It’s currently only available in the US, though.
Amazons offering is about as basic as a soundbar gets.
Amazons soundbar has a compact design, and its build quality is good for the price.
Amazon’s compact soundbar is a good fit for TVs with a 55-inch (shown here) or smaller screen.
It provides Movie, Music and dialogue-boosting EQ modes, all selectable using the supplied remote control.
Theres also DTS:Virtual X processing to expand the sound for movies and TV shows with surround-encoded soundtracks.
Sound quality is surprisingly good for the cost.
The soundbar’s top-mounted controls
Music sounds decent enough when played at reasonable levels.
An advantage to the Fire TV Soundbar is that its easy to set up and use.
At present, its only available in the US.
Inputs include HDMI and optical digital connections
Checking the soundbars Bass setting, the medium option was selected, so I dialed it back to low.
But given the Amazons compact design, the amount of bass it did deliver was actually better than expected.
There was also a good sense of spaciousness with the Surround mode enabled.
Amazon’s small remote provides all the controls you’ll need, but the soundbar’s volume can also be adjusted with your TV’s remote when it’s connected to an HDMI eARC/ARC port.
Its black plastic cabinet has rounded edges and is fronted by a black mesh grille.
Pairing a Bluetooth equipment like a phone is equally simple.
Nevertheless, given its good design and decent overall sound, Amazons soundbar ranks fairly high for value.
The Fire TV soundbar has smooth, rounded edges and a mesh front panel grille. Build quality is good given the low price.
Should I buy the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar?
Its a basic soundbar with simple controls that you’re free to set up once and then forget.
Music too sounds better on the Sony soundbar, which also offers virtual Dolby Atmos processing.
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