![]() The detachable modules at the ends of the soundbar also have a 20mm tweeter, plus an upward-orientated full-range driver. On the top of the ‘bar are a couple of carefully angled full-range drivers, designed to deliver the front ‘height’ channels of a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. The middle part of the soundbar features a forward-firing array of four racetrack-shaped midrange drivers, punctuated by three 20mm tweeters. The central portion is roughly 88cm long, and at either end there’s a detachable module of 17cm or so – they attach to the big central section by way of quite fierce magnets. The soundbar itself is a modular, three-piece design. It’s hard to imagine a more straightforward way of achieving true surround-sound. ‘Thoughtful’ is a pretty good way to describe the design of the Bar 9.1. Modular system allows for easier placement in a room.JBL Bar 9.1 design - A detachable surround system with speakers that can be placed anywhere in a room Purchases directly from the JBL website will take longer than normal due to delays at the UK border. Is it? JBL Bar 9.1 price and availability JBL reckons authentic Atmos performance can be delivered without the need for miles of wiring or, indeed, carving into the ceiling of your room. JBL thinks it’s squared the ‘Atmos sound without the Atmos rigmarole’ circle. More recently Sonos got in on the act with its Arc soundbar – it’s less of a bloater than the Sennheiser, it’s more affordable, and to an extent it gets the Atmos job done. Sennheiser has achieved something pretty impressive with its Ambeo soundbar, but it costs more than the majority of TVs and is imposingly big at the same time. So if we want a little taste of the true Atmos experience we’ve had in the cinema, a soundbar with some thoughtful driver placement and digital sound processing would seem to be the way to go. The JBL Bar 9.1 is a 9.1 channel wireless surround system capable of playing Dolby Atmos soundtracksĮveryone loves the effect Dolby Atmos object-based sound can have on a film soundtrack, but out in the real world very few of us have the space or the inclination to deploy speakers in front, behind and above us in our front rooms.
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