Soundbars

The Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 has entered a market brimming with talented multi-speaker models to deliver true surround-sound. And, while it can also support additional physical channels, they come at an extra expense. As a standalone unit, the Bar 8 does a wonderful job of boosting your TV’s sound, delivering genuine height and object […]

The Ultimea Poseidon D50 doesn’t try to do anything fancy, simply setting out to deliver solid surround sound at an ultra-low price. For the most part, it succeeds here – and, despite lacking Dolby Atmos and occasionally producing tinny audio, it largely delivers enjoyable and relatively powerful sound. So if you’re on a tight budget

The Ultimea Nova S50 isn’t going to blow your socks off with stunning audio and meaningful bass, but for a very low price you still get a powerful mini soundbar along with a solid subwoofer. You don’t get the striking, immersive output you might expect when adding a Dolby Atmos soundbar to your TV, but

The Hisense AX5125H provides immersive Dolby Atmos sound with clarity and balance, all in an affordable soundbar system. It may be light on features compared to rival soundbars, but when you get sound this good for this cheap, it almost doesn’t matter. Pros + Immersive Dolby Atmos sound + Clear dialogue and punchy bass +

The LG S95TR incorporates all the performance features that a home theater setup should have including surround sound and spatial audio with the convenience of the soundbar form factor. The LED display is too basic, and many features can only be accessed through LG’s control app. But if you’ve got the money, this is one

The Samsung HW-Q600C Dolby Atmos/DTS:X-enabled soundbar/subwoofer combo is a solid choice at the money, especially if it’s to accompany a more modestly-sized TV. It’s really only where its ‘spatial audio’ party-piece is concerned that it comes up short… Pros + Substantial, quite articulate movie sound + Subwoofer is quite well-behaved + Usefully compact and discreet