Soundbars

The Sonos Arc Ultra is truly the worst-kept secret in tech right now, with the new soundbar leaking everything like water from a paper bucket. Only a few days ago, Best Buy seemed to reveal that it would have a price of $999, and now more retailers may have given us the release date. Spotted […]

It’s been a tumultuous few months for Sonos, all dating back to the redesigned Sonos app, which wasn’t ready for primetime. Ultimately, it overshadowed the launch of the anticipated Ace headphones, and the company has spent plenty of time apologizing, reorganizing priorities, and regaining customers’ trust. While the result was that hardware was going to […]

Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8: One-minute review When Sony announced its 2024 AV lineup, it wasn’t just its TVs that received a more straightforward naming system, but its soundbars too. This year, the potentially tricky-to-remember model numbers have been replaced with a much simpler Bravia branding. The Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 replaces the HT-A5000 […]

On the face of it, the Majority Elias is an audio-visual phenomenon. Why? Because it offers upfiring speakers – a key component of ‘true’ Dolby Atmos – at less than £100. When coming to this realization, I expected the soundbar to be the ultimate budget option for those seeking spatial audio, but alas, my expectations […]

Last week, Bose unveiled a new version of its Smart Soundbar – and it has a really interesting idea about surround sound. If you have a pair of Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, you can use them as your surround speakers.  If you’re thinking “ach, Apple does that with AirPods already” or “don’t those Sonos Ace headphones […]

The Sonos Arc Ultra is the supposed name for the next elite Dolby Atmos soundbar coming from Sonos, and like many of the company’s new releases these days, it’s not exactly the world’s most mysterious device. The Sonos Arc Ultra has had a load of leaks about possible pricing, images, claims of delays and then […]