Soundbar buying guide
Enhance your at-home entertainment with a soundbar. If you're looking for the ultimate home theatre experience with epic sound like Dolby Atmos, keep reading to get all the best tips and advice.
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Which Soundbar is right for you?
Finding the perfect soundbar is like finding the perfect playlist - it's all about blending your audio needs with your space. Think about your room size and TV dimensions for that sweet spot. Consider where you want to place it - whether in front, on a shelf, or hanging proudly on the wall. And don't forget those handy features like remote compatibility and wireless connections for that extra ease.
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Consider the size of your soundbar for optimal sound coverage and ensure it matches your TV's size for flexible placement.
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Soundbars utilise multiple built-in speakers and channels to isolate and direct various audio frequencies, creating an immersive surround sound experience.
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When selecting a TV soundbar, ensure it has the necessary connections for your devices and consider wireless options for convenient streaming.
“A Soundbar is game changer because it allows you to actually feel what you’re seeing on screen – it’s a must for passionate audiophiles or anyone who wants that thunderous, high-fidelity sound in their living room." Jason Tavoletti , The Good Guys Buyer – Visual and Sound Bars
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Top things to consider
When shopping for a soundbar, there are a few things to consider - from the latest tech, the size of your entertainment space, to wall mounting capability. Don't forget to look out for convenient connections, like Bluetooth, that will make it easier to connect your phone or tablet to the soundbar - just make sure you pair them before use.
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By far the most exciting addition to the latest soundbars is Dolby Atmos. It will take your entertainment to the next level, creating a more realistic and immersive audio experience.
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Where you will be watching, and listening from is important when choosing the right soundbar. A powerful soundbar with large subwoofer may overwhelm you in a small room.
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If you’re always rotating the angle of your TV, shouldn’t the sound move as well? Some TV mounts allow a soundbar to be added the sound always faces in the right direction.
Spotlight on Dolby Atmos
Wondering what is Dolby Atmos? It's an impressive audio format that produces a three-dimensional sound effect which makes any viewer or listener feel like they are part of the action. Whether it's movies, games or music, a good Dolby Atmos soundbar can significantly level up the sound of your entertainment so you can hear more and feel more. If you want the latest in soundbar tech, Dolby Atmos is the way to go.
Cinema experience
With additional in-built speakers that project 3D surround sound, Dolby Atmos soundbars provide a thrilling cinema experience.
Connectivity
Most Dolby Atmos soundbars seamlessly connect to your phone or smart home assistant to stream your favourite music.
Compact
With a simple plug and play setup, Dolby Atmos soundbars are not only easy to install but also sleek and compact.
Channelling sound
Dolby Atmos channels sounds from multiple directions via forward-facing speakers, subwoofers and height channels.
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Dolby Atmos creates a three-dimensional audio experience, allowing sound to move around you in a space, immersing you in the action of movies, games, and music.
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Hear every sound move seamlessly around you, from footsteps behind to helicopters overhead, creating a lifelike, immersive experience.
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Dolby Atmos adapts to the audio of your device or setup, whether you're using built-in speakers, or a full home theatre system, ensuring optimal audio quality and immersion.
The Bose Smart Soundbar
Bose Smart Soundbar 900 with Dolby Atmos works to make it feel like your room is filled with sound from every direction.
Laser 2.1ch RGB Gaming Soundbar
Elevate your gaming experience with Laser's 2.1ch RGB Gaming Soundbar with Subwoofer for more immersive sound.
Samsung Soundbar
The latest line up of Samsung Smart TVs and Soundbars will elevate your home.
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The Bose Soundbar you need for an impressive home theatre
March 12•4 mins readWhy just listen to your favourite movies, TV shows and music when you can feel the sound too? Delivering so much more than just listening pleasure, the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar pulls you into the heart of your best-loved content for a truly immersive experience.
“This is a surround sound system for TV like you’ve never heard before,” says Christos Boukogiannis, The Good Guys Buyer – Sound. “The Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar is a game changer because it allows you to actually feel what you’re seeing on screen – it’s a must for passionate audiophiles or anyone who wants that thunderous, high-fidelity sound in their living room.
“Plus, if you’re someone who struggles to hear what your favourite NCIS characters are saying, Bose has that covered too, with tech that delivers crisp and clear vocals. Given all of the great features, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without this soundbar.”
Ready to upgrade your home audio for blockbuster movie nights, big game nights and everything in between? A Bose soundbar is the one you want!
Here are seven reasons to upgrade to the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar.
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Top 5 reasons you need a smart Soundbar in your life
December 12•4 mins readToday’s TVs pack a huge amount of innovative tech behind their sleek, almost impossibly thin screens but when it comes to providing next-level audio, you can’t beat a smart soundbar. A quality soundbar is essential for room-filling bass, clarity and depth, and adding one to your home cinema gives a big sound boost to your favourite movies, sport matches, playlists and video games.
Consider the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 and Bose Smart Soundbar 900. With their exclusive Bose technologies, they are smart enough to separate sounds from instruments, dialogue and effects, and places you at the centre of it all. Want to know (and hear!) more? Here are 5 reasons why you need a Bose Soundbar in your life:
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Perfect match: how to pair your TV and Soundbar
November 6•4 mins readBeing transported by an exciting movie or enthralling game brings a certain kind of magic. That spell requires not just good content, but a good picture and high-quality speakers. Having a great TV is just one of the ingredients; you also need an amazing soundbar or surround sound system to complete the experience.
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Settings in TVs and Soundbars to get the best quality for sports
March 10•3 mins readThere’s nothing quite like being at a game in person: the roar of the crowd, the taste of a hot meat pie, the elation you feel at seeing your team kick the winning goal! For those times when you don’t want to brave the elements (or couldn’t get a ticket), watching at home – with a great TV and soundbar – can still make you feel part of the action.
One thing you might not know is that your TV and soundbar might have some hidden features or tricks to make sports action almost jump off the screen. We’re going to let you in on a few secrets about what your gear can do (it might also give you the perfect excuse to justify an upgrade to the family!).
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Soundbar Technology Glossary
Check out below to get clued up on all the Soundbar jargon before you start shopping.
Dolby Atmos
A modern audio format that cleverly projects sound from movies, video games, or music in a way that the listener gets to listen to the audio in an immersive way.
Three Dimensional Sound
Refers to immersive audio technologies that aim to surround the listener with incredible sound.
Multi-Speaker Setup
A number of speakers that enable you to play your music seamlessly around your home form a central device such as a smartphone or tablet.
Subwoofer
A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound such as bass and sub-bass.
Channels
Soundbars have multiple built-in speakers and channels - the greater the number of speakers and channels, the more the sound will seem to surround you.
Plug-and-Play Setup
The hiding of an actual background in video display e.g. Background Blur feature.
Connectivity
The ability to link to and communicate with other electronic devices such as a smart home assistant or smartphone.
Soundbar FAQs
Dolby Atmos is the latest audio format that cleverly projects sound from movies, video games, or music in a way that the listener gets to listen to the audio in an immersive way.
There are a variety of connections available, depending on the age of your TV, soundbar and other home entertainment devices, including Bluetooth. Usually, the best solution is to plug your devices and soundbar into the TV separately. If you need help or want to know more about connecting a soundbar to your TV, feel free to pop in store to chat to our team of experts who will be happy to help.
Most people buy soundbars because they don’t have the space for a multi-speaker setup which is why soundbars are a great solution! They have a sleek and minimal look so can blend in with any TV setup plus they are slim, low-profile space-savers that can create epic home theatre surround sound.
When picking the right soundbar, you need to think to think of a few factors - size of your room (do you have room for a subwoofer?), wall mounting, size of your TV and cabinet, compatibility with other devices if you want to connect to other media like a gaming console. To find out more tips and advice, feel free to head in store to chat with our team of experts.
If you're looking for a high-quality soundbar that delivers crisp, clear audio as well as deep bass, then you might want to also consider a subwoofer. A subwoofer adds more depth to your movies and music and makes it sound more life-like. It will also help fill your room with sound so that you don't have to crank up the volume on your TV.