Home theater buying guide: soundbars

Home theater buying guide: soundbars

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Home theater buying guide: soundbars
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To get better sound from your TV, a soundbar may be your best choice; they are slim, discreet and very easy to install. Here's what you need to know when shopping for one.

Soundbars come with or without a subwoofer; Some soundbars produce enough bass on their own to be a big improvement over TV speakers, but a subwoofer adds a lot of rumble and punch to movies, makes music sound fuller, and generally helps fill out a piece of sound. Today, most soundbars are wireless, so you just plug them into a wall outlet and they connect automatically.

Most audio is designed so that only one cable comes from the TV to provide the audio signal. An optical digital cable is fine, but we prefer soundbars that connect with an HDMI cable because HDMI supports more audio formats. This means you get both better sound quality and a more immersive surround sound experience.

HDMI ARC is a feature that makes everything simpler and easier to use. It can send signals from the TV to the soundbar and allows you to use a single remote to control the volume. Some soundbars can also act as a hub for all your gear, which we find extremely useful.

You've probably seen numbers like 2.0, 3.1, or 5.1 while shopping, which refer to the number of channels the soundbar supports. The first number is the number of speakers and the second number indicates whether the system has a subwoofer. 5-channel soundbars include surround speakers. If the system has a third number, that means it's using Dobly Atmos, which bounces sound off the ceiling, for a more immersive effect.

There are a wide variety of soundbars offering different types of features. You can get an Amazon Basics brand soundbar for just $100, or spend up to $1,000 for a Dolby Atmos soundbar.

Sound bass is also another option and can also provide more bass than a soundbar without a subwoofer.

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