bose Soundbar Wall Bracket sold separately	0.5 in (12.7 mm) threaded mount / 10-32 threaded socket; wall mount sold separately
Size
Size	5.61 × 69.4 × 10.4 cm (H × W × D)	68 × 651 × 100 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Smart Soundbar 600, remote control with battery, optical cable (1.5 m), HDMI cable, power cable (1.5 m), quick start guide	Beam (Gen 2), power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), optical audio adapter, documentation