Sonos Ray – Compact Soundbar for TV and Music – Black
€199
Price: $199.00
(as of Jul 26, 2025 06:01:32 UTC – Details)
Upgrade your TV, music, and gaming experiences with this impressively compact and easy-to-use soundbar. Experience precisely balanced sound, including crisp dialogue and solid bass, plus streamlined control with your TV remote, the Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2, and more.
Experience clearer, more powerful sound than ever before possible by a small standalone soundbar.
Dynamic sound that enhances the drama and creates a surprisingly wide soundstage.
Zero-stress setup with only two cables and help from the Sonos app.
Stream all your content from your favorite services over WiFi using the Sonos app, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and more.
Customers say
Customers praise the soundbar’s sound quality, particularly its ability to tailor to room acoustics, and appreciate its compact size, especially for small spaces. The functionality and ease of setup receive mixed feedback – while some say it works great and is easy to set up, others report it’s completely useless half the time and find the instructions confusing. Moreover, connectivity issues are significant, with multiple customers reporting it won’t connect to WiFi. Additionally, the quality and value for money receive positive feedback, while the remote functionality is problematic as it doesn’t support RF remotes.
Kirstie Furcini –
Best Soundbar
Simple sound bar that has great sound quality for a great price. Easy to control from phone app or set up to your TV remote.
Al Sadler –
I love this Sound bar
The minute I got this sound bar setup I was amazed how all my devices had instant access to it. My tv is connected via the Digital optical cable, but my laptop, iPhone, iPad, and stereo can also connect to it. I love how the sound is, for such a small device. It’s lightweight, but puts out a heavy audio quality. I’ll need to add some extra speakers to extend the sound outside my boat as well.
P. Cortes –
Sounds Amazing, Connects to Other Sonos Products
We have a Sonos ARC with a wireless Subwoofer 3 in our basement and decided to add a soundbar to our living room TV (which is not our main go-to theater / sports watching TV). It integrated seamlessly with the other Sonos components on our network and was easy to install. It comes with an optical cable so if your TV doesn’t have an optical connector, you cannot use this soundbar. It is compatible “mostly” with infrared TV remotes. I say “mostly” because if you have an IR remote, there are no extra steps to set up beyond “plug and play.” We have an LG TV which uses a RF Magic Remote. That took a few extra steps to set up so we could use our TV remote to control the volume. I don’t believe it will necessarily work with all non-IR remotes so you may want to do your research before you buy. Sounds way better than the stock TV speakers. Good lows, considering the size of the package and the fact that it doesn’t have a separate subwoofer, and nice rich sound in other frequencies. Great product.
Tom Watson –
What a disappointment
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.
Nick S –
Oh sonos…
The Sonos Ray is a solid upgrade to my TV sound, delivering clear audio and decent bass for its size. It was easy to set up and integrated well into my existing Sonos system, providing a much-needed improvement over the TV’s built-in speakers. The compact design also fits nicely in my setup.However, software issues continue to be a frustration. As someone who has been with Sonos since the early days, I’ve seen my fair share of growing pains with their 2nd gen ecosystem. Unfortunately, I’ve had to scrap five first-gen units due to compatibility problems, which is disappointing for loyal customers. This Ray marks my 12th Sonos purchase, so Iâve stuck with the brand despite these setbacks.Overall, the Sonos Ray is a nice addition if you’re looking for a better TV audio experience, but I wish the software and long-term compatibility were as reliable as the sound quality.Being a sonos customer is a bit like having a moody girlfriendâwhen she’s happy, the world is wonderful, but when she’s grumpy, it’s an absolute pain in the behind!
Natalie –
Great speakers
This is a great speakers and easy to connect. You did have to download the app to finish the setup but once it was fully setup I could use my tv remote to control the speaker volume.
J. Harrison –
Sonos just works.
After heavily investing in the Sonos ecosystem, the expectation was that the Ray would be an easy setup and config in a guest bedroom, which it was. Great clarity of voice and pairs with Sonos Ace headphones easily.
Kansy –
super klang für klein geldbutel statt bose
Vincent Chevalier –
I originally bought this as a surround speaker for music for a large family room to replace a Bose which was already doing a good job, however it did perform as well on the bass. When I put in an closed office room the bass really performed much better.I really like the clean look and the fact that there are no microphones like the other Sonos products.
jacqueline varin –
Très contente de mon achat que jâai fais sur les conseils de ma fille le son télé est super et très facile à installer après avoir installé lâapplication Sono sur mon portable, il nây a quâà suivre les instructions je recommande ce produit qui est arrivé super bien emballé.
Fernando Angel Lozano Gonzalez –
Excelente calidad
Muffin Time –
Weâve been using the Sonos sound bar for a while now and itâs been a fantastic addition to our setup. The sound quality is clear, rich, and powerful â whether weâre 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.Weâre so happy with this purchase that weâre already planning to get a second one for another room. Highly recommend it if youâre looking for a reliable and great-sounding sound bar.