'We don't want to make a legacy AVR': WiiM's first soundbar is the same price as the Sonos Beam, but it's bigger, beefier and has real upfiring drivers for Dolby Atmos — and we talked to WiiM's CEO about it
- WiiM launches its first soundbar for $479 / £449 (about AU$840)
- 8-driver array with dedicated upfiring drivers
- 3.0.2 channels, expandable to 5.1.2 with WiiM wireless speakers
WiiM has been building out its rival ecosystem to Sonos for a while now. The impressive WiiM Sound wireless speaker launched last year, and now the firm has unveiled its first soundbar. Based on its pricing, the new WiiM Bar is being positioned as a direct rival to the Sonos Beam (2nd Gen)... but on paper seems to beat it in a few key areas.
The WiiM Bar is a 3.0.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar with an eight-driver array, including upfiring height speakers, which the Sonos Beam lacks. It features automatic room correction, multi-room grouping and support for over 20 streaming services, and you can expand it to a full surround system with WiiM's other speakers and its subwoofer.
Unusually, there's a glass-covered 2.1-inch...
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