Sennheiser AMBEO: The Ultimate Dolby Atmos Soundbar

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If you're looking at all the new Dolby Atmos soundbars on the market, but you like keeping your home entertainment area clean and simple, then Sennheiser has something special that doesn’t compromise on the high-end audio experience. Today’s review is on the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar, a complete end-to-end system that delivers an amazing Dolby Atmos surround sound experience from an all-in-one design that’s super easy to use and convenient to set up. The AMBEO is designed to sit under your TV. You could purchase the optional wall-bracket for a nice clean professional look, but I think most people will probably position this right under their TV on a piece of furniture. Dimensionally, the AMBEO stands a little over 5-inches tall with its removable rubber feet, so for the best performance, you’ll want to separate the bar from the TV so the upward-firing drivers have enough clearance.

The engineers pulled out all the stops with some very impressive speaker drivers inside the AMBEO. Behind the grill, there are 13 large high-performance drivers. These are independent high-end drivers that work with Sennheiser’s advanced AMBEO technology to create the experience of virtual speakers all around your room. 9 front-facing speakers provide the left, center, and right channels for room-filling sound, while 2 speakers on the sides provide the rear-channels that will fire sound all around you. 2 height-channel speakers on top of the bar fire sound upward for that top-to-bottom sense of vertical elevation in the sound field.

It’s important to note that while there is an output to connect a sub, you really don’t need to buy one for this soundbar. This sleek all-in-one design is capable of reproducing extreme bass all on its own. There are (6x) 4-inch long-throw woofers that will reproduce deep 30Hz bass that only an external subwoofer would be able to produce in other systems, and (5x) 1-inch aluminum dome tweeters, plus (2x) 3.5-inch full-range drivers on the top corners cover your room in high-fidelity sound. This gives you 5.1.4 channels of Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D surround sound plme a single channel for the sub-bass frequencies — all coming out of just the AMBEO.

Another great feature about the AMBEO is that it now supports the newer enhanced version of HDMI ARC known as “eARC.” eARC is a new technology with higher bandwidth that allows true Dolby Atmos to be transmitted out to compatible devices. With just a quick software update using the Sennheiser Smart Control App, the AMBEO is ready for the future. Even though my TV was older and did not have eArc, I liked the way the connections let me plug in an Apple TV directly to get Atmos. This also allows you to control the AMBEO with your TV’s remote, which means no more fumbling around with multiple remotes just to perform simple operations like raising and lowering the volume.

We know from talking with our customers that people want better sound than their TV speakers can provide. However, not everyone has the space for an entire system of separate speakers and a home theater receiver. The Sennheiser AMBEO can deliver impressive performance without having to spend more money on additional speakers or a subwoofer. The AMBEO is all-in-one surround sound system that will make immersive high-end sound simple and convenient. I think it does an amazing job re-creating the experience of a complete surround sound installation without having to wire your room.