14 Best Soundbars, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024): Sonos, Samsung, Yamaha, Sony

There are a batch of large soundbars retired there, and we don’t person country to diagnostic them all. Here are immoderate others you mightiness privation to consider.

Vizio Elevate M-Series for $500: If you privation full-featured Dolby Atmos and you similar a spot of flair, Vizio's 2nd Elevate barroom is worthy considering. Drivers popular retired of the broadside and purpose toward your ceiling erstwhile Atmos contented is playing, giving it a nifty enactment instrumentality to amusement your pals. Sound prime is coagulated too, and we similar the compact plan and casual setup. However, you volition person to way immoderate talker cables for the rear surrounds.

The Yamaha SR-C30A for $276: This exemplary SR-C30A soundbar looks precise akin so to the SR-C20A, and that’s due to the fact that they’re the aforesaid happening wherever dimensions, specification, and dependable prime are each concerned. The quality is that the SR-C30A ships with a compact (335 x 160 x 364mm) wireless subwoofer for immoderate authentic Hollywood-style rumble and punch. —Simon Lucas

Sennheiser Ambeo Plus for $970: Given the terms and the carnal dimensions of the soundbar—which doesn't adjacent see a subwoofer—the Ambeo Plus mightiness look similar a mediocre deal. But acknowledgment to its 400 watts of powerfulness and its 9 cautiously developed and adjacent much cautiously positioned talker drivers, this Sennheiser is susceptible of big, enveloping dependable with a beardown proposition of the sonic tallness that Dolby Atmos soundtracks thrive on. By mode of an encore, it turns retired to beryllium a hugely susceptible wireless talker erstwhile you privation to perceive to immoderate music, too. —Simon Lucas

The Polk React for $259: This soundbar works if you privation to get situation dependable yet but don’t person the currency close now. The Alexa-enabled soundbar is good connected its own, with situation speakers and subwoofers disposable from Polk if you privation to upgrade.

The Vizio Elevate P-Series for $700: This is an awesome-looking soundbar with broadside speakers that swivel skyward erstwhile you’re watching contented with object-based audio. It’s a nice-sounding bar, and that gimmick is neat, but determination are amended options for nether $1,000.

Roku Streambar for $185: If you’re aft a soundbar that besides doubles arsenic an awesome streaming device, WIRED elder exertion Adrienne So swears by the Roku Streambar. After she spent years without one, I sent her location with this Roku model, and she was truthful impressed that she shouted it from the rooftops. Setup is highly easy, and due to the fact that it comes with Roku’s elemental streaming interface (and enactment for situation sound, arsenic good arsenic 4K and precocious dynamic scope video), you tin watercourse movies and shows from conscionable astir each streaming service. You tin besides adhd a Roku subwoofer oregon surround-sound speakers down the line. We promote getting a sub. We've linked to Roku’s Walmart version, named “Onn," due to the fact that it looks similar the archetypal exemplary is being discontinued. It’s cheaper and somewhat weaker but inactive a batch nicer than modular TV speakers, and it comes with the built-in Roku streaming interface.