Soundbars are slowly increasing in popularity every year…and with good reason!
They offer a convenient and often cheap way to enhance the audio of your television.
Gone are the days where you would have to look at the sometimes low fire power pair of satellite speakers, and the often inconvenient 5.1 systems.
Today, soundbars can offer outstanding audio quality, and even mimic such things as surround and 3D sound.
Of course when a piece of tech becomes popular, every manufacturer is suddenly releasing a line of products!
For this reason, we will look here at the most popular soundbar manufactures today.
Hopefully this guide will give you a taste of what each manufacturer generally offers in terms of their soundbar line up.
So let’s get started with our list of the 7 best soundbar brands today.
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7 Best Soundbar Brands Today
1/LG
South Korean electronics company LG offer a range of sound bars.
These bars are usually of the 2.1 variety and are generally budget friendly. The majority of LG’s sound bars come in at under $300.
Often these bars incorporate DTS Virtual X, which is great at simulating a 3D sound in a 2.1 speaker set up.
LG have also recently won the ‘Best of Innovation’ Award at CES 2019, thanks to their collaboration with with Meridian Audio which resulted in the SL9YG and SL10YG models.
2/ Samsung
Another South Korean company with a long standing history of great products.
Known more these days for their smartphone line, Samsung offer a wide range of sound bars also.
A good mix of 2.1 and 5.1 varieties are available. You will also find the Samsung soundbars favouring a wireless subwoofer, but there are also varieties which include the subwoofer built in.
3/ Sony
Japanese tech giant Sony have had a somewhat understated foray into the soundbar world.
But when they do release soundbars onto the world the results are usually pretty impressive.
Sony soundbars are usually a great choice if you are looking for high end audio output and audio upscaling technology.
The Sony HT-ST5000 Dolby Atmos soundbar is one of their finest moments, and a previous ‘What Hi-Fi’ award winner.
4/ Sonos
It is all subjective of course, but many will agree that American company Sonos produce some of the best looking sound bars on the market today.
Sonos as a company focus almost entirely on speakers, unlike many of the companies on this list.
This is opposed to many which are electronics companies who also produce sound bars.
Sonos soundbars are a great choice if you are looking for a soundbar which has both a compact design and works wirelessly.
The Sonos Beam is one of the company’s finest products, and previous ‘What Hi-Fi’ award winner.
5/ Yamaha
Yamaha are known for their excellent musical instruments.
And they have transferred this knowledge into some pretty decent soundbars over the years.
Yamaha produce solid reliable soundbars, which range in price from budget friendly options, all the way up to high end digital projectors which can cost over $1500.
If you have a recent TV, there will almost certainly be a Yamaha sound bar which will complement it well.
The awesome Yamaha YAS-207 proves that this company definitely isn’t just about musical instruments.
6/ Vizio
Although known primarily for their flat screen TV’s, Vizio have produced sound bars also in the past few years.
Their range is relatively small at the moment, but what they have produced has received glowing reviews in the budget sound bar price range.
If you are looking for designs a bit different from the normal boring black rectangular soundbars which are readily available, definitely check out Vizios sleek looking units.
Vizio are already racking up awards in the home entertainment arena, and will be sure to gain more for their soundbars also.
7/ Bose
American company Bose are an established brand when it comes to high end audio tech.
Bose have not had a huge venture into the soundbar market, but what they have released has been warmly accepted by the home entertainment community.
These units tend to be in the $500+ range. But you are paying for years of Bose audio engineering experience, and also no expense spared on the look, design, and materials used with their products.
Are you looking for more recommendations for soundbars? Then check out our article where we look at the best soundbars under $400, which can be found here.
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