Compare Sonos Arc vs Sony HT-A5000 vs Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
Connectivity
Ports
HDMI ARC + Optical (TOSLINK) + 100Mbps LAN
[Input] 1x HDMI (ARC) | [Output] 1x HDMI (eARC) + 1x Optical + 1x mini-jack
HDMI ARC + Optical (TOSLINK) + 100Mbps LAN
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi + IR receiver
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi + IR receiver
Construction
Colors
Black or White with matte finish
Black or White with matte finish
Drivers | Tweeter
3x silk-dome tweeters
1x center tweeter
Drivers | Woofer
8x elliptical woofers
4x elliptical mid-woofers + 3x passive radiators
Form Factor
All-in-one soundbar
All-in-One Soundbar
All-in-one soundbar
Microphone
Far-field microphone array
Far-field microphone array
Speakers
9 drivers, including dual build-in subwoofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
115.7 mm / 4.5"
140 mm
100 mm / 3.94"
Size | Height
87 mm / 3.4"
67 mm
69 mm / 2.72"
Size | Width
1141.7 mm / 45"
1210 mm
651 mm / 25.625"
Weight
6.25 kg / 13.78 lbs
6.1 kg
2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs
Function
Amplifier
Eleven Class-D digital amplifiers
Digital Amplifier, S-Master HX
Five Class-D digital amplifiers
Audio
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Dual mono, DTS, DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS ES, DTS 96/24, DTS:X, LPCM
Dolby Atmos
Bluetooth Codecs
AAC, SBC, LDAC
Channels
5.1.2-channels
HDR
Dolby Vision, HLG
Processor
Quad Core 1.4 GHz A-53
Quad Core 1.4 GHz A-53
Software
Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Music Service Button, Works with Google Assistant,AirPlay2
Voice Assistance
Google Assistant, Alexa
Google Assistant, Alexa
Performance
Memory | Capacity
1GB
1GB
Memory | Type
SDRAM
SDRAM
Power Consumption
86 W
Power Output
450 W
Storage
4GB
4GB
Production
Accessory
Subwoofer: Optional SA-SW3 or SA-SW5 | Wireless Rear Speakers: Optional SA-RS3S
Availability
2022-01
2021-10-05
Debut
2020-05-06
2021-09-09
2021-09
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