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Specdex
Updated April 2026

Best Soundbars, benchmarked.

All-in-ones and 11.1.4 monsters — every bar tested for voice, music and cinema.

Samsung

Samsung HW-Q990D

11.1.4 · Wireless sub + rears · Q-Symphony

93
From
$1,799
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Sonos

Sonos Arc Ultra

9.1.4 Atmos · Sound Motion woofers · eARC

92
From
$999
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LG

LG S95TR

9.1.5 · WOWCAST · LG TV sync

90
From
$1,499
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Bose

Bose Smart Soundbar Ultra

$999

89
From
$999
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Sony

Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 9

$1399

89
From
$1,399
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Sonos

Sonos Arc

$899

88
From
$899
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Sony

Sony HT-A7000

$1499

88
From
$1,499
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LG

LG S90TY

$1099

87
From
$1,099
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Sonos

Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

Dolby Atmos · HDMI eARC · Compact

86
From
$499
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Sonos

Sonos Beam (Gen 2)

$499

86
From
$499
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Samsung

Samsung HW-Q900C

$999

86
From
$999
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Bose

Bose Smart Soundbar 900

$899

86
From
$899
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Sony

Sony HT-A5000

$999

85
From
$999
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Vizio

Vizio Elevate

$999

85
From
$999
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Bose

Bose Smart Soundbar 600

$499

83
From
$499
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Samsung

Samsung HW-S801D

$399

82
From
$399
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Sonos

Sonos Ray

$279

80
From
$279
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LG

LG SP8YA

$699

80
From
$699
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Yamaha

Yamaha YAS-209

$349

80
From
$349
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