Hi
Has anyone purchased the newly released Sonos Beam?
Thoughts on it? – Is Sonos worth the extra money?
Does Alexa work with NZ Radio Stations? “Alexa Play Radio Sport” etc.
Any feedback appreciated.
Thanks
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Can't help with the Sonos side, but you can download the Amazon Alexa app for both iOS and Android which operates just like Alexa on an appliance. From there you can see what does/doesn't work and add your own skills to see if the appliance is worthwhile for you.
I have a Sonos play and love it.
Considering a Beam as I am in the market for a Sound bar.
Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.
With the sub it sounds good, without the sub it's weak and easily eclipsed by other products on the market.
The problem is, the sub costs close to twice as much as the soundbar itself... whether it's value for money is up to you.
There's a rumor Sonos is working on a cheaper sub...
Dunnersfella:
With the sub it sounds good, without the sub it's weak and easily eclipsed by other products on the market.
we just got one for the master bedroom - no tv in there, we just wanted it for music (had originally thought a pair of Sonos ONEs - but the Beam works out the same price and is less visually intrusive). Sub for music is ok given it's size. Would I like it for watching movies though - no!
Alexa with spotify works well - radio seems hit or miss, I can see the available radio stations in the alexa app - asking for them generally seems to result in 'sorry can't find that radio station' (I would sit down and try and suss why but since I never listen to the radio I'm not motivated). Bigger issue the 'briefings' (as it would be quite nice to get RNZ/BBC world news on demand) - there's a long standing and still unresolved bug where the first request gets you nothing but silence - ask for it a 2nd time and you get the actual audio.
eracode:
Now we have an LG C8 55” OLED TV and the Playbar didn’t really fit in (bit too big and ugly) - so we replaced it with a white Beam and still have the other Sonos gear in place. I’m selling the PlayBar on TM.
Are you using ARC with the LG and Beam and if you are do they play nicely over ARC?
I never had a bad experience with ARC but I know it can cause premature baldness.
Mike
MikeAqua:eracode:Now we have an LG C8 55” OLED TV and the Playbar didn’t really fit in (bit too big and ugly) - so we replaced it with a white Beam and still have the other Sonos gear in place. I’m selling the PlayBar on TM.
Are you using ARC with the LG and Beam and if you are do they play nicely over ARC?
I never had a bad experience with ARC but I know it can cause premature baldness.
Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.
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