Sony’s HT-S2000 is a new 3.1-channel soundbar that’s designed to provide very big sound from a compact box. At $499 (around £390 / AU$730) it’s priced about the same as the Sonos Beam (Gen 2), and like that model it can be enhanced with wireless speakers and a subwoofer for a full surround sound package.
Like many of the best soundbars, the HT-S2000 has onboard Dolby Atmos support, though it uses virtual processing instead of upfiring speakers to deliver the height effects in Atmos soundtracks. In that way, it’s similar to the Sonos Beam (Gen 2), though there are also key differences between the two.
