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I would avoid Sonos as they are still stuck in software issues since more than 1 year. And they have hardware issues too with the paint flaking from the grids. Anyway it doesn’t support properly DTS which is a no go if you wanna play Blu ray discs except with spexific and more expensive players whic

The Ray is not that good you are not missing out on anything. The Beam Gen 2 is a significant audio upgrade over the Streambar to be fair it does cost significantly more. https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/tools/compare/roku-streambar-vs-sonos-beam-gen-2/19666/28293 Using the Streambar you are missing

Sony supports all DTS formats and Dolby Atmos formats. Yes Sonos might have some better drivers but that doesn’t make it particular better. I’m not sure if Sonos supports it but Sony soundbars can enhance stereo sound to a more Spatial Audio experience. The user that wanted advise said that they use

I have plenty of Sonos soundbars in my house including the Arc Ultra. I don’t need HDMI’s pass though and I have a lot of consoles connected, especially if your tv is eARC/HDMI 2.1 you just use the tv as a hub. Worst case you get a $20-30 hdmi switch to make additional devices work. Also Sonos does