Bose Bows Its First Dolby Atmos Soundbar
Bose introduced this week its first soundbar supporting Dolby Atmos surround sound to go up against the popular Sonos Arc. The Bose Smart Soundbar 900 will hit retail shelves on September 23 at an $899 suggested retail price supporting traditional object-based Dolby Atmos with built-in…
Review: Panasonic SC-HTB01 Soundbar Aids Hearing For Games
Panasonic isn’t exactly known for its gaming expertise, but it has been known for decades as an expert at developing excellent sounding audio equipment, often at a very good value. In that tradition, the company’s recently introduced the SoundSlayer Gaming Speaker (SC-HTB01), which impressed us…
Sonos ARC Owners Now Have Next Level Custom Mounting Solution
Owners of acclaimed Sonos ARC Dolby Atmos-supporting soundbars looking to aesthetically mount the unit in tight proximity to a big-screen television display, can now purchase a custom-tailored solution that doesn’t sacrifice any tonal performance. Next Level Acoustics is now shipping its Elite Enclosure for the…
Affordable Polk MagniFi 2 Soundbar Promises Wide 3D Soundstage
Polk Audio introduced Thursday its MagniFi 2 soundbar equipped with the company’s patented SDA surround sound technology, 5.1 audio decoding and new 3D audio DSP. The Polk MagniFi 2, which will arrive in August at a $499 suggested retail price, offers Polk’s performance-tuned, six-driver Stereo…
Review: Denon DHT-S216 Soundbar Offers Affordable TV Audio Boost
Sound United’s Denon brand is perhaps best known for its excellent upper mid-range home theater audio components, but with the new DHT-S216 $249 budget soundbar, the company is stretching its expertise to bring the value of better sound-fidelity to a wider audience, and as our…
Samsung Reveals Q Series Sound Bars
Samsung officially introduced this week the first two models in its 2019 sound bar lineup — models HW-Q60R and the HW-Q70R. Both models, which will hit retail shelves in April at suggested retail prices of $499.99 and $799.99, respectively, were developed in collaboration with mid-to-high-end…
LG Releases 2019 Sound Bar Pricing
LG Electronics officially kicked off the launch of its six-model 2019 sound bar lineup, highlighted by the SL9YG and SL10YG models with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding. The new 2019 models include: the SL5Y ($279), SL6Y ($399), SL7Y ($499), SL8YG ($799), SL9YG ($999) and SL10YG…
Sony Reveals New Sound Bars, 4K Blu-ray Player
Sony announced at CES 2019 a pair or advanced sound bars, including a single-piece HT-X8500 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X-enabled model with built-in subwoofers, and the HT-S350. The company also revealed its next generation 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player model UBP-X800M2 adding a robust complement of…
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