Soundbars come in all shapes and sizes, and while we usually prefer the full-sized 'bars packed with drivers (including the upward-firing kind), there is a certain compact model that always comes up ...

For the longest time, I've been a devoted Sonos Beam user – one rooted with the first-generation soundbar after I won it in a sweepstakes about 6 years ago. That was basically the best day of my life, ...