LG's trio of 2024 soundbars are meant to look as great as they sound — particularly if you pair them with an LG television.
| Phil Nickinson | February 28, 2024 |
Kanto Audio has announced yet another set of active bookshelf speakers, the Ren. But this time, the company has added HDMI ARC for TV connectivity.
| Derek Malcolm | February 22, 2024 |
As 2023 comes to a close, we're looking back at some of the more interesting and weirdest audio/visual and home theater gear that wowed us throughout the year.
| Derek Malcolm | January 23, 2024 |
The Vizio V-Series 5.1-channel soundbar will improve your home theater setup's audio output for an affordable $200, following a $50 discount from Best Buy.
| Aaron Mamiit | January 12, 2024 |
TCL is no stranger to soundbars, but it has shied away from larger, multichannel Dolby Atmos models – until now.
| Simon Cohen | January 8, 2024 |
Samsung has announced its new 2024 soundbars with features like wireless Dolby Atmos and Roon compatibility.
| Simon Cohen | January 8, 2024 |
Polk's latest soundbar squeezes big, bold, and powerful sound into a tiny speaker. But does it do Dolby Atmos as well as other soundbars at this price?
| Simon Cohen | December 20, 2023 |
Dolby Atmos soundbars with four up-firing speakers tend to cost a lot, but the Platin Audio Milan 5.1.4 is only $800.
| Simon Cohen | December 13, 2023 |
Amazon's new Fire TV Soundbar might not be an actual Fire TV device, but it delivers decent sound for the money.
| Simon Cohen | November 13, 2023 |
Soundfun's $300 Mirai Speaker has two curved-diaphragm drivers that it claims can enhance dialogue and create better sound for everyone.
| Simon Cohen | November 8, 2023 |
Just because content is available with Dolby Atmos doesn't mean you can stream it that way. Learn why, plus why you can stop worrying about HDMI 2.1 ports.
| Caleb Denison | November 5, 2023 |
Tossing your old TVs and soundbars in a regular dumpster is bad for the environment, so here's a few other ways you can properly dispose of your AV equipment.
| Michael Bizzaco | November 1, 2023 |
The $799 Arc is Sonos' first Dolby Atmos-capable soundbar, fulfilling years of customer requests. Now that it's here, does it deliver? Here's our full review.
| Simon Cohen | October 30, 2023 |
Zvox's $300 AV157 may not look like much compared to bigger, fancier soundbars, but it can do the one thing they can't: Clarify hard-to-understand dialogue.
| Simon Cohen | October 30, 2023 |
Don't let its small size fool you — this soundbar delivers massive, immersive sound.
| Simon Cohen | October 30, 2023 |
The wait is over: Sennheiser has made a smaller and more affordable Ambeo soundbar that still delivers some of the best virtual Atmos sound you can get.
| Simon Cohen | October 30, 2023 |
We tackle reader questions in the You Asked series of columns. This week, it's soundbars versus AV receivers, speakerless TVs, HDMI bandwidth, and car stereos.
| Caleb Denison | October 17, 2023 |
The Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar is the company's latest Dolby Atmos speaker with the addition of machine learning-based enhancements to on-screen speech.
| Simon Cohen | September 22, 2023 |
Amazon has refreshed its two 4K Fire TV Stick models and released the first soundbar designed for Fire TV devices.
| Simon Cohen | September 20, 2023 |
The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Mini has impressive virtual Dolby Atmos, but its high price, middling bass response, and lack of expansion options give us pause.
| Simon Cohen | September 19, 2023 |
Sennheiser's new Ambeo Soundbar Mini is the company's smallest soundbar, but with no up-firing drivers and an $800 price tag, it will need to sound amazing.
| Simon Cohen | August 30, 2023 |
The one thing Sony's 2022 soundbars lacked was support for HDMI 2.1 variable refresh rate and auto low-latency mode. This fall, that gets fixed.
| Simon Cohen | August 3, 2023 |
Nakamichi's Dragon soundbar packs monster audio quality and its monster price is about to become even scarier.
| Simon Cohen | July 24, 2023 |
Nakamichi has unleashed the Dragon 11.4.6 surround system and I put it through its paces to see if the Dolby Atmos system really is the stuff of legend.
| Caleb Denison | July 24, 2023 |
Nakamichi's huge, 3,000-watt, 11.4.6-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar – aptly named the Dragon – is available for preorder on April 26.
| Simon Cohen | July 20, 2023 |
You don't get many features, but Sony's Dolby Atmos sound is superb, making the HT-S2000 a truly immersive one-speaker system.
| Simon Cohen | June 27, 2023 |
Whether you simply want better TV sound or a system to rival your local movie theater, soundbars can take you there. Here's how we evaluate them.
| Simon Cohen | June 20, 2023 |
TCL's new soundbars start at just $150 and feature wireless subwoofers and Roku TV compatibility, but they lack a very in-demand feature: Dolby Atmos.
| Simon Cohen | June 15, 2023 |
Samsung adds to its 2023 soundbar lineup with the HW-Q900C, a 7.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos system.
| Simon Cohen | May 25, 2023 |
Truly great cinematic sound out of a one-box soundbar solution? Samsung's Q990B Atmos soundbar challenges the very concept of what a soundbar can do.
| Caleb Denison | April 25, 2023 |
Does getting Dolby Atmos sound in your home get any easier than the Vizio M-Series Elevate 5.1.2 soundbar system? We have the answers.
| Caleb Denison | April 25, 2023 |
Vizio has announced its low-to-midrange smart TVs for its 2023 model year, with prices starting at $289, but so far, no new P-Series flagships.
| Jason Schneider | April 25, 2023 |
Samsung has released its full – and massive – line-up of soundbars for 2022, including features like wireless Dolby Atmos.
| Simon Cohen | April 25, 2023 |
The Sonos Ray might be smaller and cheaper than its soundbar siblings, but it packs a surprising punch and can become the basis of a great home theater system.
| Simon Cohen | April 25, 2023 |