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soundbar

American  
[saund-bahr] / ˈsaʊndˌbɑr /

noun

  • soundbars
    plural
  1. a long, narrow piece of audio equipment housing several multi-directional speakers, designed to be mounted under or over a television or computer and providing enhanced audio without the need for multiple speakers positioned around a room.


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The Danish consumer-electronics company said late Monday that revenue in its fiscal third quarter missed expectations after the significantly lower-than-anticipated sales performance of its Beosound Premiere soundbar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

I recently bought the latest Bose TV Speaker soundbar, and it works extremely well.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

Engineered for partially sunlit spaces, it pairs crisp, glare-resistant visuals with rich, full-bodied sound from an included 80W, eight-speaker soundbar.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

The easiest fix is to purchase a soundbar, which begin at around $250 for a basic model.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Watching at home on a big flat screen hooked up to a decent soundbar, viewers will have a good experience of “Tár.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022

Most would agree that Sonos offers some of the best speakers and soundbars currently available.

From The Verge ● Sep. 6, 2022

When not watching a movie, the speakers can be docked into the sides of the new soundbars to recharge.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

Sony’s rounding out its A-series of soundbars with today’s introduction of the $699 HT-A3000.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

But on the upside, it shares the newer “x-balanced” speaker design as the other A-series soundbars for clearer, more dynamic output.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

Like the more expensive options, you can stream music to these soundbars with AirPlay 2, Alexa MRM, and Chromecast, and they can be controlled by your preferred voice assistant-enabled device.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

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