https://www.ecoustics.com/loudspeaker/sound-bar/ everything hi-fi Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:56:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/wiim-bar/ https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/wiim-bar/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:26:18 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/wiim-bar/
The $479 WiiM Bar offers excellent music playback and streaming, but aggressive compression hurts Dolby Atmos. Is this Sonos alternative worth buying?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/wiim-bar/feed/ 2 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:44:15 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars/
After years of hands-on testing, these are the soundbars and speaker bar systems for home theater that impressed us most in 2026.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars-2025/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars-2025/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:57:37 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars-2025/
Most soundbars promise Dolby Atmos and deliver disappointment. These are the rare models that actually sound convincing and are worth recommending in 2025.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-soundbars-2025/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/lg-sound-suite-h7-dts-x/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/lg-sound-suite-h7-dts-x/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:17:57 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/lg-sound-suite-h7-dts-x/
LG's flagship soundbar, the Sound Suite H7, just got support for DTS:X surround, but good luck making that work on an LG TV.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/lg-sound-suite-h7-dts-x/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/naim-mu-so-utopia/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/naim-mu-so-utopia/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:07 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/naim-mu-so-utopia/
Naim's $6,500 Mu-so Utopia has 15 Focal drivers, 720 watts and Dolby Atmos. Is it worth $2,900 more than the Focal Mu-so Hekla?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/naim-mu-so-utopia/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/sonos-beam-ultra-soundbar/ https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/sonos-beam-ultra-soundbar/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:26:12 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/sonos-beam-ultra-soundbar/
The $699 Sonos Beam Ultra 7.1.2 compact soundbar delivers class-leading sound and versatility, but does buying one still require a leap of faith in Sonos software?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/sonos-beam-ultra-soundbar/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/nakamichi-dragon-soundbar-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/nakamichi-dragon-soundbar-2026/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:14:31 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/nakamichi-dragon-soundbar-2026/
Nakamichi puts your home theater into overdrive with a 58-inch wide soundbar, 12-inch subwoofer, and up-firing surround speakers which deliver 3,000 watts of total power.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/nakamichi-dragon-soundbar-2026/feed/ 1 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-bar-high-vienna-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-bar-high-vienna-2026/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:57:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-bar-high-vienna-2026/
WiiM Bar debuts at High End Vienna 2026 with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, RoomFit, HDMI eARC, and expandable 3.0.2 surround from $479.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-bar-high-vienna-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nextlevel-acoustics-mantelbar-sonos-arc/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nextlevel-acoustics-mantelbar-sonos-arc/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:52:45 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nextlevel-acoustics-mantelbar-sonos-arc/
NextLevel's Mantelbar hides a Sonos Arc soundbar or speakers inside the fireplace mantel. Clever architecture, or has the mantel finally earned its keep?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nextlevel-acoustics-mantelbar-sonos-arc/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-b200a-compact-soundbar/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-b200a-compact-soundbar/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:59:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-b200a-compact-soundbar/
The compact Yamaha B200A adds Dolby Atmos and built in bass for under $300, but can you live without external surrounds or a subwoofer? ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-b200a-compact-soundbar/feed/ 0