Sonos Beam Soundbar (2018) vs Q Acoustics M4 Soundbar (2018)

The Sonos Beam Soundbar (2018) (BEAM1US1BLK) is one of the very best options at its price point and should be considered by anyone who's in the market for a great $380 Soundbar. The Q Acoustics Media 4 (M4) Soundbar (2018) (QA7410), on the other hand, is a mediocre product for this price and should be avoided by the majority of people.

The Sonos Beam Soundbar (2018) (BEAM1US1BLK) hasn't managed to get enough recognition from sources that do high-quality hands-on testing and therefore didn't make it into any relevant roundups. That, by itself, makes it difficult to recommend.

Taking a look at the Q Acoustics Media 4 (M4) Soundbar (2018) (QA7410), we found that it hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a spot in any Soundbar roundups done by sources that conduct their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it difficult to recommend.

Lastly, we tried to do a direct Sonos Beam Soundbar (2018) (BEAM1US1BLK) vs. Q Acoustics Media 4 (M4) Soundbar (2018) (QA7410) comparison of review ratings between these two products, but couldn't find any review scores for the Q Acoustics Media 4 (M4) Soundbar (2018) (QA7410).

Compared to all other Soundbars on the market, however, the Sonos Beam Soundbar (2018) (BEAM1US1BLK) performed great. When averaged out, it earned a rating of 9.1 out of 10, which is much better than the 7.6 review average of Soundbars in general.