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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  1. I would listen to broadcasts of Blue Jays games, Ted Talks on space exploration, and tv shows like Bob’s Burgers!

  4. I’d listen to music: Alanis Morriset
    I’d watch movies: Dune
    I’d watch TV shows: Stranger Things

  5. I would listen to:
    – The Boys and other action TV shows
    – My classical music playlist
    – New movies (secrets of Dumbledore and other new movies)

  10. I would listen to meditations on the calm app, i would listen to “my favorite murder” podcast and of course to binge watch the new stranger things series om netflix

  11. My first listen to would be my favourite radio station CJAY second would be 60’s rock and then some good old hard rock

  13. I would listen to old school hip hop. My daughter would last any disney songs and my hubby would listen to his football games on there

  14. I would watch The Boys, I would listen to Coffeehouse Crime videos, and I would listen to Hollywood Undead.

  15. 1. Youtube : Vietnamese channel
    2. Music: Hero from Mariah Carey
    3. radio : local radio station for contests !

  16. I’d listen to music: Keane
    I’d watch movies: Lord of the Rings (the trilogy!)
    I’d watch TV shows: The Boys

  21. I would listen to my YouTube playlist cranked loudly
    I would watch an extremely action packed movie on me to Flix
    I would love to catch a game, with the sound so intense like I’m in it.

  23. If I win I will be listening to Pod Casts , Dax Shepard and Rob Lowe !
    Favourite old bands : Chilliwack , Prism , Doucette !
    And watching movies : Mission Impossible and Top Gun 1

  25. I’d listen to music, likely the Weeknd. I’d watch movies like Princess Bride. I’d watch TV shows like Severance.

  27. If I win the Sonos Ray Soundbar, I would listen to Bon Jovi.
    I would watch my favorite TV series, Yellowstone.
    I would watch some of my old movies, like Open Range. The gun fight would sound amazing!

  29. I’d listen to music: Led Zeppelin
    I’d watch movies: Dune
    I’d watch TV shows: Strange New Worlds (Star Trek)

  31. I’d use least the Sonos Ray sound bar to listen to the podcast Newshour and CBC radio.

  34. I’d use least the Sonos Ray sound bar to listen to the podcast Newshour, Adele’s 30 album on Spotify, and CBC radio.

  36. I’d listen to folk and alternative music, like Bahamas. I’d also use it to watch movies for family movie night- our favourite is Sound of Music. And we would use it to listen to audiobooks- most recently we’ve been listening to Paddington!

  37. I’d listen to music… anything from pop to rock to metal. I’d listen to the Blue Jays games. And I’d use the sound bar to listen rewatch the Die Hard movies.

  38. I’d listen to music – for my wife Elvis
    I’d watch movies: John Wayne
    I’d watch TV- NASCAR cup races

  41. I’d watch an/all James Bond movies, new Top Gun (when streaming), and any alternative 80s music channels

  42. I would:
    1. Play games: Cyberpunk 2077
    2. Listen to music: Lord of the Rings soundtrack
    3. Watch TV: The Expanse

  43. I would listen to my favourite podcast: CBC’s UNDER THE INFLUENCE
    I would watch my favourite movies, Airplane! and I, Robot.
    I would watch some TV … Judge Judy!

  45. I’d listen to music: Led Zeppelin
    I’d watch movies: Dune
    I’d watch TV shows: Strange New Worlds (Star Trek)

  47. Gaming – Mario kart on the Nintendo switch with my boys
    Movies – our usual Friday family movie night where we watch the latest new movies
    Music – all the Damien rice and nature scape while I paint or exercise

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