You may get premium Sonos audio for over $100 off ...

Shopping for a sound bar is without doubt one of the finest issues you are able to do to enhance your enjoyment of your lounge TV. It can make you neglect in regards to the muted audio of your built-in TV audio system, and for those who play your playing cards proper, it may be the beginning of a whole-home audio answer. For Black Friday, I can consider no higher deal than the one you will get on the Sonos Ray, an entry-level sound bar that usually prices $279, however you will get it from Sonos, Amazon, and different on-line shops for $169.

The Sonos Ray is not as absolutely featured as different Sonos audio system just like the Arc or Beam, nevertheless it nonetheless helps you to group the sound bar with different Sonos audio system, and seamlessly cross audio from the Sonos Ray to the Sonos Ace headphones if you need a extra immersive listening expertise. This is the place you will get the Sonos Ray on sale.

The Sonos Ray packs a punch for its small measurement

Deep, loud sound and Sonos software program perks

For its compact measurement — round 21.93-inches lengthy and a pair of.76-inches tall — you may get a stunning quantity of audio oomph out of the Sonos Ray. The speaker will get very loud and loses little or no element at max quantity, which makes it nice for having fun with a blockbuster film at dwelling. It is measurement and variety of midwoofers and tweeters (two of every) naturally means it has a narrower sound stage than a few of Sonos’ different sound bars, however you possible will not discover until you are a extra discerning audiophile.

The place Sonos audio system typically shine, and the Ray is not any exception, are the additional software program options. Sonos’ app makes it simple so as to add the Ray to a gaggle of audio system in your own home, and management what these audio system are taking part in at a second’s discover. Utilizing the Sonos app, you may also tune the Ray’s sound to your room with the corporate’s Trueplay feature. Because the launch of the Sonos Ace headphones, you have additionally been in a position to switch no matter sound is taking part in out of your Sonos Ray on to the headphones simply by pushing a button. What different sound bar helps you to try this?

A terrific value makes up for some lacking sensible options

You’ll miss out on just a few issues, after all. The Sonos Ray would not have any built-in microphones and naturally will not allow you to entry voice assistants like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Sonos Voice Control. If the remainder of your sensible dwelling ecosystem is constructed round utilizing your voice to manage issues, you will not have that choice with the Sonos Ray. As a result of the sound bar connects to your TV over an optical audio cable quite than HDMI, the Ray cannot leverage any sort of eARC options to manage your TV, both.

Even with these lacking options, what the Ray can do is definitely worth the value. Sonos’ ecosystem simply works higher and extra seamlessly collectively than different merchandise do, and if you will get in on that for lower than $200, you completely ought to.

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