JBL Bar 300MK2 vs Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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Bar 300MK2 compared with Beam (Gen 2)

	JBLBar 300MK2	SonosBeam (Gen 2)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	October 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	5.0	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Five 42 × 80 mm racetrack drivers and four 20 mm tweeters; built-in bass ports, without external subwoofer, rear speakers or upward-firing drivers	One centre tweeter, four elliptical midwoofers and three passive radiators
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	450 W maximum output at 1% THD; 225 W RMS at 1% THD, separately specified by the maker	Five class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	50 Hz–20 kHz (−6 dB), maker specification	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Atmos with virtual height effects and DTS Virtual:X; DTS Virtual:X was scheduled for a late-2025 software update and is listed in the current maker specifications	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	Automatic sound calibration, MultiBeam 3.0, PureVoice 2.0 dialogue enhancement and SmartDetails; seven-band EQ in JBL One. What Hi-Fi?'s December 2025 test reports no preset sound modes	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	None	Alexa and Google Assistant
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Dual-band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3; A2DP 1.3 and AVRCP 1.5	–
Ports
Ports	One HDMI input, one HDMI eARC output, optical input and USB-A service port. HDR10+ and Dolby Vision passthrough; What Hi-Fi? and Les Numériques report no 4K 120 Hz support. USB music playback is US-only	HDMI eARC (optical adapter included); 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready; subscriptions may be required	Apple AirPlay 2; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	AirPlay or Google Cast multiroom playback	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	JBL One for network setup, sound calibration, equaliser, music services, Moment presets and software updates	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	2.9 kg	2.88 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Included remote, top-panel volume/source controls and front display; HDMI CEC and app controls. Works with external Google Assistant or Siri devices, without a built-in voice assistant	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, microphone off)
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphone for sound calibration	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation
Mounting
Mounting	Two included wall-mount brackets and mounting template	0.5 in (12.7 mm) threaded mount / 10-32 threaded socket; wall mount sold separately
Size
Size	940 × 50.5 × 104 mm (width × height × depth); main weight is the soundbar, while 4.8 kg is the packaged weight	68 × 651 × 100 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black; maker lists recycled plastic and aluminium in the construction	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, remote with two batteries, mains leads, HDMI cable, two wall-mount brackets, mounting template and product documentation; mains plugs vary by region	Beam (Gen 2), power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), optical audio adapter, documentation