What will you listen to with the Sonos Ray sound bar? Install this sound bar with your TV for incredible sound and crystal-clear dialogue from your favourite movies or TV series. You can also stream music, podcasts, or any other audio from your smart devices (phones, tablets, smart assistants). Adding a sound bar to your setup can make any audio you listen to clearer and more enjoyable. Read on to learn more about the things you can enjoy with a Sonos Ray sound bar and enter for a chance to win a new one for your home.

What content can you enjoy better with a Sonos Ray sound bar

Most of us view sound bars as a speaker or set of speakers contained in a long thin design that will complement your TV. Often these are selected to boost the audio profile of a modern flat-screen TV. Built-in TV speakers have a reputation for less than optimum quality sound. The problem is simply, the thinner the panel and bezel, the less space exists for built-in speakers capable of impressive sound quality. Adding a sound bar to your home entertainment setup can enhance your listening experience—whatever you’re listening to on the television will sound better. However, a versatile sound bar like the Sonos Ray can boost a wider range of content than you might think.

Movies and TV shows

Sound plays a big part in the effectiveness of how stories are delivered in movies and TV shows. A well constructed scene combines dialogue, sound effects, and a musical soundtrack. The synergy of these sound elements creates a perfect cinematic experience—only if you have the right speaker system.

I’ve experienced watching a movie with dialogue too soft to hear, drowned out by the other audio components. If I crank up the volume then the sound effects (e.g., a helicopter sound) become deafening. Having to constantly adjust the volume when this happens just takes me out of the experience. The Sonos Ray can help with this. It is designed to selectively boost dialogue and bass so you can simply enjoy what you are watching.

Music

Classical or pop? Country or hip-hop? Music of all styles can be complex and a challenge for an audio system to faithfully reproduce. With the combination of musical instruments, melodies, voices, lyrics, and more, not a lot of speakers (more so your TV speakers) can carry out sound as good as it should be. With the right audio device, music can take you to places no other form of media can.

Listen to music for a nice relaxing day at home, or a nice candlelight dinner with a loved one, and let a great sound bar transport you along with your favourite tune.

Podcasts

Listening to podcasts is a great way to keep yourself entertained and informed. There are podcasts on a wide range of topics: from news, to politics, history, culture, entertainment, and many more. What I like about listening to podcasts is the fun and creative way their creators deliver information and stories, often with the help of a little intriguing background music.

With a simple search on the internet or specifically on your favourite podcast apps you’ll quickly find one that captures your interest. And if you have a Sonos sound bar, you can stream it from your phone or tablet and listen while you prepare dinner or move around the house cleaning.

Games

Sound elicits response—more so when it comes to interactive media such as gaming. Many of today’s most exciting games take you to a different world which allows gamers to dive in. Games use visual and sound effects to create an immersive experience. Sound effectively carries the narrative, defines the space, sets the mood, and brings you into the action. Adding a sound bar to your gaming setup can help boost the audio by projecting sound from wall to wall to allow for a more immersive gaming experience.

Natural soundscapes

The simple sounds of nature can help reduce stress. And you can fill your home with these using a Sonos sound bar. Transform any space into a soothing landscape with the sound of falling rain, river current, birds chirping, leaves rustling, and many more. Natural soundscapes create a peaceful mood, free from the distraction of everyday noises.

There is a wide variety of soundscapes you can play from many video and music streaming apps. You can find many intended for meditation, focus while doing work, or even induce sleep.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter up to four times:

  1. In a comment below, tell us at least three types of content you would listen to if you win the Sonos Ray sound bar. Please be specific: if you say podcast, tell us which podcast.
  2. For up to three (3) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) telling your friends and followers that you are entering to win a Sonos Ray sound bar from Best Buy; include the hashtag #BBYSONOSContest, so we can find your post, and include a picture of the blog contest like that shown here. Then return here and tell us in a comment below, on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc) but the post must be public so we can verify it is there. Add one comment below for each social media channel for up to 3 contest entries.

 

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select one eligible winner to receive a new Sonos Ray sound bar.

This contest runs from June 17 until July 4.

Remember you can enter up to four times as discussed above. If you’re the type of person who could fill an entire room with all your favourite audio content, this contest is especially for you. Share this contest to your friends and family who are the same.

Win a Sonos Ray Sound Bar Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck!

Chris Nasaire
Chris Nasaire
Chris is constantly on the lookout for new tech that can make day-to-day productivity fun and easy—from the latest coffee machines to high-performing laptops. Outside of his exciting role as an editor at Best Buy Canada, he writes short fiction and travel stories, with some of his work appearing in local literary magazines.

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  3. I have always enjoyed This American Life podcast and it would be great to listen to it with a better sound. I would like to watch Drive my Car for a movie as the voices of actors in Chekov’s play would be so strong even with subtitles. I would play Spiderman: Miles Morales on our Playstation 5 for a video game.

  4. I would listen to music by Tears for Fears
    I would watch Stranger Things
    I would watch the Marvel MCU

  8. Music – soundtracks; Basil Poledouris
    Movie – Dune (4K Ultra HD) (Blu-ray Combo) (2021)
    Dr. Becky – YouTube astronomy channel

  9. I would listen to music by The Beach Boys.
    I would watch Summer of Rockets Series on Knowledge TV.
    I would watch the Star Wars movies.

  10. I would listen to music – Blue Rodeo and the Eagles, watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix and listen to a podcast by Brene Brown.

  11. I would listen to music – Blue Rodeo and the Eagles, watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix and listen to a podcast by Brene Brown.

  12. I would listen to music – Blue Rodeo and the Eagles, watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix and listen to a podcast by Brene Brown.

  13. I would listen to music – Blue Rodeo and the Eagles, watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix and listen to a podcast by Brene Brown.

  15. We’d probably blare some Beatles of Foundations (our son has been requesting them more lately), watch some Netflix (Stranger Things), or play some games (wrapping up Forbidden West, then moving onto Elden Ring). This would blow away our built in Vizio speaker.

  16. I’d use the Sonos Ray sound bar to listen to various podcasts (example the Joe Rogan Experience), my Spotify playlist of favourite songs and stream my saved SiriusXM channels.

  17. I would use it to listen to music on Youtube, watch action movies such as the Avengers, and binge watch series on Netflix like Stranger Things.

  19. I’d like to up the sound for the World Cup this Fall!
    Would definitely run my Spotify playlists through here – hip hop and stoner rock
    My PS4 (or PS5 if I can ever find one) would sound great on this

  20. I would listen to music (mongolian throat singing), listen to series (umbrella academy), and natural soundscapes (bees droning)

  22. I would watch britbox – The Fall – Season 1
    I would listen to music – The Guess Who
    I would listen to podcasts: The Kitchen Counter

  24. I would listen to loud rock – like Bohemian Rhapsody. And also soundscapes to help me sleep – spotify has some good ones. And also I’d love to see the difference when I watch the Leafs play!

  28. I would listen to music and would play The Sound of Music Soundtrack, watch The Lion King, and listen the Joe Rogan podcast.

  33. I would listen to the the Eagles Greatest HIts CD, relax to a background soundscape of falling rain, and watch the movie Grease

  35. I would watch Encanto (movie) with my son, listen to some Michael Jackson (music) and watch The Boys on Amazon Prime (TV show).

  37. I would use it for movie viewing, maybe Top Gun – Maverick once it’s available for streaming 😉

  38. I would use it to watch movies, such as the Fast & Furious series, which would sound great with this soundbar.

  39. I would play elden ring on my Xbox series X, listen to the new Coheed and Cambria album, and watch Umbrella academy on Netflix with my wife.

  40. I would use it for gaming while playing Halo, watching movies like Titanic and listening to travel podcasts such as Armchair Explorer with Aaron Millar.

  41. My Television came from Best Buy so to marry it up to a Best Buy sound bar makes perfect sense

  42. I would listen to Nacho Libre (the movie), Celine Dion (music) and Super Soul Sunday (podcast). 🙂

  43. I would listen to the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd, listen to music and play Bruno Mars and my favourite Soul & Funk playlists and I would watch West Side Story on my TV.

  45. I would love to use it for gaming to get the full sound. Would also love to watch any movie with a John Williams score to ge the full effect of his amazing music. I would also use it for music during the day.

  46. I would listen to music and would play Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. I also just started listening to Anna Tremonti’s new podcast, Welcome to Paradise and would finish listening with this sound bar. Movies would be another choice and I would love to watch Bad Guys with my family.

  47. I would listen to the revisionist history podcast, play FFXIV on PS5 & watch the new dr strange movie

  48. I would listen to The Killers music, watch the new Top Gun: Maverick movie and have the Simple Songs channel playing for my daughter!

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