Top 10 Best Soundbar Speakers with DSPs
for March 2023

The Logitech Harmony Elite is the best universal remote control we've found so far, and it's the only model that integrates both Alexa and Google Assistant, so you can add voice commands to your existing Alexa/Google voice control system. The Harmony Elite has 640-plus customizable buttons, and its comprehensive voice system can control both your TV and (most) home appliances, as well as play streaming music from services like Spotify and Pandora. It's more expensive than our previous top pick, the Logitech Harmony Elite 960, but, in our opinion, it's worth the extra cost. The Harmony Elite is easy to set up and use, and it has a clean, simple menu system. You can set up shortcuts to play or pause content quickly, and you can easily assign commands to your favorite channels, programs, and streaming services. One of the Harmony Elite's best features is its storage: In addition to storing all your remotes and voice commands, it can record up to 24 hours worth of TV- and movie-watching activity on a single SD card. If you forget to log out, your recordings stay on your device, so you can always go back and see your favorite shows or scenes. It's also extremely customizable. You can assign custom button labels, so you can know which remote button corresponds to which command. The remote itself is top-quality, and it feels good in your hand. The buttons are responsive, the backlighting is bright, and the remote has directional buttons that make it easy to point the remote where you want it. The Harmony Elite remote is hard to fault, and (like all of our other picks), it offers excellent customer support.

This soundbar comes with lots of useful features. It is great for watching TV shows and movies, playing games, listening to music and as speakerphone. The bass is simply amazing and very clear. The soundbar is easy to set up and the sound is loud and clear. It is highly recommended for everyone.

This sound bar for TV is compact and light enough for one person to carry while mounting it. It includes a one-meter HDMI cable for connecting your TV or projector to the sound bar, as well as a set of two wireless remote controls (one with volume up/down functions, one without). The sound bar for TV is easy to set up and use, although we did find it a little finicky at first. The wireless remote controls have good range and are easy to pair to the sound bar via Bluetooth. The sound bar for TV comes with five equalizer modes, including 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, and 4.0, as well as a full range mode. The TV sound bar is compact enough to sit close to your TV or deck, but powerful enough to fill a large living room. The sound quality is surprisingly good for the price, though the bass at times sounds a bit muddy.

The sound bar is small, well made, and surprisingly powerful. It has a lot of features, including a subwoofer mode that would add bass to a movie or TV show, and it had a better bass performance than our previous pick, the s/p/a/s AM-8 Plus, which like the AM-8 Plus has a separate subwoofer. The AM-8 Plus has a better surround sound experience than the SAKOBS, which has a very linear sound field. The AM-8 Plus also has better details about voices and instruments, but it's louder and louder and louder. The SAKOBS is louder, but it lacks the detail. The AM-8 Plus is $50 more, but if you're only listening to the TV, the sound quality of the $150 SAKOBS is as good, if not better, than the $300 AM-8 Plus.

The Whome Sound Bar S88 is a budget contender worth considering if you regularly watch movies and TV but don't want to shell out more than $100 for a sound bar. The sound bar looks stylish and is solidly built, and the speakers do deliver decent sound for its size. The included remote control is responsive and clear, though we wish it had a microphone for voice control, because you can't use Amazon Alexa to drive the sound bar. (You can, however, use Google Assistant or Siri through the sound bar's built-in microphone.) The subwoofer is bottom-heavy, so it doesn't really deliver the "wall of sound" effect you'd get from a bigger, more capable sound bar, so the S88 is more of a supplement to your TV sound and won't replace a surround sound system. But if you're in the market for a budget sound bar, the S88 stands a good chance of meeting most of your needs.

The Sound Bar from QOMO is a decent choice for a home entertainment center thats short on space, although you might spend more for a dedicated home audio system. Its soundbar is compact, lightweight, and well-made, and it sounds great for its price. The soundbar is 34 inches, so it fits on most 40- to 46-inch TV stands. The remote is responsive and fairly intuitive, and the Sound Bar has Bluetooth connectivity, so you can use it with your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The Sound Bar comes with optical, digital, and analog audio inputs, so you can easily connect external devices. However, the included remote control lacks a mute button, so if you need silence, you have to unplug the speaker.

This sound bar is an excellent value for the money, and it delivers great sound quality for TV music, games, and movies. It is notably louder than many of the sound bars we tested, and the sound output levels can be adjusted easily from 30% to 100%. It has a built-in rechargeable battery as well as a USB power source, so it can run off of either. Although it's a little bulky, the speaker's built-in passive radiator helps it deliver rich and clear sound and the deep bass is notable. On the downside, the built-in Bluetooth 5.0 connection only works with compatible devices, and doing so requires a manual pairing process. Also, because this speaker doesn't have an HDMI input, you'll need to use an optical or USB connection to connect your sound bar device. Also, because it takes a full 30-50 minutes to charge, it's not a good choice for casual use. But if you're looking to enjoy music and movies through your TV or PC on a regular basis, and you don't mind waiting a few minutes for the speaker to charge, the Wohome S66 is an excellent choice.

BESTISAN sound bar system provides a step up in sound quality, and it's a good value, too: It uses Bluetooth 5.0 to connect wirelessly to your TV, and the soundbar's 40-inch design provides ample sound for a small room, and the wireless design boosts the sound significantly. This soundbar system has a bluetooth range thats comparable to higher-priced models. It has several sound modes, and the soundbar's DSP is well-suited to music and movie sound effects. You can set the soundbar to 40 watts per channel (it has 4 channels), and that, combined with a large, deep subwoofer, provides plenty of volume for a small room.

The 2.1 2014swi Soundbar for TV with Subwoofer is an excellent choice for a home theater setup. It's a powerful speaker bar that delivers excellent sound quality and clear dialogue and sound effects. The sound bar features 5.25-inch full range drivers and a ported subwoofer, and its audio performance is comparable with that of the Harman Kardon Soundsticks 2.1, also an Editors' Choice in our home theater sound bar roundup. The surround speakers delivered excellent sound with terrific clarity, and the bass from the subwoofer was solid and clear. The subwoofer delivers solid low-end support with louder volume than you'd expect from such a small box. The bass on the subwoofer doesn't extend quite as far as that of the subwoofer in our top pick, the Polk Audio Sub 10, but it's plenty for a home theater setup. As we've come to expect from front-firing sound bars, this one sits close to the TV and its sound can be a bit tinny when placed right next to the TV, but it's more than offset by the surround sound in the cabinets. The 2014swi is loud enough to fill a small room comfortably and will have no problem filling a room with music or even a film soundtrack. The 2.1 speaker bar is compact and weighs under 10 pounds, making it easy to transport between rooms or move between locations.

The Vizio SB-3860-W 36-inch sound bar isn’t quite as good as last year's model, the DTX SB3860, but it’s still a very good choice. It has an excellent selection of inputs, including a HDMI input that lets you plug in the projector and access it through the sound bar. It also has Bluetooth streaming capability, so you can play it through a Bluetooth speaker or headphones. (The SB3860-W also comes with a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones.)

This beefed-up soundbar from Bestisan (rather than the original model we tested) provides much better bass response and loudness, so it is better suited to serious music or music-focused entertainment. It's also much easier to set up, with a wireless connection that doesn't require a power hub. For movies, however, it isn't as good as either the XGIMI MoGo Pro or the RUMI LUMi 80. The sound quality is middling at best, and while it does decently for dialogue, it doesn't do as well for sound effects. However, at 40 inches, this soundbar offers a decent alternative to larger soundbars, and it connects easily to a TV with its HDMI input.

The BESTISAN sound bar is a great deal at its current sale price. It combines well-designed sound with a strong feature set, including a USB input, 3.5mm input, Bluetooth 5.0, and a 2.5-inch subwoofer. And at $50, it's our least expensive pick. The bass is deep and solid, and the surround effects work surprisingly well. The sound isn't as refined or detailed as that of the Bose SoundTouch 300 or the TCL S405, but it's close enough to make this a good option for folks whose TVs are too small for a dedicated surround-sound system. That, and the low price, make this sound bar a nice choice for folks with TVs that need a little more oomph.