Sonos Ray – Black – Compact Soundbar
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mariate –
Moved in with Mother-in-Law to because of her early stages of Alzheimers. She is also hard of hearing. Of course she does not think she has a hearing problem and does not want hearing aids. Because of her Alzheimers she would probably lose them and not be able to operate them either. She was turning the volume on the TV ip to, 50. 80, and 100. You could hear the TV throughout the whole house and it was a major health concern our ears as well as hers. I searched many different posdibilities. Most TVs and sound bars don’t have Maximum Volume Limit setting. Also, we needed something where she did not have a separate remote. The Sonos Ray soundbar solved our problem. You can control the Maximum Volume, use an equilizer to cut fown loud base, and the have a setting so you can hear “speech” better It uses an optical input and does not need the HDMI ARC, or EARC. Her TV did have a setting so we could direct all the sound though the sound bar. The remote was easy to setup. You do have to have WiFi. The free Sonos app let’s you make adjustment on your phone. Because of our situation, I did not need a sound bar that brings a lot of attention to itself with leds etc. On the Sonos soundbar, you can cut off the staus lights on the sound bar. The only other light was a small light in the front of the sound bar on the top center that flashes when adjusting the volume. I put a one inch piece of black electrical tape over that light. She has not even realized that anything has changed. She still feels independent an control of her surrondings. I set the volume woul go up reasonably loud but would not harm anyone’s ears. The only different is the volume numbers that use to appear on the TV screen fo not show up. But, she can watch tv, adjust the volume, and we can now live in the same house and spend time with her without avoiding the headaches and ear pain. If anybody is listening, if TV manufactures would put a setting for customers to set maximum volume, it would help a lot of people anc the cost would be almost nothing. Our problem is solved!
Tiki –
Bought this for the sole purpose of using it as a hub for Sonos One SL. Plugged it in, within minutes it was hooked up, Sonos One SL were paired as surround, and the entire house grouped for music and TV. The sound is decent, I have a B&W Zepplin which has amazing sound, and the Ray isn’t quite there, but for the size, price, ease of set up and pairing, I can’t complain at all. For the price there are probably better sounding soundbars for tv for sure. But with Sonos the features and quality and ability to control audio with ease makes the few extra dollars well worth the investment. Buy once cry once.It’s small, which sounds bad, but it tucks under the TV easily and disappears visually. The sound is fantastic. Deep bass. Clear vocals.Would suggest and buy again for sure.
John –
We now have two of these. Bought for good TVs with crummy sound.Been using Sonos for years, and Sonos has done a great job of making adding new products a breeze. Takes 5 minutes (at most).And the sound is awesome. Rich. U can hear the music and speech beautifully. Great experience.Plus, now I have another Sonos speaker which integrates with the rest of my Sonos network. So 2 for the price of 1.Great product all around.
DaveyJones –
Looks great. Sounds even better. Blows the previous Bose out of the water. Easy setup and if you use the ap it’s even better but you can use right out of the box.
theNewLevelZero –
I have an older (2017), low-end TV that has no ARC/eARC, just an optical output, so I got this cute little unit that’s designed for just such a situation. My previous soundbar was a very disappointing Denon that was riddled with bugs and glitches. This Sonos is amazing. The sound doesn’t blow my mind, but for the price it does much more than I expected. I feel happy every time I hear it. The Apple Music and Spotify integration with the app is everything I ever wanted in a music app. I have many more Sonos products on my wishlist now, and they will joyfully fill my house with sound in the future. Highly recommended.
John Reed –
I have read the other reviews and some of them are unfair because of lack of familiarity with Sonos.Sonos works over your wifi. It is NOT bluetooth.This soundbar connects to your television with the included optical cable. Connect the power and turn your television settings to the optical audio and that’s it.Now…for the sonos connection to your other sonos speakers you just add it to your system using the app. That’s it.This soundbar sounds great, but I am using it in a bedroom. I would probably use the bigger one for a living room setting.Using it in concert with my other sonos speakers is a great experience. It is like having a virtual concert if you are listening to music and an emersive cinematic experience if you are watching a movie. If you are just getting into sonos this is a great soundbar to add to your system.
Barksdale –
I wanted a device that I could add to my mother-in-law’s TV to improve the awful sound, and requiring zero fiddling after setup. A device that required occasional care and feeding/configuration is out of the question for this eighty year old user.The initial setup requires quite a bit of knowledge about downloading and using phone apps, and about WIFI setup and networking basics, and about Bluetooth, and about TV remote controls, so I would say it was not easy.After setup, however, it just works. My 80 year old mother-in-law could never install this thing in a million years, but she is using it daily. This is because she doesn’t have to interact with it. Ever. After installation, it just works. It doesn’t require you to turn it on, or to press a button to connect, or any of the crap other devises insist that you do.Thanks Sonos.
J. Stephen Adamczyk –
I’ve been using this for a few months, and I’m very pleased. Most TVs these days have poor sound, but the alternatives available are trying to make your living room sound like a movie theater. I may be odd in this regard, but I don’t want that. I don’t want booming bass when I’m watching a normal TV show. It might be fine for a big-screen action movie, but maybe not for a detective show. Sonos may not like the idea of the Ray being something less than “the movie theater at home,” but it gave me exactly what I want – really good sound, including some dialogue enhancement, without going overboard. It was very easy to install, it is quite configurable, and I for one do not want smart-speaker functionality in my home – I’d rather not have microphones that can potentially be hacked to listen to my family. So, the Ray is perfect for my needs. (For the record, I tried the Sonos Beam a year before, and did not like it, exactly because in effect it did too much.) If you do find you want more bass, you can always add one of the Sonos subwoofers, like the Sub or Sub Mini.
Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –
This is Sonos quality and versatility. I’ve read some of the negative reviews saying it’s not loud enough…they are correct, if it’s a large room! The room I have it in is a 17×14 bedroom, and this fills it with clear speech, good but NOT overpowering bass, and well balanced mids and highs. I have the Sonos surround sound with subwoofer, beam, and two ONE speakers for a larger room, which makes sense. It’s not going to blow you back in your seat like the surround system does. Know what you’re getting and why!
Will –
I love Sonos products I own a handful and am never disappointed