Sound Bar News

Soundbars are the fastest growing speaker category in all of consumer electronics and home theater. Soundbars are speakers specifically designed to provide sound from today's amazingly thin HDTV sets. With built-in DVD or built-in Blu-ray players - these often HDMI powered, thin speaker systems play the role of a 3.1 or 5.1 surround sound speaker system and an HDMI receiver for far less of a price. Read below for all of the latest developments in the world of soundbars. See our Soundbar Review page for reviews of the top performing home theater soundbars from the likes of Yamaha, Bowers & Wilkins, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology.

  • Samsung’s 2026 Audio Lineup Targets Sonos With New Studio Speakers and Smarter Soundbars

    Samsung is rolling out a new set of Music Studio speakers and Q-Series soundbars that focus on flexibility, wireless audio, and tighter TV integration.

  • Sony’s 2026 BRAVIA Lineup Expands Big — New Soundbars, Speakers, and a 100-Inch TV

    Sony is expanding its home theater lineup for 2026 with new BRAVIA Theater soundbars, modular speakers, and a mid-range BRAVIA 3 TV designed to work together as a complete...

  • The Best Sound We Heard at CES 2026 Came from One Box, and It’s Called Mu‑so Hekla

    We weren’t expecting the most cinematic sound at CES 2026 to come from a single speaker—but then we heard Focal's Mu-so Hekla.

  • SVS Enters the Soundbar Game at CES 2026 — and Brings a 600‑Watt Wireless Sub With It

    SVS used CES 2026 to debut its first-ever Dolby Atmos soundbar and a new line of high-powered subwoofers designed for real home theater performance.

  • Samsung Unleashes Its Biggest Soundbar Ever, Plus New Speakers to Rival Sonos and Bose

    Samsung’s Q990H soundbar headlines the 2026 lineup, joined by Music Studio Wi-Fi speakers designed to compete directly with Sonos and Bose.

  • LG’s New Sound Suite Uses Dolby FlexConnect to Do What Sonos Can’t

    LG is betting on Dolby FlexConnect with its new Sound Suite, a modular audio system built to adapt to real living rooms rather than forcing users into rigid speaker...

  • Move Over Soundbars: Focal Just Dropped a One-Box Dolby Atmos Beast

    Meet the Mu-so Hekla, a compact speaker system from Focal that’s designed to bring full-on home theater sound into your living room—all from a single box.

  • Bang & Olufsen’s New Soundbar Glows, Booms, and Costs More Than Your Rent

    With a $5,800 price tag and a glowing aluminum body, the Beosound Premiere is Bang & Olufsen’s boldest soundbar yet.

  • ZVOX’s New AV835 Soundbar Solves a Problem Every TV Viewer Has (Without Breaking the Bank)

    Between mumbled movie scenes and booming commercials, TV audio can be a mess—the ZVOX AV835 soundbar tries to clean it up.

  • Bluesound PULSE CINEMA Soundbars Now Available for Pre-Order

    After weeks of anticipation, Bluesound has opened pre-orders for its new PULSE CINEMA soundbars, offering Dolby Atmos and hi-res audio in two sizes.

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