Recent Soundbar & Surround Speaker Reviews

I don't have "Aha!" moments often, but Pyle's BlueReach PBTR70 Bluetooth wireless-based music interface did it. It lets you untether yourself from Apple's 30-pin connector and stream Bluetooth audio.

Panasonic announced its latest foray into the world of desktop speakers with its NE (Network Era) Series of wireless speaker systems, including models SC-NE1, SC-NE3 and the flagship SC-NE5.

The Yamaha YSP-4300 Soundbar seems to be designed with two goals in mind. The first is to give you everything that you would get from a standalone AV receiver in a more simple, compact unit.

When you shop for sound bars like the Toshiba SBX4250, you've got a lot of products to consider. And you have to consider what your needs are. For most, you're looking to upgrade your TV speakers.

The new Samsung Soundbar lineup consists for 4 exciting models: HW-F750, HW-F550, HW-F450, and HW-F355. Each Samsung new soundbar looks to be a real winner and one even has vacuum tubes!

The MartinLogan Motion Vision is the miracle soundbar to convert non-believers and make holdouts finally admit that a soundbar can also be a seriously good speaker and rival a true 2.1 speaker system.

In typical Sonos fashion, the PlayBar situates itself well into their eco-system and presents itself as one of the more capable, practical and fashionable sound bar solutions we've yet seen.

EMP Tek has introduced the diminutive Cinema 5 system, a sub/sat system based on the E3b mini-bookshelf speaker, E3c center speaker, and E10s powered subwoofer.

Boston Acoustics is continuing with their innovative, user-friendly approach to home theater audio with their newest entry level home audio soundbar, the TVee 26.

Paradigm released its Millenia CT 2.1 Speaker System, which is part of the company' SHIFT Series. The Millenia CT is a 2.1-speaker system that's really a compact plug’n play solution.

Paradigm released its new Soundtrack System, which is the soundbar component of its new SHIFT series. The system is a sleek, low-profile sound bar designed to complement today's ultra-thin displays.

The Outlaw Audio OSB-1 uses the H-PAS technology we first saw demoed in a trade show booth back in 2009. We've done a bunch of sound bars, but not one like this.

In the Klipsch HD Theater SB 3, the company has taken their trademark horn design, coupled it with a wireless subwoofer, and cooked up an easy way to improve sound with minimal impact on aesthetics.

With home theater speaker packages at competitive prices and interesting designs, Jamo certainly look like they'll make a splash with their new Series 360 speakers.

At $799 for the Polk Audio SurroundBar 9000 and $399 for the SurroundBar 5000 Instant Home Theaters, the prices are certainly attractive. This may be enough to make them successful.

Bowers and Wilkins is bringing the quality of their 800 Diamond Series to a new in-wall series. The CI800 series includes one in-ceiling and two in-wall speakers.

It seems as though Niles Audio is trying to get in touch with nature with the release of a wide range of new outdoor rock and planter speakers, as well as a more discrete garden speaker and subwoofer.

We got to take a look (and listen) to Definitive Technology's new SoloCinema XT Soundbar. It's a fully active system - a full 5.1 channel bar and comes with a 250W wireless subwoofer.

Yamaha's YSP-4300 and YSP-3300 both bring 7.1 HD audio to your living room in a pretty small form factor that can be wall-mounted or placed on a shelf underneath your television.

Now I've looked at a lot of products here at CEDIA 2012 but now we're examining a new technology. It's wireless Audio - WiSA - Wireless Speaker & Audio. Because the deal is, it just works.

Samsung has new options in the sound bar field. Exhibit 'A' is the HW-E550 which is for those people looking to improve on their TV audio without heading into the deeper waters of home theater.

Will the Sceptre Speaker Sound Bar sound better than the internal speakers in your new display? Probably. Will it sound $170 better? We're dubious.

The Definitive Technology SoloCinema XTR Sound Bar promises 200 watts, five discrete channels, and a wireless subwoofer. But at $2000, there is a lot of competition.

We reviewed the Orb Audio People's Choice system. Orb does something unusual. They let you configure the aptly-named Mod speakers as singles, pairs or even quads - letting you achieve more output.

Well, we're not new to digital sound projectors like the Yamaha YSP-2200, and the traditional sound bar has several speakers that replace the speakers on your TV. The is much more than that.

We were kinda excited about the harman/kardon SB 16 Active Speaker Soundbar because it's from guys know speakers. It didn't mean that this one had to sound great, but it was a great indicator.

If you are looking for small speakers not because you can't afford larger ones but because you don't have the space, the B&W M-1 compact speakers and PV1D subwoofer should definitely be on your list.

The VHT215 is a sound bar - which is to say that it replaces your TV's speakers and gives you something that you can actually play loudly and which has some fidelity. It does this with dual speakers.