3/1/2024 0 Comments 9.1 surround sound![]() If you don’t know what it means, it’s the Audio Return Channel, for HDMI connections where the TV will receive video input and return it’s audio output from the same HDMI port. It has an HDMI eARC port supporting high-bitrate sound formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS-X. This sound bar doesn’t lack on the IO department as well. If everything went fine, the LEDs on the subwoofer and the detachable speakers should be solid white. Then attach the speakers to the soundbar or press the power button on each of them.Turn on the soundbar by pressing the power button.Plug the subwoofer into power and press the button on the back.The entire system looks clean with it’s metallic look and will blend in with any type of furniture setup. The system also has a subwoofer with a 10-inch driver. Then we have the detachable rear speakers. The box has a bunch of accessories including the wall mounting gear, the remote controller and the side caps for the sound bar, which I will talk about later. Let’s see what we get inside the box.įirst of all, this is HUGE! It came on top of a wooden crate and it was hard for me to carry it by myself. JBL just added 5 and 4, to market it as 9.1.Įnough introductions. Then for up-firing speakers to create the atmos effect. Then it has one for lower frequencies, meaning the sub-woofer. 5 ear level speakers including front left, front right, center, then rear left and rear right. This is marketed as a 9.1 sound system, but it’s a bit misleading as well. You should totally check them out if you haven’t already, after this video! I watched several videos from Audio Advice, Jonah Matthes, and Never Enough Tech and they did a quite good job in convincing me to buy one. However, you can charge them via the micro USB port on them if you don’t like attaching and detaching them over and over again. However, this might change depending on the volume levels you’ve set. When fully charged, they’re claimed to run 10 hours straight before you need to charge them again. They’re charged when docked to the soundbar, but ONLY when the soundbar is in standby mode. They’re battery-powered and don’t need any cables to play sounds. Meaning, you can magnetically attach them to the soundbar and detach them when you want to experience surround sounds. The most attractive feature of this system is that the rear speakers are truly wireless. Maybe it applies for most of you as well. So, I didn’t want the highest end one, most loud with tens of speakers. I currently have a 30m2 studio apartment, and around 8m2 for my living room area. Something I also realized was, I don’t need a huge system because my apartment is super small. Then there were LG ones, which were also expensive. ![]() There were Samsung HW Q90R and HW Q950T in my list, while Q950T was super expensive. So, I was looking a lot into an affordable solution. I will make a separate video for that, but I just wanted to highlight the HDMI 2.1 factor. In order to support Dolby Atmos, I had to buy a TV which has HDMI 2.1 support and I bought Sony Bravia XH90 55 inch 4K HDR TV. It might not be super accurate, but many advanced soundbars can do quite well. So they have up-firing speakers where the sound is bounced back from the ceiling trying to make the same effect. Even though this is possible in cinemas, it’s a bit hard to do in-home theatre systems. In Dolby Atmos, there are speakers mounted on the ceiling firing downwards, creating a 3D surround sound experience. Meaning, it will generate sounds on a horizontal plane. Normal surround sounds only have speakers on your ear level. If you don’t know what Dolby Atmos is, it’s the next-generation surround sound technology. Don’t need to be the best sound system ever. ![]()
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