Ray - Compact Soundbar for TV and Music - Black

I bought this Sonos speaker and my whole system fully expecting to spend the afternoon arguing with cables, instructions, and possibly my own sanity. Spoiler: none of that happened. Setup was so easy, I thought I did it wrong. I plugged it in, tapped a few buttons, and suddenly my living room sounded like a VIP section I’m definitely not cool enough to be in. Even my WiFi behaved, which never happens. Sonos must use wizard magic or something. The sound? Incredible. Crisp highs, deep bass, and just loud enough that my neighbors now know my entire playlist, including the songs I pretend not to like and dont even get me started on how Top Gun: Maverick sounds!!. My favorite part is how it connects every room. I can walk from the kitchen to the bathroom like I’m doing my own stadium tour. My dog didn’t sign up for this concert, but he’s fully committed now. If you want a stereo system that sounds amazing and makes you feel smarter than you actually are, Sonos is it. 10/10 would recommend — even if you only buy it to flex on guests when they ask, “Wait… how’d you set this up so fast?”

Had another well respected name brand sound bar that failed after 10 uses. I decided I needed a Christmas gift for myself after the other went down. This Sonos Ray sound bar is fantastic. With the price, to me. The sound quality is great. I paired it with a Sonos mini sub then purchased 2 Sonos Era 100’s. Perfect sound!! But since then I purchased another Era 109 for the dining room and have plans to purchase more for my bedroom and the garage. The problem I have with these is that they are so easy to set up and so great sounding that I know I’ll just keep buying more and more, 😂🤣😂

Perfect soundbar for a bedroom. I’m now a Sonos believer. Looks great. Sounds great. Reasonable price. Works great.

I did not want the theater sound with booming bass, and this soundbar delivers on that. Nice sound enhancement from my TV without being overwhelming. It does make voice dialogue clearer, which is also what I wanted. A few points: it only works with an optical cable, your remote must be IR, and you lose the digital volume indicator on your TV. It took me about seven tries to get the remote to work, but ultimately it connected. Now all is good.

Pairs great with Apple TV, the sound quality and volume is honestly better than expected! Worth the buy!

All I wanted was a good quality soundbar for the 32" TV in my study. Hardware setup was straightforward, but I soon realized that I had made a questionable choice since the Ray doesn't have an HDMI port. I would not be able to use my Apple TV RF remote to control the volume. [EDIT: I have since been able to get IR volume control working]. Then the setup problems began. After fighting my way through the initial setup (more details below), and getting it to produce sound (ie via Apple TV) through the optical cable, the Sonos app says that it cannot detect any sound on the optical port. And that's where it goes off the rails. It will not complete the setup. I have to hit "Skip" to get through the rest of the sound setup steps (eg Disable TV Speakers) and then essentially abort the setup process. When I then tried to use the Sonos app to configure the sound for my room (TrueSomethingOrOther - which I now can't get back to), it just got stuck - wouldn't go forward or back. The only way out was to exit the app and wipe its saved state on the iPhone (swipe up). Lather, rinse, repeat. After deleting and reinstalling the app and logging back in, it no longer knew anything about my Ray soundbar. If I log into the Sonos website, it knows all about my Ray. Apparently, much of the trouble I am experiencing has to do with the soundbar not working well with my Unifi network. And yes, I tried the Sonos chatbot (total fail) and calling the 800 number (80 minute wait time!!!). Since posting the initial version of this review, I have become aware of the software issues related to Sonos recent software release. That seems to be the root of all my problems. The hardware is well made and sounds good.

Honestly impressed with how good this soundbar sounds for its size. Super clean vocals, solid bass for something this compact, and setup was insanely easy—plug it in, connect through the app, and it’s ready. Movies, gaming, and music all sound way clearer than my TV speakers ever did. Perfect for smaller rooms or anyone who wants better sound without a huge setup.

My husband got this soundbar for me as a birthday gift to use with my projector, and the sound quality itself is amazing. It really elevates the audio and makes movies and shows much more immersive. That said, for the price, I really expected it to have Bluetooth. On our end, we should have double checked that it would connect easily to our projector before purchasing, but most devices these days offer Bluetooth connectivity, so we assumed it would. Because it only includes an optical cable and no Bluetooth option, it was not very user friendly. I found it difficult to figure out how to connect and play my own music, and I couldn’t easily play Spotify before returning it. Since there is not Bluetooth connectivity playing from your phone is not as easy as playing from your typical Bluetooth speaker in my opinion. Overall, the sound quality is excellent, but the lack of Bluetooth and limited connectivity options make it harder to use than it should be.