Your Soundbar Setup is Wrong – Here’s Why! (Soundbar 1.3)

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Published May 29, 2025

AV-sync is such an important consideration for those shopping for a soundbar that we've included a test for this since version 1.0 of our test bench. However, we've been calling this measurement "latency," which is not strictly correct. Our recently published version 1.3 of the soundbar test bench corrects this by directly measuring latency according to its definitions and also introduces measurements for different audio formats, including Dolby Atmos. Indeed, the format played affects audio latency and, ultimately, AV synchronization. In this video, we look at a simple way to improve your home theatre setup and resolve those pesky AV-sync issues simply by changing what input you use!

0:00 Intro
0:31 AV-Sync Overview
2:14 Latency Testing
3:09 Latency Results
3:59 Gaming Impacts
4:21 Limitations of this Approach
4:53 Conclusion

For more details about our testing process, check out our article:
https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/learn/research/1-3-tbu-article

Soundbar Table Tool:
https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/tools/table/131455

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