Awesome Tips Soundbars: What to know before you buy
A soundbar is one of the best upgrades you can make to your TV, but there are so many to choose from. Here’s what you should know and a selection of excellent soundbars hand-picked by CNET editors.
A soundbar is one of the best upgrades you can make to your TV, but there are so many to choose from. Here’s what you should know and a selection of excellent soundbars hand-picked by CNET editors.
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Sennheiser Ambeo
Sonos Arc
Vizio V21
Roku Streambar
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With the vast array of choice, why would you waste yours and our time reviewing some of the overpriced, inferior products?
Just looking for a soundbar with built in audio compression. I want to turn the dialog up and action sequences down. I also would like the ability to turn off surround sound, for I have never cared for it…virtual surround sound is even worse. Thanks for the help š
Proud Ambeo owner here, but Iām starting to miss surrounds, traded my entire Sonos setup, and while I donāt regret it. I just miss having dedicated surround speakers
$2,500 with no sub and music sounds bad. People buy this? For $2,500 you could get a very nice HT
Looks like Ty Pendleberry needs to hit the gym. Seems like the heaviest things he picks up is lunch. Geez! Need a back brace, bruh?
Your video is relevant and to the point! Thank you!!!
Music does not Sound great on a Sennheiser Ambeoā¦.. omg ā¦. You got no idea what you are talking aboutā¦. Sry Manā¦.
25 hundred for crap.with no bass.
I could achieve a better sound for less than 200
I think I read that the further you sit from the speaker the bigger the cone size should be which means sound bars don't make any sense because they all have very small speakers. They are just a money grab I believe. Overpriced crap.
I bought a sound base and for me it only sounds good about a meter away.
That's the price of 08 Honda
Vizio, Vizio and Vizio. Its a brand that only sells in North America, no recomendatios for the rest of the world?
Not budget at all
sound on may tv varies. it will cruising along and a commercial comes on and blows you out of the room. will a sound bar fix this
should I still use tv speaker while using Soundbar?
Does anyone have the TCL 8i. I'm thinking about buying it but not sure if it's any good
Tech changes all the time, but it's unable to provide customers with TVs featuring a decent sound. Modern tech Industry sucks
One of the Best sound bar is Samsung Harman/Kardon HW-Q90R!!!..
One warning, LG TVs are not compatible with Sony Soundbars. After purchasing an LG C1 55" a few weeks ago I then searched for an Atmos SB. I purchased the Sony X8500 Atmos and after 1 frustrating week, I find this out. I wish either LG or Sony would notify customers. Now Im back on the hunt and may as well stick with an LG Atmos.
All that good reflecting only works in the perfect setting. I have a tower on each side of my display. My living room is open to the dining room. I'm all messed up. No reflecting for me.
i already have a klipsh self powered sub and looking for a soundbar i can plug my subwoofer into
thanks ahead for help!!!
Watching this on my Volkano Shockwave 2.0 soundbar!!
It omits so many better choices for the price ranges that it looks like a paid commercial
Is there any soundbars which have an option to reverse the right and the left side? The setup I have right now at home requieres them to be reversed
My Sony 65 in 900E has HDMi Arc but not E arch can it still be plugged in soundbar with E arch?thx
Stupid adverts on these do your head in
AMBEO HANDS F*CKING DOWN! the ability to UPSCALE audio is HUGE! it's amazing!
You should watch how review and recommendation videos work. Just a friendly feedback.
āSennheiser ambeo: Downsides:ā¦music doesnāt sound great..ā you clearly donāt know how good music sounds or didnāt bother using the right settings. Music is on another level on the ambeo.
Does it matter sticking to the same brand from the TV ?
I would like to get tho sonos arc sub and wireless speakers you just mentioned however when I see the options it shows a power cord needed for the speakers can u explain please thanks
Best soundbar for music& casual films bose 900 + sub+ speakers & the best for movies sony ht a9 + sub sw5! ez pz
Hey people, I've got JUST a soundbar – Vizio VHT 510. Is there anything I can use it for besides a weapon or paperweight? Is there a way to hook it up to a radio or something? Thanx in advance.
A couple of weeks ago I bought a JBL 5.1 soundbar with 10" sub, that sounds great but I regret not getting a bar with Atmos, since the prices are coming down a bit. It's too much hassle to return.
Not sure why this is titled "What to know before you buy". It clearly should be titled "Soundbars we want you to buy because we'll get commission".
Got a samsung sounbar free with my samsung hd led tv about 8 years ago, it came with a wireless subwoofer and had an hdmi arc input. Now upgraded to a 4k LG tv and im still using it. Interesting as the technology for soundbars really didnāt change that much.
I am just simply looking for a soundbar that can lower the background music or raising the voices on tv shows. Lowest price possible. The SONUS ARC has this feature, but way over my budget. Any thoughts?
I use an old CRT as my main television, and the built in speakers are amazing, and I donāt really think a sound bar will add too much. It would be nice to have one for my computer monitor though.
Sir your recommendation is totally opposite than mine .you said ambeo doesn't sound good with song ( I totally disagree).How come you didn't include Samsung q950a . Vizio elevate , Klipsch cinema 1200 ,jbl 9.1 . Was it a sponsered video that's why you didn't include those?
Funny that you knock music on the Ambeo. That is literally where the soundbar shines. It absolutely cranks out amazing sounding music. You just need to set it up properly. The Ambeo is one of, if not the, best soundbars for music (and movies, and TV…).
What about the Bose 700 system? I've always liked the Bose sound. $800 with a sub. And it sounds pretty good.
These things cost more than a television
I just purchased a Hisense soundbar with built in sub woofer for 88 bucks after shipping and taxes on Amazon (Canadian) and am very pleased with it. Was a Boxing Day sale. Has ARC/HDMI, bluetooth, bass control, dimmer for lcd so for the price you can't really go wrong. It also shuts off automatically if you don't use the sound for a certain length of time which is a good feature I'd say. I wouldn't listen to the negative reviews on it anyway. Also got a 65" RCA WebOS smart TV for 600 after taxes and shipping from Walmart which saved me 150 bucks. Happy with it as well as it has the necessary ARC/HDMI input/output. The sound on the TV wasn't the greatest which is reason I went with added soundbar which turned out to be a great decision.
I also heard that Netflix and prime doesnāt support DTS X do you know if thatās true?
Is Dolby atmos better than DTS X?