Bose Solo Soundbar 2 vs Sonos Ray

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Solo Soundbar 2 compared with Ray

	BoseSolo Soundbar 2	SonosRay
Overview
Released
Released	2020	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.0	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Stereo 2.0 soundbar (TechRadar); proprietary Bose transducers and digital signal processing	Two tweeters and two midwoofers, with a bass reflex port
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	Four class-D digital amplifiers
Audio formats
Audio formats	Built-in Dolby decoding; no Dolby Atmos or DTS:X (TechRadar)	Stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround
Room tuning
Room tuning	Persistent dialogue mode, five bass settings and a wall-mount audio adjustment	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable; Speech Enhancement; Night Sound
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Current UK product page specifies Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and AVRCP and up to 10 m range; manual states up to 9 m. Stores eight paired devices and connects to two at once, playing one at a time.	–
Ports
Ports	Optical, coaxial digital and 3.5 mm analogue inputs; USB service port; no HDMI, bass-module output or rear-speaker expansion	Optical audio input; 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	Bluetooth audio; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay (RTINGS)	Apple AirPlay 2; Spotify Connect; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	SimpleSync Bluetooth connection to one compatible Bose smart speaker or soundbar, controlled through that other product's Bose app; no headphone grouping	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	SimpleSync setup through the paired smart speaker or soundbar's Bose app; no standalone network setup	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	–	1.9 kg
Controls
Controls	Included IR remote for power, volume, mute, TV/Bluetooth, dialogue and bass; compatible third-party programmable IR remotes; two front status lights	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume)
Microphones
Microphones	–	None
Mounting
Mounting	Included wall bracket; wall-mount audio adjustment available	M5 threaded socket; Ray Wall Mount sold separately
Size
Size	2.8 × 21.6 × 3.4 in, H × W × D; soundbar 3.72 lb (maker UK specification table)	70 × 557 × 93 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black; plastic and metal construction	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, power supply and power cable, remote with battery, optical cable, wall bracket and quick-start guide	Ray, power cable (2 m), optical audio cable (1.5 m), documentation