Sonos Ray - Compact Soundbar for TV and Music - Black

Awesome sound! We have many Sonos products so we expected nice quality sound and Sonos delivered in this compact unit. Sounds as good as the full size units and other speakers we own. It’s in an echoey room with tile and lots of hard surface stuff (workshop) and still sounds great! Awesome for secondary spaces or compact areas too. Same Sonos quality, just less space

Great sound system! Easy set up!

Moved in with Mother-in-Law to because of her early stages of Alzheimers. She is also hard of hearing. Of course she does not think she has a hearing problem and does not want hearing aids. Because of her Alzheimers she would probably lose them and not be able to operate them either. She was turning the volume on the TV ip to, 50. 80, and 100. You could hear the TV throughout the whole house and it was a major health concern our ears as well as hers. I searched many different posdibilities. Most TVs and sound bars don't have Maximum Volume Limit setting. Also, we needed something where she did not have a separate remote. The Sonos Ray soundbar solved our problem. You can control the Maximum Volume, use an equilizer to cut fown loud base, and the have a setting so you can hear "speech" better It uses an optical input and does not need the HDMI ARC, or EARC. Her TV did have a setting so we could direct all the sound though the sound bar. The remote was easy to setup. You do have to have WiFi. The free Sonos app let's you make adjustment on your phone. Because of our situation, I did not need a sound bar that brings a lot of attention to itself with leds etc. On the Sonos soundbar, you can cut off the staus lights on the sound bar. The only other light was a small light in the front of the sound bar on the top center that flashes when adjusting the volume. I put a one inch piece of black electrical tape over that light. She has not even realized that anything has changed. She still feels independent an control of her surrondings. I set the volume woul go up reasonably loud but would not harm anyone's ears. The only different is the volume numbers that use to appear on the TV screen fo not show up. But, she can watch tv, adjust the volume, and we can now live in the same house and spend time with her without avoiding the headaches and ear pain. If anybody is listening, if TV manufactures would put a setting for customers to set maximum volume, it would help a lot of people anc the cost would be almost nothing. Our problem is solved!

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.

So there's a fake Sonos app, if it asks for a credit card, uninstall it immediately. Then try the real one, this speaker is the coolest thing, I never knew I needed it till I got one. I have it plugged into my optical output from TV and it is awesome

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.

GOOD STUFF (4 stars): Once it was set up, the soundbar did its job, which was to sound a little better than the terribly tinny built-in speakers in my office's Samsung 32" TV, which remind of handheld transistor radios from decades ago. I had been very happy with my Yamaha SR-C20A soundbar for almost two years. Sadly, it sounded better to me than this one does, but it bricked itself forever (PURPOSELY, according to Yamaha's support site!) -- with no user-serviceable way to reset a fuse or anything -- when I experienced weird electrical brownouts during a big snowstorm. So I'm trying something new. I'm not using this particular TV/soundbar for high-quality movie viewing or anything. It's just for the occasional background baseball game or something when I'm in my office. For this, it is good enough. I guess I'll keep it. BAD STUFF (2 stars): This is my first and only Sonos product. I would imagine that installing an app to in order to connect and control a set of Sonos speakers makes sense. But when I buy a soundbar with a power cord and an optical cable, what possible need do I have for an app? I had to supply my email address, allow Bluetooth and location services, and give them my wi-fi password. I also had to disable my phone's VPN just to verify my email address. Not cool. All of that to turn on a speaker that I'd already plugged into my TV and that should already be making sound? (I understand that I could also play music on this thing via the app, but that's not something I'm interested in. To me, this is a TV speaker and nothing else.) I was able to deny all Sonos app permissions after I got everything working. Hopefully I'll never need the app again. I haven't tried disabling the soundbar's wi-fi access yet, but I'll be accessing my router's settings to cut it off ASAP. Hopefully it still functions after that. Hey, Sonos, if you're reading this -- why can't you make a speaker that just plugs in and works, AND add an *optional* app to connect it to a network if/when I ever have that need? The only conclusion I can come to is that Sonos is a sales and marketing company that happens to make speakers. That's too bad, because I've heard good things about their product quality. But I'll be thinking of them as "SoNosy" instead of "Sonos" from here on. SIDE NOTE (3 stars): One interesting thing is that I'm used to programming my cable remote to control a TV and speaker. Instead, this soundbar has you set ITSELF up so that it understands your remote's volume and mute buttons. That's a backwards, yet novel approach, and a good one -- IF you need the app for anything else (see BAD STUFF above). Again, this should be *optional*. If this soundbar could just plug and play, then I could still program my cable remote to send it the signals it wants. (In fact, why doesn't it come with a cheapie remote like everything else in the world these days? Kind of a weird omission.) FINAL SCORE: 3 stars RECOMMENDATION: If you ARE already a happy Sonos customer, and you have a small auxiliary TV somewhere in your house, this soundbar will make it sound a little better, and you can easily configure and control it from your phone app. If you AREN'T already a Sonos customer, then make sure you're okay with all the BAD STUFF above before you buy this thing. I'd read another review with similar complaints to mine, and I should have listened. But I thought, "No way, that reviewer was helpful, but they must have been missing something. Surely a speaker would just work if I plugged it in." Nope! Believe it!

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, 😂🤣😂

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We’ve been using the Sonos sound bar for a while now and it’s been a fantastic addition to our setup. The sound quality is clear, rich, and powerful — whether we’re watching movies, listening to music, or just streaming something in the background, it really enhances the experience. Setup was straightforward, and we had it connected and running in no time. The design is sleek and modern, and it fits nicely in our space without being bulky or distracting. We also love how easily it connects with other devices and apps. We’re so happy with this purchase that we’re already planning to get a second one for another room. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for a reliable and great-sounding sound bar.

Una maravilla, para tu TV esto es una maravilla, ademas con el servicio de SONOS Radio esto hace que tenga un plus! las películas suenan de maravilla, la musica también, tuve que comprar 2 por que un cuarto no era suficiente! OJO! tiene su cable de fibra optica en la caja, pero no se nota, búscalo en su cajita chiquita porque lo pasé desapercibido y compre 2 cables por no saber que traía los suyos!

Soundbar diferenciada trouxe muita qualidade e volume de som para minha TV. É o modelo de entrada da Sonos, com dois canais. Pequena e esteticamente muito bonita. Perfeito para quem procura melhorar o som da TV e manter visual clean na sala. Não tem controle remoto, uso o celular ou controle da TV a cabo. A conexão com a TV é através de cabo ótico. Esses são os dois problemas a falta do controle e de uma entrada HDMI. No entanto, a qualidade sonora compensa. Dá também para ouvir músicas de plataformas de streaming.

Me dicen en el servicio técnico, que no funciona con fibra 5G, tampoco la señora que me atendió, parecía estar muy enterada. De todas formas en pleno 2025 no entiendo como una marca tan cara no hace una barra compatible con 5 Ghz de Wifi que lleva ya 10 años practicamente funcionando, ni bluetooth ni conexión HDMI. ES MUY ABSURDO! Creo que la devolveré...