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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  6. 1. Gaming on nintendo- mario kart 8 deluxe
    2. Watching 4k movies-top gun maverick
    3. Listen to music-rock and roll

  11. Listening to music on Spotify
    Listen to the sound of movies on Netflix
    Listening to the Football and Hockey Games

  15. Hmm three things I’d listen to:
    1) the new Metric album coming out next month.
    2) the last 2 episodes of Stranger Things
    3) Everything, Everywhere, All at Once for the second time because that movie is amazing.

  16. Hi/Bonjour, ok i would listen to my playlists , internet radio stations, and movies off course. Thanks.

  17. I would listen to LoFi mixes on Spotify. I would binge-watch The Umbrella Academy on Netflix and I would hit up Youtube and stream Shawn James My Self Reliance videos.

  18. Easy:
    Podcasts: Stuff you Should Know with josh and chuck!
    Movies: anything marvel
    Music: no copyright music on youtube!

  32. I would listen to music, Bill Burr’s podcast and natural soundscapes. Thanks for the opportunity to win this soundbar!

  33. I would listen to my Apple Music library, podcasts like Crime Junkie, and TV shows like Peaky Blinders 🙂

  38. I’d listen to:
    1) The gayish podcast
    2) I’d watch survivor and listen to it through the soundbar
    3) I’d listen to my morning wakeup playlist on Spotify.

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

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

  43. 1. The Joe Rogan experience
    2. EBM Radio (internet radio)
    3. NewWave.Radio 80’s New Wave Radio Music Station

  44. I’d listen to CBC Radio. I’d watch the new Fantastic Beasts movie and TV reruns of Big Bang Theory.

  46. 1. The Joe Rogan experience
    2. EBM Radio (internet radio)
    3. NewWave.Radio 80’s New Wave Radio Music Station

  48. I would listen to my favorite podcasts: Small Town Murder / Real Dictators
    I would watch my favorite sports, NHL, NFL, UFC, CFL, NBA, MLB
    I would play some PS5… NHL 22, Madden 23, Call of Duty , Elden Ring

  50. Love to listen to Hot Country
    Love to listen to Stranger Things
    Love to listen to Elementary

    • Would listen to audio books. Jane Austen; Persuasion; Northanger Abby; Emma. Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre

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