Klipsch Flexus Core 100 vs Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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Flexus Core 100 compared with Beam (Gen 2)

	KlipschFlexus Core 100	SonosBeam (Gen 2)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2024	October 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.1	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Two 2.25 in aluminium-cone front drivers and two 4 in paper-cone bass woofers; the maker specifies virtualised Atmos. Its table lists the bass woofers under upfiring drivers, but they are not dedicated height-channel speakers.	One centre tweeter, four elliptical midwoofers and three passive radiators
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	100 W RMS system power; powered by Onkyo	Five class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	45 Hz–20 kHz; maximum acoustic output 96.4 dB (maker)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Atmos decoding with virtual height presentation; DTS not supported (TechRadar)	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	Movie and Music modes; EQ presets and custom EQ; night mode; dialogue boost with Off, Low, Medium and High levels; no room calibration (TechRadar)	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	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	Alexa and Google Assistant
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth streaming; Bluetooth 5.0 reported by TechRadar	–
Ports
Ports	HDMI eARC; digital optical; USB-C; USB-A Flexus transmitter port; RCA subwoofer output. Specification sheet describes USB-A system updates and MP3 playback for test/debug purposes.	HDMI eARC (optical adapter included); 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	–	Apple AirPlay 2; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	Supports up to two optional Flexus wireless subwoofers and two wireless surrounds; Sub 100/Sub 200 and Surr 100/Surr 200 listed in the current manual. No network music streaming.	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	Klipsch Connect Plus for iOS and Android; virtual remote, equaliser, channel controls and support	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	4.54 kg	2.88 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Top power, source and volume buttons; supplied BLE backlit remote; alphanumeric display with adjustable brightness	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, microphone off)
Microphones
Microphones	–	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation
Mounting
Mounting	1/4 in–20 thread and supplied slim-depth wall brackets; wall fasteners not included	0.5 in (12.7 mm) threaded mount / 10-32 threaded socket; wall mount sold separately
Size
Size	76 × 711 × 127 mm, H × W × D; sealed plastic, wood and metal enclosure; 4.54 kg is soundbar-only weight	68 × 651 × 100 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Ebony vinyl Black; Walnut variant shown on the current UK product page	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, BLE backlit remote, two AAA batteries, 2 m region-specific power cord, 1.5 m HDMI cable, two mounting brackets, mounting hardware and manual; separate subwoofers and surrounds are optional	Beam (Gen 2), power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), optical audio adapter, documentation