4.5
Review: JBL Bar 9.1 with Dolby Atmos – the best value 5.1.4 soundbar
Before you get excited at the prospect of 9.1 Dolby Atmos – it is not. JBL Bar 9.1 with Dolby Atmos refers to the number of audio channels, so it is a 5.1.4 Do...
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4.5
4.4
Review: JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass 2020 – all you need for great bass
The JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass 2020 is a relatively low-cost $549, 2.1 (Left/Right/Sub) soundbar without the frills! It is all you need to add terrific loud and bas...
4.6
Review: LG SN11RG 7.1.4 soundbar
I’ve gone on at length before about how hard it is to deliver surround sound, let alone 3D Dolby Atmos with just a soundbar. Fortunately, the new top-of-the-ra...
How the Samsung HW-Q950T 9.1.4 soundbar gets Dolby Atmos from four ‘boxes’
Dolby Atmos is 3D sound. The latest Samsung HW-Q950T 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos soundbar uses a mix of physical speakers, psychoacoustic trickery, and Q-symphony sound ...
Dummies guide to Dolby Atmos and DTS – read this before you buy a soundbar
Why a Dummies guide to Dolby Atmos and DTS? Because 99% of the reviews we read get it wrong and 100% of users are equally confused by the terminology.
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JBL Bar 9.1 with Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 is a reasonable price too
Only sorry, don’t get excited as the JBL bar 9.1 is not Dolby 9.1 – it is Dolby 5.1.4. The 9.1 refers to the total number of audio channels, and JBLs naming re...
Samsung 2020 Q-series soundbars now in Australia
The Samsung 2020 Q-series soundbars are here and include Dolby Atmos 9.1.4, 7.1.2, 3.1.2 and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 soundbars.
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4.3
Review: Sonos Arc Dolby Atmos 5.0 – the final review of a superb soundbar
We have properly tested the Sonos Arc now that the new S2 software is out of beta testing. The verdict - very good for the right use cases. But you need to und...
Sonos Arc – Sonos 5.0 Dolby Atmos soundbar (first look)
The Sonos Arc is a new 5.0.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar that can use the new Sub Gen 3 to make it 5.1.
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LG 2020 Soundbar range has Meridian tuning
The nine new models in the LG 2020 Soundbar range covers ever niche from 2.1 to 7.1.4. On its 3.0 or higher it has Meridian audio enhancements that deliver hig...
Sony 2020 – HT-G700 3.1 Dolby Atmos soundbar
When is a 3.1 soundbar Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatible? As our AV expert Thomas Bartlett says, “When Sony uses psychoacoustic trickery”.
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Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3 and Five show its future direction
The Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3 and Five speaker point to a new direction but Sonos hastens to add that it will always support older devices to the extent of their ha...