What are soundbars

Just so we’re on the same page, a soundbar, also called a speakerbar, is a wide, typically thin and short (vertically) speaker with multiple drivers. They range in price from under $100 to over a $2,000. They connect to your TV (or cable box), and claim to improve the sound. Are they really worth the outlay considering the improvements in the sound quality from TVs themselves?

At the very least, soundbars point their drivers towards you. That’s a big step up over TV audio. Most decent soundbars also have separate tweeters and woofers, which handle the high and low sounds respectively.

There are two main types of soundbars: active and passive. Active soundbars have built-in amplifiers. So all you need to do is plug in your TV (or cable box/Blu-ray player/web streamer, whatever), and you’ll get sound. Some of these models even feature advanced surround processing that can create a faux-surround sound from the one soundbar.

Almost every soundbar comes with a subwoofer, usually wireless. This box sits somewhere in the room (either near the TV, in a corner, under a table, wherever), and creates the really low sounds (the deep rumble like you get in a movie theater). Check out the Vizio S3820w-C0 review

Whether you have a top-end 4K TV, a HDTV or something more basic, you’ll be all-too-familiar with the fact that tellies generally don’t deliver the best of audio experiences. Fortunately, it’s easy to address this.
Soundbars offer an excellent surround sound experience, but do away with the clutter that comes with having a load of different speakers scattered around your living room.
They’re sleek enough to be either wall-mounted or slipped beneath your TV, and often come with an in-built subwoofer for powerful bass.

Most soundbars are 2.1 channel sound setups. That means you’ll get two speakers and a separate subwoofer. There are of course a few exceptions that bundle subwoofer and speakers all into one device.
Beyond hooking it up to a TV, soundbars can offer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to stream content from smartphones, tablets and computers. Physical connections can include USB ports to plug in external hard drives, HDMI inputs and outputs to support Full HD and 3D TV playback.

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