Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max
£2199
$2499
€2499
CA$3299
AU$3999
Sennheiser
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1265 x 171 x 125 MM
18.5 KG
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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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Wharfedale Vista 200S
£219
–
–
–
AU$899
Wharfedale
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900 x 92 x 62 MM
7.9 KG
B07R8VR2WW
2019
25/04/2019
Vista 200S
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–
2x full range, 6.5-inch subwoofer
120 W
HDMI, 3.5mm, RCA, Coaxial, Digital Optical out, Bluetooth 4.2
ARC
Black
–
Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS Virtual:X
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Yes
No
40Hz – 20kHz, 40Hz – 120kHz (sub)
No
Sony HT-A7000
£1199
$1299
€1300
CA$1699
AU$1699
Sony
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1300 x 142 x 80 MM
8.7 KG
B099NT4WJT
2021
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HTA7000.CEK
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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
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Optional
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AirPlay 2
Sonos Arc
£899
$899
€999
CA$1099
AU$1499
Sonos
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1141.7 x 115.7 x 87 MM
6.25 KG
B0876T3695
2020
04/06/2020
ARCG1UK1BLK
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8x elliptical woofers, 3x silk dome tweeters
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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
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–
Optional
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Yes
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
£449
$449
€499
CA$559
AU$699
Sonos
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651 x 100 x 69 MM
2.8 KG
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2021
30/09/2021
Sonos Beam (2nd Gen)
Black or white
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1x tweeter, 4x mid-woofers, 3x passive radiators
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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)
Bang and Olufsen Beosound Theatre
£5590
$6890
€6490
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–
Bang & Olufsen
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122.2 x 15.7 x 18.9 CM
18 KG
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2022
–
–
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12
12
120 W
3x HDMI input, 1x HDMI eARC , USB-C, 4x Ethernet ports, Dual Band WLAN 2.5/5GHZ, Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth Codecs
eARC
Silver aluminium, Black Anthracite aluminium, Gold Tone aluminium
Via external Google assistant device
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120 W
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No
28 Hz – 23,000 Hz
Yes (Apple Airplay 2 Multiroom, Google Cast Groups, Beolink)
Razer Leviathan V2
£229.99
$249.99
€249.99
CA$329.99
AU$411.95
Razer
No
3.6 x 19.7 x 2.3 INCHES
1.4 KG
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2021
06/06/2022
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–
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Full Range Driver, Tweeter Driver, Passive Radiator Driver, Down-Firing Subwoofer
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Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C
N/A
Black
N/A
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–
Yes
No
40-20000Hz
No
Samsung HW-Q700B
£699
$699
€719
CA$899
Unavailable
Samsung
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1110.7 x 120 x 60.4 MM
10.7 KG
B09VQW6Q79
2022
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HW-Q700B/XU
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3.1.2
centre, two upfiring, two wide range tweeter
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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
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1232 x 138 x 69.5 MM
7.7 KG
B0BXQ1Q6NK
2023
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HW-Q990C
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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
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Yes (via Alexa Multi room)
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Plus
£1299
$1499.95
€1499
CA$1999.95
AU$2499.95
Sennheiser
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1051 x 121 x 77 MM
6.3 KG
B0BSP22G12
2022
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SB02M
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7.1.4
Two 4-inch Cellulose Cone Driver, 7 2-inch Aluminum Cone Full-range Drivers
400 W
HDMI v2.1, two HDMI 2.0; digital optical audio, phono AV
ARC/eARC
Black
Amazon Alexa
Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, MPEG-H, 360 Reality Audio, PCM
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No
38Hz – 20 KHz
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