Greatest Soundbar 2023: Improve your TV audio
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Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max
£2199
$2499
€2499
CA$3299
AU$3999
Sennheiser
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1265 x 171 x 125 MM
18.5 KG
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2019
11/09/2019
508684
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5.12
6x 4inch long-throw woofer, cellulose sandwich cone 5x 1-inch tweeter, aluminium dome tweeter 2x 3.5-inch full-range driver (top-firing)
250 W
3/1 HDMI, Optical In, AUX In (Stereo RCA), Ethernet, Subwoofer Pre-Out 1x Mic Enter (2.5mm jack), Bluetooth, Chromecast
ARC/eARC
Black
Works with Google Assistant
LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1, LPCM 7.1, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, DTS DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS 96/24 DTS-HD LBR, DTS:X DSD, MPEG-H
500 W
Sure
No
30Hz – 20kHz
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Wharfedale Vista 200S
£219
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–
–
AU$899
Wharfedale
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900 x 92 x 62 MM
7.9 KG
B07R8VR2WW
2019
25/04/2019
Vista 200S
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–
2x full vary, 6.5-inch subwoofer
120 W
HDMI, 3.5mm, RCA, Coaxial, Digital Optical out, Bluetooth 4.2
ARC
Black
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Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS Digital:X
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Sure
No
40Hz – 20kHz, 40Hz – 120kHz (sub)
No
Sony HT-A7000
£1199
$1299
€1300
CA$1699
AU$1699
Sony
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1300 x 142 x 80 MM
8.7 KG
B099NT4WJT
2021
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HTA7000.CEK
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7.1.2
5x entrance audio system, twin bass woofers, 2x upfiring audio system, 2x tweeters
500 W
Chromecast, Spotify Join, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth 5.0
eARC
Black
Works with Alexa, Google Assistant
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Twin mono, DTS, DTS HD Excessive Decision Audio, DTS HD Grasp Audio, DTS ES, DTS 96/24, DTS:X, LPCM, DSD, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, HE AAC, AAC, mp3, Monkey Audio, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, SBC, LDAC
65 W
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Optionally available
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AirPlay 2
Sonos Arc
£899
$899
€999
CA$1099
AU$1499
Sonos
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1141.7 x 115.7 x 87 MM
6.25 KG
B0876T3695
2020
04/06/2020
ARCG1UK1BLK
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8x elliptical woofers, 3x silk dome tweeters
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Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2
eARC
Black, White
Constructed-in Google Assistant/Alexa
Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Encompass, Stereo PCM, Multichannel PCM, Dolby Multichannel PCM
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–
Optionally available
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Sure
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
£449
$449
€499
CA$559
AU$699
Sonos
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651 x 100 x 69 MM
2.8 KG
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2021
30/09/2021
Sonos Beam (2nd Gen)
Black or white
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1x tweeter, 4x mid-woofers, 3x passive radiators
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HDMI eARC, Optical S/PDIF (through adaptor)
ARC/eARC
Black, white
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, PCM
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Optionally available
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Sure (Sonos)
Bang and Olufsen Beosound Theatre
£5590
$6890
€6490
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Bang & Olufsen
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122.2 x 15.7 x 18.9 CM
18 KG
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2022
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–
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12
12
120 W
3x HDMI enter, 1x HDMI eARC , USB-C, 4x Ethernet ports, Twin Band WLAN 2.5/5GHZ, Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth Codecs
eARC
Silver aluminium, Black Anthracite aluminium, Gold Tone aluminium
Through exterior Google assistant machine
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120 W
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No
28 Hz – 23,000 Hz
Sure (Apple Airplay 2 Multiroom, Google Forged Teams, Beolink)
Razer Leviathan V2
£229.99
$249.99
€249.99
CA$329.99
AU$411.95
Razer
No
3.6 x 19.7 x 2.3 INCHES
1.4 KG
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2021
06/06/2022
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–
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Full Vary Driver, Tweeter Driver, Passive Radiator Driver, Down-Firing Subwoofer
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Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C
N/A
Black
N/A
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Sure
No
40-20000Hz
No
Samsung HW-Q700B
£699
$699
€719
CA$899
Unavailable
Samsung
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1110.7 x 120 x 60.4 MM
10.7 KG
B09VQW6Q79
2022
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HW-Q700B/XU
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3.1.2
centre, two upfiring, two wide selection tweeter
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HDMI in, HDMI out, Optical in, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Wi-Fi, Chromecast, Spotify Join
ARC/eARC
Black
Works with Alexa,
Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, AAC, SBC, FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF, OGG, MP3
37 W
Sure
Optionally available
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Samsung HW-Q990B
£1299
$1499
€990
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AU$1399
Samsung
No
1232 x 138 x 69.5 MM
7.7 KG
B09VQ6WGCR
2022
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HW-Q990B/XU
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11.1.4
Vast Vary Tweeter, Up-firing Speaker, Centre Speaker, Aspect-firing Speaker, Wi-fi Rear Audio system
656 W
Two HDMI inputs, one HDMI output, optical audio enter
eARC
Black
Alexa, works with Google Assistant
Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby Professional-logic, Dolby AC3, stereo, Hello-Decision audio together with AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, OGG and ALAC
41 W
Sure
Sure
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