Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Mini vs Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

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AMBEO Soundbar Mini compared with Beam (Gen 2)

	SennheiserAMBEO Soundbar Mini	SonosBeam (Gen 2)
Overview
Released
Released	September 2023	October 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	7.1.4 (virtual)	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Six drivers, with two 100 mm cellulose woofers and four 40 mm cellulose full-range drivers; front and side placement in the maker manual, without dedicated upward-firing drivers. The 7.1.4 presentation is virtualised	One centre tweeter, four elliptical midwoofers and three passive radiators
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	Six Class D amplifiers, total 250 W RMS	Five class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	43 Hz–20 kHz (-3 dB)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, multichannel LPCM, MPEG-H and Sony 360 Reality Audio	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 AMBEO calibration using four microphones, adaptive sound, stereo upmixing, adjustable presets, equaliser, Voice Enhancement and Night Mode	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 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, 2 × 2 MIMO	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Classic/BLE with SBC and AAC audio; Bluetooth 5.2 BLE and LC3 are for the separate AMBEO Sub connection	–
Ports
Ports	One HDMI 2.1 eARC connection and USB-A for accessory power/service; no separate HDMI inputs, optical, analogue or Ethernet connections	HDMI eARC (optical adapter included); 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and UPnP	Apple AirPlay 2; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	Supports up to four separately sold wireless AMBEO Sub units	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	Sennheiser Smart Control and browser interface for setup and sound controls	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	3.3 kg	2.88 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Included infrared remote, app, browser and soundbar touch controls	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, microphone off)
Microphones
Microphones	Four far-field microphones for room calibration and voice control, with mute button; Alexa built in where supported, Google Assistant and Siri through external compatible devices	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation
Mounting
Mounting	–	0.5 in (12.7 mm) threaded mount / 10-32 threaded socket; wall mount sold separately
Size
Size	70 × 6.9 × 10.1 cm with feet, or 70 × 6.7 × 10.1 cm without feet (width × height × depth). Current UK sheet gives approximately 3.3 kg, while the shared maker manual gives approximately 3.56 kg	68 × 651 × 100 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, remote with lithium battery, HDMI cable, country-specific power cord and guides; September 2023 release confirmed by TechRadar	Beam (Gen 2), power cable (2 m), HDMI cable (1.5 m), optical audio adapter, documentation