Deciding on whether to buy a product like SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle or perhaps SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle vs SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver

SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle specs

SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle
 SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver specs

SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver
Type: Sound bar

Type: Sound bar with built-in subwoofer

Number of channels: 3.0

Number of channels: 3.0

SPEAKERS

Total power output: 450 W

SPEAKERS
Configuration: Sound bar x 1

SMART

Configuration: Sound bar

Power: 450 W

Voice control: – Amazon Alexa
– Google Assistant

Frequency response: 40 – 20,000 Hz

Screen mirroring: Airplay 2

PLAYER
Other smart features: – Works with Amazon Alexa devices/speakers
– Works with Google Home devices/speakers

AV FUNCTIONS

Supported file formats: AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA

TUNER / RADIO
High-Resolution Audio supported: Yes

Supported audio file formats: – ALAC
– FLAC
– AIFF
– WAV

Radio: Internet radio

Audio features: Phased speaker array spatialization

AV FUNCTIONS
Audio processing: – Dolby Digital
– Stereo

Other features: Surround sound settings: 3.0, 3.1, 5.0, 5.1

High-Resolution Audio supported: Yes

MULTI-ROOM

Supported audio file formats: – MP3
– WMA
– AAC
– OGG
– FLAC
– WAV
– ALAC
– AIFF

Preset sound modes: – Music
– Clear voice
– Sports
– Movie
– Night mode

Range name: Sonos

Audio processing: – HD Audio Decoding
– Dolby 5.1ch
– Crystal Sound Pro
– DTS 2ch

Multi-room features: – Individual playback in all rooms or the same song in all rooms
– Trueplay room tuning technology

MULTI-ROOM
Compatible hardware components: – SONOS ONE
– SONOS PLAY1
– SONOS PLAY3
– SONOS PLAY5
– SONOS PLAYBAR
– SONOS PLAYBASE
– SONOS SUB
– SONOS CONNECT
– SONOS CONNECT AMP

Number of attachable multi-room speakers: 32

Range name: Samsung Smart Audio (R Series)

APP

Multi-room features: Create a full multi-room Smart Sound system

Compatible hardware components: Samsung Gear

App name: Sonos

APP
App compatibility: – iOS
– Android
– PC

App features: – Control music in different rooms
– Group speakers

App name: Samsung Smart Audio

Streaming services available: Over 50 services supported including:
– Spotify
– Apple Music
– Deezer
– Tidal
– Amazon Music
– Audible

App compatibility: – iOS
– Android

CONNECTIVITY

App features: – Remote control via smartphone
– Individual room management
– Add multiple households
– Direct play from home

CONNECTIVITY
Inputs: HDMI x 1 (ARC x 1)

Outputs: No

Inputs: – HDMI x 1
– Optical x 1

WiFi: Built-in WiFi

WiFi: Built-in WiFi

Ethernet: Yes

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0

USB: No

GENERAL
GENERAL

Power consumption: – On mode: 25 W
– Standby: 0.5 W

Colour: Black

Colour: Dark titan

Box contents: – Sonos Beam Compact Sound Bar
– AC power cable
– Ethernet cable
– HDMI optical adapter
– Setup guide
– Legal booklet
– Cable box

Box contents: – Samsung Sound+ HW-MS650 3.0 All-in-One Sound Bar
– Remote control
– Battery

Price: £499

Price: £299

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.1 / 10

Review Score: 9.7 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle or SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 173 products in the same category as SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle, which is the Home cinema systems and sound bars category. Of these 173 products the average price was £542.45, the most expensive was £9999.99 and the cheapest was just £24.99. We then looked at the price of the 173 in the same as the SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver, which of course the average was £542.45, top price was £9999.99 and cheapest £24.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Sonos and Samsung, the average was £418.96 for Sonos, £888.52 for Samsung. The max for each was £699/£9999.99 and minimum was £84.99/£9.98

Price analysis of SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle

Price analysis of SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver

  • SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle
  • 5 speakers with dialogue enhancement
  • Supports High-Resolution Audio
  • Compatible with SONOS multi-room
  • WiFi
  • HDMI
  • Take your audio set up to the next level with this Sonos Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle.______________________________________________Sonos Beam Compact Sound Bar – BlackThe biggest films deserve the very best sound. The Sonos Beam Sound Bar puts you in the middle of music, movies and more with rich and balanced sound – and there’s even a speech enhancement mode which means you won’t miss a word, even when characters are whispering.Why fumble with a remote while you’re playing games or enjoying a snack in front of a film? With Amazon Alexa built into the Sonos Beam Compact Sound Bar, you can simply use your voice. Just ask Alexa to turn up the volume without lifting a finger.The Sonos Beam lets you wirelessly connect to your other Sonos speakers for multiroom audio throughout your home, so you can wander from room to room while still enjoying your music._____________________________________________Sonos PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker – WhiteThe ultra-compact Sonos PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker works as a cornerstone in the Sonos Multi-Room Hi-Fi system – start with one and expand your music into any room, playing the same song everywhere or providing each room with a different soundtrack. Place it on a bookshelf, counter or other discreet space in your home.With the free Sonos app on your phone or tablet, you can control and play your music, use music streaming services like Spotify or listen to more than 100,000 free internet radio stations.Expand your home audio experience with Multi-Room technology. Play almost any music track from any source – your personal collection, a streaming service or your phone – in any room you choose, all controlled by your Smartphone.
  • Product codes: 8717755773944
  • SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver
  • 9 speakers with dialogue enhancement
  • Supports High-Resolution Audio
  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Compatible with Samsung R Series
  • Bluetooth
  • Top features:- Enjoy immersive audio to enhance your home entertainment – Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth technology lets you connect with ease – Use your smartphone or Samsung TV remote to control the audio Enjoy immersive audioThe Samsung Sound+ HW-MS650 3.0 All-in-One Sound Bar has nine built-in speakers, creating impressive audio to enhance movies, TV and music. Three tweeters deliver crisp high notes while six mid-range drivers bring the entertainment to life.With no need for an additional subwoofer, the sound bar helps you to save space. Its distortion cancellation technology ensures crystal-clear sound, with a centre speaker that helps to make speech clear.The sound bar features High-Resolution Audio playback, allowing you to enjoy immersive sound quality.Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth technologyWith both built-in WiFi and Bluetooth technology, the HW-MS650 can easily be connected to your TV and other devices. Compatible with Samsung Smart Audio R-Series, the sound bar can be used as part of a 4.1 wireless surround system.By pairing the sound bar with a Samsung QLED TV or an Ultra HD Blu-ray player, you can enjoy spectacular sound quality which complements the impressive visuals. In addition to using the HDMI and optical ports, you can also create a wireless connection between the sound bar and your Samsung TV to remove the unnecessary clutter of extra cables.Stream songs from services such as Spotify or Deezer, or connect your compatible smart devices to share your favourite music with ease.Use your smartphone or Samsung TV remoteYou can easily control the Sound+ HW-MS650 using your Samsung TV remote or your smartphone with the Samsung Smart Audio app.For added convenience, you can also wall-mount the sound bar to create your ideal home entertainment setup.Don’t forget your cables Check out our range of HDMI and optical cables to connect your input devices and to make sure your new sound bar works perfectly, with improved transfer speeds. Look out for the Sandstrom Silver Series HDMI cables with their lifetime warranty.
  • Product codes: 8806088690551

What’s better SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle or SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver?

There are obviously a number of differences between SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle and SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £499 cost of SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle is closer to the expectation you had than the £299 pricep point of SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle and SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas SAMSUNG Onebody HW-MS650 3.0 Sound Bar, Silver scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Home cinema systems and sound bars as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



SONOS Beam Compact Sound Bar & PLAY:1 Wireless Smart Sound Multi-Room Speaker Bundle



Rating:
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