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Buying a soundbar is the easiest and the least expensive method to upgrade your TVs built-in sound.
But capping your soundbar budget at that level will also entail compromises.
Sony’s HT-S2000 is a 3.1-channel soundbar with a dedicated center-channel speaker
In a movie theater, that speaker is hidden away behind the screen.
A basic 2.1-channel soundbar will split dialogue between its two front-facing speakers.
When I compared theAmazonwith aSony HT-S2000soundbar, dialogue sounded notably cleaner on the Sony.
Sony’s HT-S2000 is a 3.1-channel soundbar with a dedicated center-channel speaker
A real subwoofer will be a separate speaker that comes with the soundbar and connects to it wirelessly.
Dolby Atmos
Soundbars provide two types of Dolby Atmos support: Dolby Atmos and virtual Dolby Atmos.
(TheSonos Beam Gen 2is a good example of a soundbar that uses virtual Atmos processing.)
The substantial subwoofer included with the JBL Bar 1300X soundbar system features a 12-inch driver for deep, pounding bass
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Bose’s affordable Smart Soundbar 600 features two upfiring speakers for Dolby Atmos soundtracks
The JBL Bar 1300X’s truly wireless (battery-powered) surround speakers feature upfiring drivers for the ultimate in Dolby Atmos immersion
