Sonos - Ray
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I agree, the price makes a huge difference. ... I got mine during a sale too, and it's been perfect for my setup."
"I am more satisfied by the Ray as a purchase based on bang for my buck. ... It's soo much speaker for 150€ (got it on sale)."
"You can get the Ray super cheap as open box at Best Buy when there are Sonos sales going on. ... not sure I spent more than $120 on either of them"
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"the Ray has transformed my music listening and TV watching."
"And it sounds great for music too."
"made movies sound great"
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"I realized that the true secret sauce is Trueplay. ... That is what's makes the Sonos Bar better Imho."
"and is much better than the built in tv speakers"
"the Ray has transformed my music listening and TV watching."
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"Yep, that spot is just screaming for a Sonos bar."
"A Sonos Ray is perfect for a small apartment."
"For me the Ray filled the niche of an under-monitor soundbar perfectly ... when it was on sale it was well worth it."
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"I've had a fault free experience"
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"You need an app to connect phone to device, and then the device will disappear from your app randomly....."
"If you want to use Spotify, you will have to connect it to sonos app, but then it won't show you more than half of your play lists."
"lack of being able to control it with my remote ... it would work 50% of the times ... would become unsynched and the volume level shown on my TV wouldn't match the actual volume ... the Ray would be loud, but the TV volume interface would show that the volume was at zero and woudln't let me lower it anymore ... kept having to get up and fiddle with the volume buttons on top of the Ray"
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"no hdmi"
"lack of being able to control it with my remote ... it would work 50% of the times ... would become unsynched and the volume level shown on my TV wouldn't match the actual volume ... the Ray would be loud, but the TV volume interface would show that the volume was at zero and woudln't let me lower it anymore ... kept having to get up and fiddle with the volume buttons on top of the Ray"
"The ray was a pain in the arse to connect to the remote"
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"no Dolby Atmos support"
"My only gripe is the channel separation. ... It's a very small soundbar so on its own it doesn't really separate left channel and right channel sounds well. ... A majority of the sounds sound like they are coming from the center channel."
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"Ray didn't have the sweet bass I was looking for! ... Ray didn't have the punch even when paired with a Sub Gen3 for my needs."
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"many TVs nowadays don't come with toslink and it's pretty complicated to some users."
Look at the LG S60TR that's right around your price I bought the Sonos ray and it does the job for now
r/Soundbars • Which of these soundbars are the best? Just want something noticeably better than TV speakers for ~$100. ->I have 2 rays in my living room and they do the job I can hear the TV and my wife can hear it from behind her Like I said it suits me just fine But I wonder if best buy will price adjust one seeing how it's not even a month old
r/Soundbars • Samsung HW-S61D vs. Sonos Ray ->I just bought a Ray to replace my old legacy PC speakers for my office desktop.
r/sonos • Despite Sonos’ setbacks, the Ray soundbar was the best product I bought in 2024 ->I too bought a Ray as a computer speaker for my Mac. Have a steel series arctis pro wireless for headphones and the wireless bass has optical out. Super seamless setup. USB c to the DAC and then optical to the RAY. Turn on the wireless headphones and audio to the ray stops. Turn the headphones off and the ray kicks in. A similar setup could be had with the SoundBlaster X4 and using windows the X4 can output dolby 5.1 but you have to use wired headphones and manually adjust the output between headphones and the speaker.
r/sonos • Despite Sonos’ setbacks, the Ray soundbar was the best product I bought in 2024 ->Consider Sonos.Ray or Sonos Beam 2 if can afford, you'll wonder how you ever did it before
r/Soundbars • Best Soundbar or Speaker for Dialog ->I have the Ray, Beam, and Arc. While there is a noticeable difference between the Ray and the others, the Ray is in a smaller room and it works just fine (and is much better than the built in tv speakers).
r/sonos • Is the Sonos ray a good option in 2025? ->For a small office or bedroom, especially from my own experience, the Ray with Ikea Symphonisk speakers used as surrounds is simply amazing. The fact that it uses optical only as a connection is not a problem for me as I was not looking for Atmos on this room. If you can get the Ikea speakers for like half of the asking price or refurbished, like I did, you will have a very enveloping experience.
r/sonos • Ray vs Beam? How Good is Beams Dolby Atmos? ->I’d recommend you check out your friendly neighborhood Costco. Mine has been selling Beams at $299 for the past month or so. That said, I have 2 rays, a beam, arc/sub/1’s, and various 1’s littered around the house. I love the ecosystem and each unit has its own strengths. I use the rays in my bedroom. One under the tv, one vertically mounted between mirrors in my bathroom. I think the ray is ideal for my bedroom for occasional use for tv. It’s an improvement for dialogue from those awful stock Samsung speakers, but certainly helps with overall immersion when watching tv in bed. Great for music too. Definitely not a beam or arc though… I see the ray as a Sonos 1 SL in a soundbar format. I think it’s pretty neat
r/sonos • Ray vs Beam? How Good is Beams Dolby Atmos? ->Get a Sonos Ray or Beam, add surrounds and subwoofer later when you move out.
r/Soundbars • Is a surround sound system a practical option for my room? ->Sonos Ray. Pretty decent for 179$
r/Soundbars • Are there any soundbars that you think are underrated/not mentioned enough? ->The Klipsch 200 or Samsung HW-S60D are your best options in your price range. The Klipsch will run you about $350 (on sale) and the Samsung $280. Klipsch is a 3.1.2 system, Samsung is a 5.0 system. If you need one a little less expensive, I'd go with 1. Sonos Ray 2. Samsung HW-S50B 3. Bose TV Speaker 4. Denon DHT-C210 5. Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus. Those five are $250 and below. BONUS!: Yamaha SR-B30A is another very solid option at the same price as the Samsung S60D
r/Soundbars • Sound Bar recommendation ->Then the Samsung HW-S60D or Sonos Ray are going to be your top options. Unless you splurge for the Klipsch Flexus 200.
r/Soundbars • Sound Bar recommendation ->You guys are forgetting he wants a standalone bar without a sub and $200 or less. The Samsung S60D is going to be your best option if you can find it on sale. Otherwise, the Amazon Bar Plus or Sonos Ray 2nd Gen are the best options IMO.
r/Soundbars • Sound Bar recommendation ->Then the Samsung HW-S60D or Sonos Ray are going to be your top options. Unless you splurge for the Klipsch Flexus 200.
r/Soundbars • Sound Bar recommendation ->You guys are forgetting he wants a standalone bar without a sub and $200 or less. The Samsung S60D is going to be your best option if you can find it on sale. Otherwise, the Amazon Bar Plus or Sonos Ray 2nd Gen are the best options IMO.
r/Soundbars • Sound Bar recommendation ->Get the Fives, buy a cheap Sonos sound bar, second hand, Ray or Beam and add the Fives as front L/R with SonoSequencr ( just realised Vorosaur has said this)
r/sonos • Sonos Five pack or Sonos arc? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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