Sonos Ray Soundbar
by Sonos
Compact soundbar delivering excellent audio quality with easy setup and space-saving design.
Common Pros
- Compact design(8)
- Easy setup(7)
- Affordable price(5)
- Excellent sound quality(4)
- Compact size(4)
Common Cons
- No Dolby Atmos(9)
- No Dolby Atmos support(5)
- No voice assistant(5)
- No HDMI input(3)
- No Bluetooth(3)
Professional Reviews (42)
Pickr Com Au
Sonos Ray reviewed: entry-level excellence - Pickr
Well designed and next to impossible to fault, the entry-level Sonos Ray is one of the more accessible and expandable so...
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Sonos Ray Review: Best Small Soundbar - WIRED
The Sonos Ray is a small but fierce soundbar option for smaller spaces, or those looking to slowly build their sound sys...
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I just tried the Sonos Ray soundbar — and I was blown away by the ...
The Sonos Ray soundbar delivers surprisingly great sound from a compact design, making it a compelling option for those ...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review: Great TV Sound on a Budget ... - CNET
The $279 Sonos Ray may look deceptively simple with its cut-down feature set, but it still manages to rival the more exp...
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: the cheaper compact TV audio upgrade
The Ray is a compact, high-quality sound upgrade for your TV from Sonos.
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Sonos Ray Review: Budget brilliance - Pocket-lint
The Sonos Ray is a soundbar that offers a lovely design, great sound quality for its size and a range of excellent featu...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review: Slim fit, sweet sound
The Sonos Ray is the best-sounding bar of its size I've ever heard, offering premium sound quality and plenty of punch w...
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Sonos Ray review: Finally a capable budget soundbar - AppleInsider
The Sonos Ray is a new budget-friendly offering from the premium audio maker that now has a more affordable soundbar tha...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - CGMagazine
The Sonos Ray is one of the best entry sound bars I have used recently.
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The 4 Best Soundbars of 2026 | Reviews by Wirecutter
The Sonos Ray Soundbar delivers excellent sound quality for movies and music in a compact, easy-to-use package, though i...
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Sonos Ray Review: Affordable Soundbar Keeps Things Simple
The Sonos Ray is an affordable soundbar that delivers impressive sound quality and easy setup, making it a great upgrade...
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Sonos Ray review: Small size, big sound
For its size, it's the best soundbar we've ever laid ears on.
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - Big Sound At A Smaller Cost
The Sonos Ray is the company's most affordable soundbar yet and it's hard to fault it.
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Review Sonos Ray de kleinste Sonos soundbar - Hifi.nl
The Sonos Ray is a compact and well-built budget soundbar with excellent streaming capabilities and good sound quality, ...
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: The start of something awesome
The Sonos Ray is an ideal soundbar for small-to-medium-sized TV rooms, offering impressive sound quality and expandabili...
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Sonos Ray review - Soundbars - What Hi-Fi?
Almost three years since its launch, the Sonos Ray remains one of the best budget soundbars available, particularly if c...
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: Budget soundbar with digital optical ...
The Sonos Ray is an affordable route into Sonos's multi-room ecosystem with good sound quality despite its limitations.
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Sonos Ray Review: Great Starter Soundbar With Some Shortcomings
While the Sonos Ray lacks HDMI connectivity, it delivers surprisingly big sound for its size and offers excellent vocal ...
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Review: Sonos Ray Compact Soundbar | World Wide Stereo
For the price point, this is a hard speaker to beat.
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Sonos Ray sound bar review | Best Buy Blog
The Sonos Ray is a compact, sleek soundbar that delivers excellent dialogue clarity and good overall sound quality, maki...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - BGR
The Sonos Ray is another excellent product from Sonos, but as you would expect, it's not without compromises.
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Sonos Ray Review: Compact Soundbar with Big Sound and Smart ...
The Sonos Ray is a compelling choice for those seeking an affordable, high-quality sound upgrade for their TV.
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - Innovation & Tech Today
At $279, Ray is an affordable option that will enhance your overall audio experience.
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Sonos Ray: the most radiant soundbar - Son-Vidéo.com le Blog
The Sonos Ray delivers powerful sound and wide soundstage in compact rooms, making it an excellent affordable soundbar o...
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Review: Sonos Ray Soundbar - techAU
The Sonos Ray represents everything we love about Sonos audio products, but in a smaller, more affordable package.
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Sonos Ray Review: Super Sonics - Tech Advisor
The Sonos Ray is an impressive affordable soundbar, with an attractive and compact design along with an audio profile th...
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Our Comprehensive Sonos Ray Review - Smart Home Sounds
The Sonos Ray is an affordable soundbar that delivers surprisingly excellent vocals and a compact design, making it a gr...
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Sonos Ray review - a tiny and affordable soundbar that produces a ...
The Sonos Ray might by a tiny soundbar but still offers a mighty sound.
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Sonos Ray soundbar review: A brilliant speaker let down by its ports
The Sonos Ray is a wonderful, punchy speaker that sounds brilliant in small spaces.
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Sonos Ray Review: Better Sound in a Small Package
The Sonos Ray delivers clear and punchy audio with strong vocal clarity in a compact package, though it has some install...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar vs Polk Audio React Sound Bar with Alexa ...
The Sonos Ray delivers surprisingly rich audio quality and excellent dialogue clarity in a compact form factor, making i...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - RTINGS.com
The Sonos Ray is a budget-friendly soundbar that offers basic functionality but lacks advanced features like Dolby Atmos...
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Sonos Ray Soundbar Review - Consumer Reports
The Sonos Ray is part of the Soundbars test program at Consumer Reports.
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Sonos Ray review: Big Sonos sound, but smaller - Android Police
The Sonos Ray delivers crisp, deep audio in a compact, affordable package, but its lack of HDMI input and other features...
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Review: Was the Sonos Ray soundbar my gateway speaker to ...
The Sonos Ray soundbar delivers quality sound but lacks features like Bluetooth and smart home compatibility, making it ...
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Sonos Ray review: a starter soundbar sort of stuck in the past
The Sonos Ray offers fantastic voice clarity and crisp sound, but this optical-only soundbar isn't without frustrations.
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Sonos Ray Review - User Experience & Sound Quality | TechPowerUp
The Sonos Ray offers excellent multiroom integration and clear midrange performance in a compact design, but its lack of...
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I Tested the Compact and Affordable Sonos Ray Soundbar
A nice fit for small spaces and tight budgets, the Sonos Ray marks an improvement from TV speakers, especially when it c...
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Sonos Ray review - The Ambient
The Sonos Ray is a compact, well-built soundbar that offers good sound quality and easy integration into the Sonos ecosy...
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Sonos' Ray is a decent soundbar lacking the company's magic
The Sonos Ray is a decent soundbar that serves as a good entry point into the Sonos ecosystem, but lacks the company's s...
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Sonos Ray Review - PCMag
The Ray is the smallest, most affordable soundbar that works with any Sonos multi-room system, but it's a bit too pricey...
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Sonos Ray – Tech Reviews - LBTechreviews
The Sonos Ray is a soundbar that's okay in many ways, and one might be tempted to give it a thumbs up for the price, but...
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