Just like you’d want great visuals for your home entertainment hub, great audio is a must, too. Whether you need to accessorize that brand new TV you just bought with a booming soundbar or you need a great new pair of headphones, hearing your favorite TV shows, music, and movies is just as important as … Read more
Swapping between the bar’s multiple inputs is slightly more intuitive, with a different LED color assigned to each input: HDMI ARC glows magenta, optical is yellow, the analog input is green, and the USB input is cyan. This color coding has become more common in A/V gear of late, usually seen in active/powered bookshelf speakers … Read more
Updated Oct. 31, 2023 2:00 a.m. PT Written by Ty Pendlebury Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Ty Pendlebury Editor Ty Pendlebury is a journalism graduate of RMIT Melbourne, and … Read more
Samsung sells a dizzying number of soundbars, which can make choosing anything apart from its multi-speaker Dolby Atmos flagship, the HW-Q990C (or older Q990B), pretty confusing. The HW-Q800C, which sits a step or two beneath the Q990, stands out as a top choice for those looking to dive into 3D soundscapes and great sound at … Read more
LG/ZDNET Television speakers are rarely up to the task of delivering cinema-quality sound. This is why so many companies produce soundbars, which greatly enhance the audio experience. If you can pair your television with a soundbar designed specifically for that make and model, your chances of reaching cinema audio heights are even better. Also: The … Read more
This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience. It’s official: No home cinema setup is complete without a soundbar. Even the best, most expensive TVs will lose something in the sound. The audio can leave a lot to be desired. That’s often because speakers are … Read more
There are a lot of great soundbars out there, and we don’t have room to feature them all. Here are some others you might want to consider. The Yamaha SR-C30A for $200: This model SR-C30A soundbar looks very similar indeed to the SR-C20A, and that’s because they’re the same thing where dimensions, specification, and sound … Read more
How we tested To bring you the very best soundbars currently on the market — fit for various needs — I rigorously tested the following devices over three to four weeks: I chose these particular models and brands based on the top soundbars of 2023 rankings made by Mashable’s sister publication PCMag, user reviews for the … Read more
Cyber Monday is nearly here, but if you don’t want to wait until tomorrow, you can grab some deep discounts on high-quality soundbars, Wi-Fi speakers and subwoofers. If you’re not familiar with the name, Sonos is the gold standard for home audio — and right now you can score up to 25% off select Sonos speakers. Get the … Read more
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently … Read more