Best Soundbars for Sound Quality

Reddit discussions about sound quality put Sonos Arc Ultra and Sonos Beam Gen 2 near the top for soundbars. Compare prices, complaints, and tradeoffs.

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#1
Arc Ultra

Sonos

$1,099.00

Arc Ultra

60.9/100
145 opinions

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82 positive0 neutral14 negative
#2
Beam Gen 2

Sonos

$499.00

Beam Gen 2

56.7/100
78 opinions

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48 positive0 neutral7 negative
#3
Q990F

Samsung

$937.66

Q990F

60.1/100
42 opinions

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24 positive0 neutral2 negative
#4
XIO

KEF

$2,499.99

XIO

51.8/100
58 opinions

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33 positive0 neutral4 negative
#5
Q990D

Samsung

$1,199.00

Q990D

57.8/100
32 opinions

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19 positive0 neutral2 negative
#6
HW-Q600C

Samsung

$397.95

HW-Q600C

52.6/100
11 opinions

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8 positive0 neutral0 negative
#7
HT-S400

Sony

$298.00

HT-S400

50.9/100
10 opinions

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7 positive0 neutral0 negative
#8
H7

LG

$899.99

H7

53.5/100
35 opinions

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14 positive0 neutral2 negative
#9
HW-Q990C

Samsung

$1,099.00

HW-Q990C

57.5/100
30 opinions

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17 positive0 neutral3 negative
#10
Smart Ultra Soundbar

Bose

$679.00

Smart Ultra Soundbar

47.6/100
37 opinions

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11 positive0 neutral2 negative
#11
HT-A5000

Sony

$555.55

HT-A5000

52.9/100
28 opinions

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14 positive0 neutral4 negative
#12
Q990H

Samsung

$1,697.99

Q990H

50.6/100
9 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#13
HW-S50B

Samsung

$249.00

HW-S50B

51.5/100
10 opinions

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8 positive0 neutral2 negative
#14
HW-Q930C

Samsung

$1,275.00

HW-Q930C

51.7/100
7 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#15
Flexus CORE 300

Klipsch

$1,199.00

Flexus CORE 300

51.7/100
4 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#16
SC9S

LG

$649.99

SC9S

50.8/100
6 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#17
Bar 1300X

JBL

$1,079.95

Bar 1300X

51.2/100
5 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral1 negative
#18
Q800F

Samsung

$498.79

Q800F

52.9/100
10 opinions

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5 positive0 neutral2 negative
#19
HTS100F

Sony

$98.00

HTS100F

51.3/100
14 opinions

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6 positive0 neutral4 negative
#20
Ray

Sonos

$219.00

Ray

50.5/100
8 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral1 negative
#21
Bar 1000MK2

JBL

$749.95

Bar 1000MK2

51.3/100
7 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral2 negative
#22
Bar 1300XMK2

JBL

$1,199.95

Bar 1300XMK2

50.2/100
3 opinions

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#23
MagniFi Mini AX

Polk Audio

$499.00

MagniFi Mini AX

51.6/100
1 opinion

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#24
S95TR

LG

$899.99

S95TR

51.3/100
6 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral2 negative