Sonos - Ray
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"it was cheap (£280 on sale) ... for the price it's a fantastic upgrade to any TV if you're on a budget."
"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"
"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)."
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"while it is stereo only, it is crazy good and sometimes while watching a movie had me turning around to check if my roommates were calling me just to realize it was the Ray."
"Never heard anything as clear, crisp, and appropriately responsive for that size"
"the Ray has transformed my music listening and TV watching."
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"A Sonos Ray is perfect for a small apartment."
"Yep, that spot is just screaming for a Sonos bar."
"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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"while it is stereo only, it is crazy good and sometimes while watching a movie had me turning around to check if my roommates were calling me just to realize it was the Ray."
"Never heard anything as clear, crisp, and appropriately responsive for that size"
"I realized that the true secret sauce is Trueplay. ... That is what's makes the Sonos Bar better Imho."
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"never encountered any problems whatsoever with the app ... never really failed on me and worked as it should've"
"I've had a fault free experience"
"as a plus, its a Sonos speaker, so you get all of the smart features you'd want + more"
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"no hdmi"
"it doesn’t have HDMI ARC ... so I had to connect with optical, which renders my tv remote volume function inoperable. ... So I have to control volume via the App (aghh….). ... Such a dumb idea to skimp on such a basic and fundamental feature like ARC. ... Stupid Me for not checking that first, but who would either such ‘high end’ & top dollar equipment."
"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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"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 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."
"The only reason I returned mines is because rumors of the Sonos Arc Ultra started to come out so I'm going to wait to try it first as its more than just stereo ... while it is stereo only"
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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."
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