Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max
£2199
$2499
€2499
CA$3299
AU$3999
Sennheiser
1265 x 171 x 125 MM
18.5 KG
B0BSP22G12
2019
11/09/2019
508684
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5.12
6x 4inch long-throw woofer, cellulose sandwich cone 5x 1-inch tweeter, aluminium dome tweeter 2x 3.5-inch full-range driver (top-firing)
250 W
3/1 HDMI, Optical In, AUX In (Stereo RCA), Ethernet, Subwoofer Pre-Out 1x Mic Input (2.5mm jack), Bluetooth, Chromecast
ARC/eARC
Black
Works with Google Assistant
LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1, LPCM 7.1, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, DTS DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS 96/24 DTS-HD LBR, DTS:X DSD, MPEG-H
500 W
Yes
No
30Hz – 20kHz
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Sony HT-A7000
£1199
$1299
€1300
CA$1699
AU$1699
Sony
1300 x 142 x 80 MM
8.7 KG
B099NT4WJT
2021
–
HTA7000.CEK
–
7.1.2
5x front speakers, dual bass woofers, 2x upfiring speakers, 2x tweeters
500 W
Chromecast, Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth 5.0
eARC
Black
Works with Alexa, Google Assistant
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Dual mono, DTS, DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS ES, DTS 96/24, DTS:X, LPCM, DSD, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, HE AAC, AAC, mp3, Monkey Audio, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, SBC, LDAC
65 W
–
Optional
–
AirPlay 2
Sonos Arc
£899
$899
€999
CA$1099
AU$1499
Sonos
1141.7 x 115.7 x 87 MM
6.25 KG
B0876T3695
2020
04/06/2020
ARCG1UK1BLK
–
–
8x elliptical woofers, 3x silk dome tweeters
–
Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2
eARC
Black, White
Built-in Google Assistant/Alexa
Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround, Stereo PCM, Multichannel PCM, Dolby Multichannel PCM
–
–
Optional
–
Yes
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
£449
$449
€499
CA$559
AU$699
Sonos
651 x 100 x 69 MM
2.8 KG
B09B12MGXM
2021
30/09/2021
Sonos Beam (2nd Gen)
Black or white
–
1x tweeter, 4x mid-woofers, 3x passive radiators
–
HDMI eARC, Optical S/PDIF (via adaptor)
ARC/eARC
Black, white
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, PCM
–
–
Optional
–
Yes (Sonos)
Samsung HW-S61B
£329
$349
€419
CA$499
AU$599
Samsung
670 x 105 x 62 MM
2.7 KG
B09W66KSXN
2022
–
HW-S61B/XU
S60B
5.0
Centre, two side-firing
–
–
ARC
White, Black
Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Bixby
Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus), DTS Virtual:X, AAC, MP3, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, OGG, AIFF
31 W
–
Optional
–
–
Samsung HW-Q700B
£699
$699
€719
CA$899
Unavailable
Samsung
1110.7 x 120 x 60.4 MM
10.7 KG
B09VQW6Q79
2022
–
HW-Q700B/XU
–
3.1.2
centre, two upfiring, two wide range tweeter
–
HDMI in, HDMI out, Optical in, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Wi-Fi, Chromecast, Spotify Connect
ARC/eARC
Black
Works with Alexa,
Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, AAC, SBC, FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF, OGG, MP3
37 W
Yes
Optional
–
–
Samsung HW-Q990C
£1599
$1499.99
€1599
CA$2099.99
AU$1499
Samsung
1232 x 138 x 69.5 MM
7.7 KG
B0BXQ1Q6NK
2023
–
HW-Q990C
–
11.1.4
22
656 W
Two HDMI inputs, HDMI output, HDMI eARC/ARC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
ARC
Black
Alexa built in
DTS:X, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, MP3, OGG, ALAC
67 W
Yes
Yes
–
Yes (via Alexa Multi room)
Samsung HW-Q800C
£849
$998
€849
CA$1099
AU$1099
Samsung
1182 x 272 x 576 MM
18 KG
B0BXQ118S8
2023
–
HW-Q800C/XU
–
5.1.2
Two upfiring, two wide range tweeter, two side-firing, centre speaker, 8-inch subwoofer
–
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
ARC/eARC
Black
Alexa built-in
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos Music, Dolby MAT, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, Dolby 5.1ch, DTS:X, LPCM, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS 5.1, DTS HD
58 W
Yes
Optional
–
Alexa Multi-Room, Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2
