{"id":5180,"date":"2022-05-12T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/sonos-unveils-apple-music-voice-control-without-alexa-or-assistant-budget-ray-airplay-2-soundbar\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T01:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:50:11","slug":"sonos-unveils-apple-music-voice-control-without-alexa-or-assistant-budget-ray-airplay-2-soundbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/en\/sonos-unveils-apple-music-voice-control-without-alexa-or-assistant-budget-ray-airplay-2-soundbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonos unveils Apple Music voice control without Alexa or Assistant, budget ‘Ray’ AirPlay 2 soundbar"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sonos unveils Apple Music voice control without Alexa or Assistant, budget ‘Ray’ AirPlay 2 soundbar<\/div>\n
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\n Sonos’ new soundbar has been officially unveiled after it was leaked in April. The Ray<\/a> comes as its most affordable home theater speaker priced at $279<\/a> and is more compact than the Beam<\/a> or full-sized Arc<\/a>. Sonos has also announced its own “Voice Control” service that will arrive next month to let users control Apple Music directly from Sonos speakers with built-in mics. <\/p>\n

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The Verge<\/a> leaked the Sonos Ray in late April and revealed the speaker’s features, specs, and launch date. Then followed up by leaking the marketing name last week. Now the most affordable Sonos soundbar is official. <\/p>\n

Coming in $170 below the $449 Beam soundbar, Ray<\/a> naturally makes some concessions but Sonos says it delivers “clearer, more powerful sound than ever before possible by a small standalone speaker.”<\/p>\n

Sonos Ray features<\/h3>\n

Ray has four Class-D amps that are tuned for use with two tweeters or two midwoofers. To minimize distortion and to balance low-end frequencies, Sonos uses its “Bass Reflex System”. <\/p>\n

You get features like AirPlay 2 and Apple Music support (all the other major streaming services too), and the Trueplay auto EQ feature to customize audio to your space. <\/p>\n

There are touch controls at the top of the soundbar, and the Sonos app can be used. You can also find useful features like a Speech Enhancement mode to clarify speech, and Night Sound mode which reduces noise and improves the quality of quiet sounds. <\/p>\n

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There’s a Sonos Ray wall mount available and you can also pair the budget soundbar with the Sonos One for a surround setup<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Sonos Ray comes in black and white and measures 2. 79-inches (71 mm) high, 22-inches (559 mm) wide, and 3. 74-inches (95 mm) deep. This is about 3 inches wider than the Beam. <\/p>\n

Sonos Ray: What you’re giving up<\/h3>\n

As for what you’re missing out on compared to the $449 Sonos Beam gen 2<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sonos Ray has:<\/p>\n