The new Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is designed to deliver more immersive sound experience with greater depth and clarity, as well as support for Dolby Atmos. Beam (Gen 2) will be available globally and at major local stores starting 6 October for S$799, with pre-orders now live on trysonos.sg.
Features
Sonos Beam Gen 2 is compatible with more than 100 streaming services available in the Sonos app, so you can expect improvements across sound, design and packaging.
3D Audio with Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos brings immersive sound technology that places you in the centre of the action – so planes sounds as if they were flying overhead, or footsteps heard as moving across the room.
Enhanced Sound, Same Size
With more processing power and a newly developed phased speaker array, the new Sonos Beam Gen 2 steers and localizes sound around the room for a lifelike experience. The speaker is also now compatible with HDMI eARC on your TV, so your movies and games can be enjoyed in even higher definition sound with support for new audio formats.
Sleeker Design
Just like Sonos Arc, the new Sonos Beam Gen 2 features an updated polycarbonate grille that’s precisely perforated allows the speaker to sound great and blend seamlessly into your home.
Easy, More Secure Set-Up
Setup is seamless with just two cables and new NFC capabilities. Simply open the Sonos app, follow a few prompts, and tap your phone to Beam.
Sustainable Sound
The new Sonos Beam Gen 2 features sustainable packaging, including a premium uncoated kraft paper, a gift box made of 97% sustainable paper, and no single use foam.
Support for new services and audio formats
Launching later this year in select markets, Sonos plans to support Amazon Music’s Ultra High Definition audio, which will allow listeners to hear tracks in lossless audio up to 24-bit / 48kHz on their Sonos speakers, as well as Dolby Atmos Music, an immersive audio format that breaks the boundaries of traditional studio recordings and puts you inside the song, revealing every detail of the music.
Available at no extra cost to Amazon Music Unlimited customers, Ultra HD will be available to listen on all S2 devices, except Play:1, Play:3, Playbase, and Playbar, while Dolby Atmos Music will be available to listen on Arc and Beam (Gen 2). Sonos also announced plans to add support for decoding DTS Digital Surround Sound later this year via the S2 platform on Playbar, Playbase, Amp, both generations of Beam and Arc.
Sonos also revealed plans to offer both Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos Music later this year via Amazon Music (currently not available in Singapore), giving listeners the ability to experience the highest quality streaming music and immersive 3D audio.