{"id":12334,"date":"2026-04-02T03:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/our-favorite-entry-level-dolby-atmos-sound-bar-has-dropped-in-price-for-a-limited-time\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:52:56","slug":"our-favorite-entry-level-dolby-atmos-sound-bar-has-dropped-in-price-for-a-limited-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/our-favorite-entry-level-dolby-atmos-sound-bar-has-dropped-in-price-for-a-limited-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Our favorite entry-level Dolby Atmos sound bar has dropped in price for a limited time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-53969f82-2043-495b-87e4-9a3b75526e30\">If space and budget are limited in your hunt for one of the best soundbars on the market, there&#8217;s one Dolby Atmos soundbar we&#8217;d like to recommend \u2014 and right now, it&#8217;s down to a great price.<\/p>\n<p>The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) can be yours for just \u00a3349 at Amazon, a lovely \u00a3100 saving on both the Black and White models.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the cheapest we&#8217;ve seen, coming down to just \u00a3329 in January, but it&#8217;s the best deal we&#8217;ve seen in a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">And you&#8217;ll have to be quick, Amazon has this down as a limited-time deal, meaning it won&#8217;t last long.<\/p>\n<aside data-model-name=\"Sonos Beam (Gen 2)\" data-widget-type=\"review\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" class=\"hawk-root\">\n<div class=\"hawk-main-editorial-container\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Sonos Beam (Gen 2) deals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-e494ba80-d595-4103-837f-f212596990b1\">The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) may be considered a classic choice, launched in October 2021, but it&#8217;s still one we&#8217;d highly recommend.<\/p>\n<p>It takes everything the original Beam had to offer, but convincingly adds Dolby Atmos without changing the overall design or adding dedicated high-firing drivers.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s all done with intelligent processing using psychoacoustic HRTF (head-related transfer function) technology to deliver a sense of volume using two of the unit&#8217;s five front-facing drivers.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since its launch, the Gen 2 remains the best Dolby Atmos soundbar in its size and price categories, holding pride of place among the best soundbars we&#8217;ve ever tested.<\/p>\n<p>While Sonos has released the Sonos Ray and Sonos Arc Ultra since then, the Ray doesn&#8217;t support Dolby Atmos, meaning the Gen 2 is still your entry-level option if you&#8217;re looking for a Sonos with immersive 3D sound that won&#8217;t cost you much.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s Dolby Atmos that&#8217;s really the headline feature here, handling the format better than any similarly priced soundbar, producing spacious sound with good audio tracking.<\/p>\n<p>This is a Sonos product, and you get the ability to build a wireless multi-room system. You&#8217;ll need the (free) Sonos S2 app to get the most out of your purchase, and this comes with access to Trueplay room leveling technology and dual-band EQ.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there is Wi-Fi, which means you can also stream to Gen 2 from a handheld device using Apple AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect is built in. It even now supports hi-res 24-bit\/48kHz &#8216;Ultra HD&#8217; tracks from Amazon Music.<\/p>\n<p>For audio formats, Beam Gen 2 supports stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos (both Digital+ and TrueHD versions), multi-PCM and Dolby Multichannel PCM.<\/p>\n<p>DTS digital surround decoding has now been added to this and other Sonos products, but unfortunately this does not extend to DTS:X.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the sound, during the test, we paired the Beam Gen 2 with TVs ranging from 43 inches to 65 inches, and confirmed that it &#8220;improves the scale of the cinema and the viewing experience&#8221;, we urge you not to lower this small sound bar if you have a large TV.<\/p>\n<p>And our expert testers say: &#8220;Beam Gen 2 not only lives up to the high bar set by its predecessor but exceeds it by a margin that more than justifies its new feature set and higher cost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the Sonos Beam Gen 2 is the bar for you if you&#8217;re looking for a small, affordable soundbar that can deliver convincing Dolby Atmos. And right now, it&#8217;s cheap, down to just \u00a3349 on Amazon for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read our full <\/strong><strong>Sonos Beam Gen 2<\/strong><strong>    review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And check out the <\/strong><strong>best budget soundbars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Along with our list of <\/strong><strong>The best soundbars for Dolby Atmos<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If space and budget are limited in your hunt for one of the best soundbars on the market, there&#8217;s one Dolby Atmos soundbar we&#8217;d like to recommend \u2014 and right now, it&#8217;s down to a great price. 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