Soundbars

One box under the television, judged on what it actually does with a film soundtrack rather than on how many channels the box claims. Where the money buys real speakers, and where it buys processing that pretends to be speakers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Ray

Sonos

£199

A compact black soundbar with a perforated grille.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Beam Gen 2

Sonos

£449

A black soundbar with a fabric-covered front.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Home Sound Bar 550

Denon

£499

A black soundbar with a wireless subwoofer standing behind it.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

HW-Q800F

Samsung

£549

A long white soundbar with a curved perforated grille.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Arc Ultra

Sonos

£939

A black soundbar with a subwoofer and two rear speakers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

HW-Q990F

Samsung

£999

A slim black wall-mounting soundbar shown from the front.

Nice, but

Provisional

Soundbar G1

£399

A black soundbar with a fabric grille, shown at an angle.

Nice, but

Provisional

HT-A3000

Sony

£399

A carbon grey soundbar shown from the front at an angle.

Nice, but

Provisional

SR-X50A

Yamaha

£599

A black soundbar with a wide fabric grille, shown from the front.

Nice, but

Provisional

AMBEO Soundbar Plus

Sennheiser

£999