Considering its size, the Bar 5.0 MultiBeam positively kicks down the door and tramples the furniture as it announces its presence in your living room. It’s a long list of features, but JBL is not content only impressing with its specs. There aren’t any mics on board, but this JBL works with voice control if connected to a compatible device. The Bar 5.0 MultiBeam also accommodates 4K pass-through with Dolby Vision, meaning you can pair the JBL’s sound with the best picture that’s currently available.Īpple AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music and Chromecast built-in are also included for easy music streaming and multi-room compatibility, as well as Bluetooth should you want to follow that route. Of those physical connections, there are two HDMI ports – one input and one eARC-enabled output – alongside optical and USB ins.

You’re unlikely to find a decent Atmos soundbar at this price, but with good implementation, its imitation cousin can do a worthy job filling the airspace in your front room. That’s paired with Virtual Dolby Atmos, which should do the same for height channels.

This tech aims to provide an immersive listening experience by aping surround sound but without the additional speakers. Inputs HDMI in, HDMI out (HDCP 2.3 compliant, eARC & 4K HDR passthrough), Ethernet, OpticalĬonnectivity Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay, Google Chromecast,

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