Soundbar

Soundbars enhance your audio experience by improving the sound quality, providing immersive surround sound, and offering a convenient and space-saving solution for your home entertainment setup. Here, we will discuss the essential features to consider before purchasing.

Types of Soundbars

1. Standalone Soundbars

These Soundbars are designed to offer an immersive listening experience without requiring a dedicated subwoofer or satellite speakers.

2. Soundbars with Woofer

The sound bar handles mid-range and high-frequency sounds, while the separate subwoofer delivers powerful and immersive bass, resulting in a more balanced and dynamic audio output for movies, music, and games.

3. Soundbars with Woofer and upfiring Speakers

The setup offers an immersive and three-dimensional cinematic audio experience. The soundbars and upfiring speakers work together to create overhead audio effects.

4. Sound base

It serves as a compact and space-saving alternative to traditional soundbars. The sound base is typically wider and flatter than soundbars, providing a stable base for placing a TV directly on top.

Features of Soundbars Need To Consider Before Buying

Features	Explanation
Dolby Atmos	Technology offers an immersive audio experience by creating a three-dimensional soundstage with sound objects moving all around you.
Virtual surround sound	It is employed to simulate a surround sound experience without additional speakers, creating a more immersive audio environment.
HDMI connectivity	It allows for easy connection to audio and video sources, supporting high-quality audio formats and passing through video signals.
Voice Control and smart features	It helps to control the sound bar and other connected devices using voice commands or integrated virtual assistants.
EQ Presets and sound modes	This feature enables audio output customization to suit different content types or personal preferences.
Streaming services Integration	You can access popular music and audio streaming platforms directly from the soundbar.
4K Pass through	Soundbars system can transfer the 4K resolution video signal to the display that is connected to it.
Adaptive sound	Adjusts audio settings to optimize sound quality based on the content being played

 

Multiple channels in Soundbars

Channel	Effects
Left and Right	These channels are responsible for delivering audio from the left and right sides of the soundstage
Upfiring	To bounce sound off the ceiling, creating a sense of height and overhead effects for immersive audio experience.
Center	The center channel is dedicated to dialogue and vocals.
Rear/Surround	Rear or surround channels provide sound from behind the listener, creating a more enveloping and immersive surround sound experience.
Subwoofer/Woofers	The subwoofer or dedicated woofers handle low-frequency sounds, such as deep bass and rumbling effects.

Comparison of Soundbars vs Speakers

Soundbars	Speakers
Better technology options	Limited technologies
Includes woofers, amplifiers, rear, speakers, surround sound effect	Lack of thes options unless they are upgraded to home theater
Utilized integrated speaker drivers and incorporates surround sound for immersive audio experience	Relies on speaker units with dedicated drivers for each audio frequency range for accurate sound
Use advanced audio processing	Need to combine with dedicated audio receiver or amplifier
Incorporates smart features like voice control and compatibility with smart home ecosystems.	Don’t include smart features unless paired with additional devices like smart amplifiers.

 

Brands for Soundbars in Pakistan

• JBL
• Sony
• Panasonic
• Samsung
• LG
• Philips
• Yamaha
• TCL

FAQs

How do you connect your Soundbars to the TV?

To connect your sound bar to your TV:

1. Use the appropriate cable (such as HDMI, optical, or AUX) to connect the audio output to the soundbar.
2. Select the corresponding input source on the soundbar.
3. Adjust the TV audio settings to output sound to the connected sound bar.
4. Test the audio playback.

Are soundbars better than speakers?

Soundbars are a convenient and space-saving solution for enhancing TV audio, while speakers offer superior audio quality and more flexibility in customization and expandability.

Do soundbars need speakers?

Yes, soundbars come with rear speakers to create a true surround sound experience.