Jamo S 809 5.1 Home Theater System vs Sonos Ultimate Immersive Set

Buy the Jamo S 809 5.1 system if you want a true component home theater with floorstanding towers, a passive sub and room to add Atmos toppers later. Buy the Sonos Ultimate Immersive Set if you want a plug-and-play Dolby Atmos setup with a soundbar, sub and two spatial rear speakers that needs no receiver or speaker wire. The Jamo delivers more cabinet volume and bigger front-stage scale for the money, but it needs an AV receiver and careful placement. The Sonos is easier to live with, tunes itself with Trueplay and streams over Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth, but it costs far more and locks you into Sonos hardware.

• Choose the Jamo S 809 if you already own or plan to buy an AV receiver and want floorstanding towers with a real 5.1 layout and an upgrade path to Atmos.
• Choose the Sonos Ultimate Immersive Set if you want Atmos surround with minimal wiring, app-based tuning and multiroom streaming in one package.