Toshiba TY-WSB600 120W Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer

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If you need help setting up your soundbar to work properly with your TV, read our guide on how to set up a soundbar with your TV My soundbar or subwoofer is quiet or sounds unnatural The Beam 2’s Achilles heel is that it has only one HDMI port and requires a TV with an eARC HDMI port to make use of Atmos. So those with older TVs will probably want to avoid it, but if you do own a TV with eARC, you will struggle to find a better-sounding standalone soundbar. In addition to testing out a soundbar’s ability to deliver sound to accompany onscreen action, we take time to try out any wireless streaming capabilities it may have, be that via Tidal over Bluetooth or Spotify Connect over a Wi-Fi network. Content is also streamed via features such as Chromecast built-in and AirPlay 2 to ensure they work as intended. Maximum volume and wide listening angles: Most soundbars have a so-called sweet spot. While this may seem like a good thing, it basically means that it will sound best on a certain sitting position, and once you move away from the device, the quality of the sound may deteriorate. Toshiba has stripped out all the frills, leaving Dolby Digital/DTS two-channel decoding and DTS TruSurround as the only features of note. There’s no Bluetooth, no HDMIs and no built-in subwoofer, but remember this is all reflected in the low price.

Try to keep the cable clear of other connectors (especially power) in the tangle of wires behind your TV. Simply moving the 3.5mm cable can sometimes solve this issue.

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This can also happen when your soundbar is connected to a set-top box such as Freeview, Sky or a Blu-ray or DVD player that has its own volume control. As with the above tips, you should ensure the set-top box has its own volume set as high as it can go. This should also prevent your soundbar from going to sleep. My soundbar sounds no better than my TV However, you will still get quality audio and an optical connection does work with soundbars and surround sound systems. What size soundbar should I get?

Wireless connectivity: Numerous sound bars in the market today feature a Bluetooth connection. This is a good feature if you plan on using your soundbar a lot for listening to music without having to turn on your TV set. Session token to be used to authenticate requests on behalf of an anonymous user. Session tokens are linked to a client ID (see clientId) The Q990C also brings with it a couple of extra unique features, with the main being an update to the Q-Symphony technology. This enables Samsung-compatible soundbars and TVs to communicate (even wirelessly) and work together to use all the available speakers between both systems to create an even bigger, bolder sound – which it succeeds in doing.

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Sports mode is one of four EQ presets available, with movie, music and night modes also on offer. They all do a good job at enhancing your audio experience when watching the content they’re designed to cater to, while Polk’s Voice Adjust technology allows you to increase how prominent dialogue is in the audio and works very well.

Design: Your sound bar should be designed really well or choose one with a well-thought out style that will not be a distraction on your TV set or décor. Lookout for sand bars with easy to reach buttons as well.

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Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_. Less useful these days are analogue connections such as stereo RCA and 3.5mm inputs, and they’re becoming less common on soundbars, too. They’re still worth having for emergency use, but don’t worry too much if your soundbar doesn’t have these. The soundbar fares better for watching television and movies, especially with the SRS TruSurround feature enabled—which doesn't actually produce a surround-like effect, but it does satisfyingly widen the soundbar's imaging. I watched the season premiere of Game of Thrones with the soundbar, and the howling wind of the north felt suitably imposing, and the dialogue of the men of the Night's Watch came through clearly. However, when the opening sequence began and music started playing, it sounded hollow again.