Customer Ratings & Reviews

An absolute fail with newer TV version. Was hoping for more since its been a long time since my last purchase with Best Buy. Now I am remembering why.

Couldn't hardly tell the difference between the TV speakers and this entry level Sonos soundbar. Definitely not worth it in my opinion. I can understand why you might want it for some applications - two stars.

I was looking for a compact sound bar to go into a small living room and the Sonos Ray seemed to be the perfect fit. Note that the Ray has no HDMI port but does offer a digital optical connection which most TVs have. Setting up the Ray was straightforward. Not much setup was required, the Ray was up and running in under 10 minutes. I used the Ray with a 55” TV and quickly noticed the sound was a lot better than the TV's built-in speakers. I placed this in a small living room and the audio seemed to cover the area well. Although, I would not recommend the Ray for large living rooms. Small areas seem to be the perfect location for this sound bar. The Ray packs a wonderful sound right out of the box. For its size, it is truly impressive. The app does have EQ settings if you want to fine-tune the Ray’s audio output. The Sonos app also allows you to stream music over Wi-Fi if desired. Music, podcasts, and movies all sound amazing with this compact sound bar. The sound is clear, the bass is rich, and the lows, mids, and highs don’t seem to power over one or the other. If you require a compact sound bar that packs an excellent sound, the Ray is something that can be seriously considered. The simplicity of the setup, rich sound, and overall performance makes the Ray a worthy competitor to other sound bars of its size and price. I would’ve liked an option for Bluetooth, AUX, or even HDMI connectivity, but lack of ports aside, the Ray has been a solid sound bar for a small living room.

Using the built-in speakers in our Sony Bravia television, the sound was always kinda wimpy. With our new Sonos - Ray, the sound is now great!

Tried to setup but has not worked yet. Disappointed

When I tried to work the remote for sound it didn’t work so techs came back out & he still couldn’t get it to work. Took sound bar back

Did not work with our new Sony OLEDF TV. Had to replace it with a Bose which worked fine. Give me a break! Don't they test these with major TC manufacturers before they go out the door.

Don't buy! We have had a terrible time using this sound bar. First, when connecting to Sonos: Twice it has disconnected from my phone. You might think reconnecting it is simple - but it required a call to Sonos that took the tech 25 minutes to reconnect. After the second time disconnecting, I don't have the bandwith to go through it all again so I just won't play music through the sound bar any more. Secondly, when connecting to the Samsung TV remote, the only way you can control the sound bar is if you stand directly in front of it within 10 feet. I would love to return this item, but it is too late!

Good for entry level. Adjusting the sound takes an engineering degree. Have to use app on my phone which is really a pain. Have a few days to take it back so I'm returning this boat anchor.

I have to turn the volume up only with my phone other than that its fantastic!

Sonos - Ray Soundbar with Wi-Fi - Black. Nothing extraordinary!

comes with no remote and really has no options like other products do. you either need to download a app. to control volume through your phone or control volume at the soundbar.

Sonos bills the Ray Sounder as a great choice for people who want big sound in a small space, but I have to tell you, it is great for big rooms as well. We have a 60" TV mounted above our fireplace in our main living room/kitchen area (open concept). We have found that some sounds and especially dialogue can seem a bit muffled or 'lost' in all that open room. We don't tend to watch movies and such in there, we have a multi-media room for that, but we do watch lots of news and my wife watches her reality TV shows in there, so lots of dialogue. The Ray product description talks about how it is tuned to help with voices and dialogue, and I have to say, Sonos and the Ray delivered in spectacular fashion. Everything sounds crisp and precise no matter where you are in the room or what you are doing. For that reason alone, the Ray is completely worth it for me. The Ray is also incredibly easy to set up. I was able to plug it in to the power plug behind the TV and slot the digital audio cable (fiber optic) without even having to move the TV on my mount. I had already downloaded the App to my iPhone right before opening the box and within a couple minutes I had the Ray up and running and was ready to 'tune' it for the room. Sonos has you hold your phone so the mic is up and then has you walk around the room sweeping it from high to low as it pings our a tone so that the software can figure out the acoustics of your room. It took me three tries to get it done (first I went too slow because I was trying to minimize the noise I made, on the second try I made too much noise because I was going faster, but on the third try I managed to do everything right). It is completely worth it to go through the tuning because I could tell the difference almost immediately. It really felt like the sound was being beamed right to my ears. I was as happy as could be with the set up and sound of the Ray and my wife was even impressed with the sound and she hardly notices that stuff. Unfortunately, the next day we started running into a problem. While I was able to get my Samsung and the Ray to talk that first day and was able to control the volume with my TV remote, it stopped working the next day and I had to go through the troubleshooting process. Got it to work again and my wife was happy. The next day, same exact thing. While I appreciate the the fiber optic connection for it's sound quality, and lack of delay, I'm really wishing that Sonos has put in an HDMI connection, because I have YET to have a problem controlling a sound bar through that way (though I HAVE had problems with sound synching through HDMI). The Ray is new and so is my Samsung TV so I'm hoping that maybe we might get this worked out with a firmware update to one or the other or both. It also wouldn't be a problem if all shows and commercials were required to be leveled to the same volume, so that you didn't need to crank down/up the volume all the time and could instead, just find the precise volume that works for you and let it be. Finally, I really hope that Sonos also makes a TV undermount for the Ray. It has one available to mount it directly to the wall, but I don't want to have to do that. Right now it is sitting on the mantle, which is fine in the short term but I would really like it slung underneath the TV so we don't have to see the cords. It is such a diminutive soundbar that it shouldn't need anything fancy or too bulky. I'm sure I could find something from a 3rd party but I would prefer to have one made especially for the Ray. All-in-all, I am VERY happy with the Ray. I eventually got my wife to put the Sonos App on her phone and she can adjust the volume there for the time being, but I would really like for Sonos to come up with a solution to utilize the remote we already have a bit better. For the price, the Ray is an outstanding addition to any TV setup and will vastly improve the sound quality of your shows regardless of the size of your room.

Sounds clear when listening to your show! I do wish it would have a lil more bass but overall great speaker

Bought this because my other soundbar was fritzing out. I am very pleased with the quality of sound.

Only had it a month -- stopped working properly 2 weeks ago and can't get it fixed??

great sound!!! very easily installation and quick pick up and quick install into app with phone

it fine I think we can find better speaker whit this price

no worth the price imo. the five has better sound quality for the price of the ray.

We returned it for a SONOS upgrade bigger soundbar