From flagship home-theater bars to the budget favorite everyone recommends, this board covers the soundbars people actually argue about.
1Sonos Arc UltraSonos's flagship bar with Sound Motion woofers and true Dolby Atmos height channels.
2Samsung Q990DSamsung's 11.1.4-channel flagship bundled with wireless rears and a tall subwoofer.
3Bose Smart Ultra SoundbarBose's compact flagship bar paired with a wireless bass module and surround speakers.
4Sony Bravia Theater Bar 9Sony's 3D-audio flagship bar built to pair seamlessly with Bravia televisions.
5LG S95TRLG's WOW Orchestra flagship that syncs its own drivers with an LG OLED TV's speakers.
6JBL Bar 1300XJBL's detachable-surround system with retractable up-firing drivers for Atmos height.
7Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3A British hi-fi brand's single-bar system tuned for music as much as movie dialogue.
8Yamaha YAS-209A long-running budget favorite pairing a compact bar with a wireless subwoofer and Alexa built in.
9Polk Signa S4 MaxA value pick with a dedicated center channel and Polk's VoiceAdjust dialogue mode.
10Vizio ElevateThe bar famous for its physically rotating up-firing end speakers for height effects.
11Klipsch Flexus Core 200Klipsch's horn-loaded tweeter bar aimed at bringing cinema-speaker clarity to a single unit.
12Denon Home Sound Bar 550A compact HEOS-connected bar from Denon built for multi-room audio systems.
13Roku StreambarAn all-in-one streaming stick and soundbar combo that replaces a TV's remote entirely.
14Sennheiser Ambeo PlusA single-bar system from the German audio brand tuned with its 3D Ambeo processing.
15Marshall Heston 120A guitar-amp-styled bar from Marshall with the brand's signature gold script and knobs.

















