Tech Tools: Sonos Ray brings big sound, compact size

New sound bar will fit into almost any living room

The Sonos Ray 3 speaker beneath a TV

€299

TVs may be getting flatter and thinner, but there is no reason why your sound should do the same. And while there have been vast improvements made on the built-in speakers in those TVs, there are still some times when a separate sound bar is needed. Enter the Sonos Ray, a new compact bar that will fit into almost any home cinema set-up.

It has been tuned to fit everything from dialogue to big soundtracks, and conscious that it will likely be tucked away somewhere, Sonos has made the acoustic elements front-facing, so interference is minimised. Like other Sonos devices, it supports –– 2 for Apple devices, although it ditches Dolby Atmos. It will also integrate with the rest of the Sonos ecosystem, making it an integral part of your home sound system.

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Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist