Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was excited to get Ray as it fits nicely below our new Sony 4K TV. The good news first: Ray sounds excellent - tight n' punchy with plenty of bass. Unfortunately, there's a built-in delay between the picture onscreen and the sound coming from Ray, even though they're right next to each other. Ray has a minimum 75 millisecond lag, which is way too long. There's no way to get sound & picture tighter. At times, it's far worse than that, which is helped by doing an inconvenient restart of the TV. The delay is never acceptable. There are also regular issues with the volume being controlled between the Sony TV remote and the DirecTV remote. It's difficult to maintain a consistent volume. All in all, I wouldn't recommend Ray to anyone, unless Sonos develops a fix for the unacceptable latency in its design. With that lag, I can't recommend it.

A very nice blend between price, quality and size. Easy to install and it has added a nice quality sound to my TV room. I'm becoming more and more impressed with Sonos products and I appreciate being able to control both this speaker and my other Sonos speakers from the a single app. While this may not have the power of 5.1 with numerous speakers around the room, it has enhanced the sound and viewing experience of my 65" Samsung TV

Another amazing device from Sonos. As an entry level product, it still blows the competition away. The sound is crisp, immersive and customizable. Pros: Solid build and design quality. Easy to setup. Easily accents other Sonos equipment in your home. Enhances TV viewing immediately. Perfect if you’re new to the Sonos lineup. Cons: No HDMI ARC, no remote. (Sonos Ray can use your tv remote though) Overall I’d highly recommend this product. We use it in the bedroom where it excels in all areas. Great for streaming music or watching tv.

This is my first product from Sonos and I must say the Ray is a great introduction. I’ve always had Samsung soundbars to match my television brand. I love the look and clear sound of the Ray. I don’t intend to use it for music since I have a HomePod for that. For TV use it’s perfect.

The Sonos Ray is a solid soundbar that packs great sound into a compact size and an affordable price. It’s perfect for small spaces or anyone looking to upgrade their TV audio without breaking the bank. The sound quality is impressive for its size, especially when it comes to dialogue clarity and balanced audio. However, it does have one drawback—it's not compatible with Hey Google or Alexa, so you can’t control it using voice commands. If smart assistant integration is a must-have for you, this might be a dealbreaker. But if you’re just looking for a simple, good-quality soundbar, the Sonos Ray is a great choice for the price.

Have Sonos ARC in living room with 2 additional Sonos ONE speakers. Have been very pleased with those. Purchased this Sonos RAY sound bar for master bedroom. It sounds great on a shelf under the TV. It is nice and small but has a great sound. Love the voice enhancement option especially in he bedroom where the sound is often lower. It is a great addition to the Sonos lineup. My only complaint is only having optical input and not HDMI. It would be perfect if had HDMI inputs. Very satisfied with RAY.

I got this soundbar for my apartment and it sounded AMAZING just from playing music. It does not have bluetooth (I shouldve researched better before ordering) so I had to return it because of that BUT it does have airplay. I ordered a Bose soundbar that had bluetooth and could noticeably tell the difference between the sound quality of the Sonos. Im not even a person who is an expert or usually cares about that stuff….but the Sonos sound quality was so much better (and same price because of Black Friday). Now that I have a TV, (and bluetooth is no longer a necessity) I needed to swap them ASAP! I highly recommend this soundbar, the app is great. The ability to adjust the bass and treble is great. Its a bummer this one doesnt have bluetooth, but airplay works just fine.

We added this small sound bar to the TV in our kitchen. It makes your kitchen feel like a theater room. So easy to install and we control everything from our Apple TV remote so no need for multiple remotes for content selection or volume. That’s a first for our family. We can watch traditional TV, YouTube content or music with premium sound. Feels like an elevated experience for not that large of an investment. Sometimes in life it’s the little tweaks like this purchase that seem to enhance every day living. We have been 20 year+ customers of Best Buy and Sonos. Finally replacing the complex Bose Home Theater system installed 15 years ago in the Family Room. Next week the Geek Squad guys are coming to upgrade the TV room with some Sonos love!! Stay tuned for that review. Let’s hope it feels as good as the Kitchen Media upgrade .

The sound quality of this is great. It's a perfect size and really hits above it's weight class, so to speak. But I just can't understand why this is still sold with the specs it has. It's a dinosaur, technologically speaking. Connecting via digital optical, although precise in sound quality transmission, makes it impossible to control volume levels unless you have an IR based remote for your TV with line of sight. I returned mine, because that is non-negotiable. Having a BT remote for my tv and streaming boxes meant that I could not raise and lower volume without using the app or physically touching the button on the bar. The only application that I could see this being great for is a computer soundbar. I am a Sonos fan. I have the Arc soundbar with the mini-sub, and 2 Era 100's as rear. I am immersed in whatever I am watching, and will scream from the mountain-top that this is a worthwhile investment for your entertainment needs. But...not the Ray. It's a bummer, i want to like it. But I just cant. Grateful that Best Buy made the return so easy, and even the employee who handled my return was baffled that such a high profile device was lacking so much basic functionality.

amazing!!! so worth the money, great soundbar for bedroom. i use this in my bedroom with my sonos mini sub. provides great sound and easy to setup. it should be known that this soundbar connects only via optical, so in some tvs you will need an IR remote. if you don’t like that, upgrade to the beam it’s well worth it!!

Sound quality is very good but there are things that I find could be better with this unit. Setup is not easy or intuitive. It can only connect to the TV with an optical cable and not an HDMI cable. Also no remote control you must use your cell phone or have Geek Squad hook it up and pair with TV.

Great soundbar for small spaces with a lot of punch. Only thing I wish it had different was the ability to sync volume to remote control. I have to either use the app on my phone to control volume or use the buttons on the top of the soundbar. Also have been having some issues now and then with the app pulling up my sound system. WiFi and Bluetooth on but doesn’t always pull up the info right away which can be frustrating since that’s the only way I can turn the volume up or down. Apart from the small issues with the volume, great product from Sonos with good quality.

I have a 43 inch Sony TV. Most soundbars are too long for my console stand. The Sonos Ray fits perfectly in front of my TV. This is the perfect size soundbar for a smaller space. Sound quality is amazing as well. Two drawbacks, no HDMI and the TV remote only controls the soundbar when the TV is off. Not a deal breaker just minor annoyances. I am thinking about picking up a pair of Sonos One SLs or Era 100s when there is a sale.

Had this for a little over a month now and the sound is amazing! We are using this in a smaller room so we needed to conserve all the space we could. The sound is like theater quality and the bass is very good! Have used this while watching movies and playing PS5 video games and we will be purchasing Sonos brand again!

Produces really good sound for its size. Good bass and excellent mids. I can’t give it 5 stars because it doesn’t have HDMI ARC. It’s optical only. At this price HDMI ARC should be included. I wouldn’t put this in a large room but it’s perfect for someone looking to get better audio from their bedroom tv.

The sound is clear and the volumn can be turned up so that I can hear it even in the other room. I had never noticed the low sounds like thunder that were carried by several of the programs that I watched but they were coming from the woffer and I had never heard them before!

Excellent products and this did not disappoint. Big sound out of a small sound bar. Above average bass, easy to connect / set up. 10/10

Excellent selection for our family room. The sound quality is movie theater worthy. It’s a big sound in a small package. Simple set up through the Sonos App that you download. I didn’t know there’s a music component to the app which was a nice surprise. Can play music directly from the soundbar without the TV

Just when you think a sound bar couldnt get any better. This is small, compact and produces the right level of sound and tone for a small outdoor space. Movie nights just got a whole lot better

Nice quality sound set up should be easy, but I had trouble linking to my remote for the volume