soundbar
noun
sound·bar
ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌbär 
variants
or sound bar
plural soundbars or sound bars
: a rectangular audio device that transmits sound (as from a television or computer) via multiple loudspeakers contained in a single enclosure
A soundbar is designed to take the audio from a television and turn it into virtual 3D surround sound without having to do complicated wiring or stringing speaker boxes throughout the room.—
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Dell isn’t the only company to use head tracking to deliver audio; Razer’s Leviathan soundbar has a similar feature, and so does the 3D monitor Acer revealed in 2023.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
But the good news is that many people won’t need to bother with a separate soundbar since this system will (likely) sound so good.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
That's just for the screen, though, and the Pro also comes with a soundbar and a pair of satellite speakers that add an additional 40,000 mAh of total power when directly connected to the TV for up to 150 hours of viewing.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2025
Illustrations offered by the Forum show LIP working to correct delays on headphones, soundbars connected through ARC or eARC, and mixed systems where some components may be connected to a TV, while others go straight into the receiver.
—Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
But the good news is that many people won’t need to bother with a separate soundbar since this system will (likely) sound so good.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
That's just for the screen, though, and the Pro also comes with a soundbar and a pair of satellite speakers that add an additional 40,000 mAh of total power when directly connected to the TV for up to 150 hours of viewing.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2025
Illustrations offered by the Forum show LIP working to correct delays on headphones, soundbars connected through ARC or eARC, and mixed systems where some components may be connected to a TV, while others go straight into the receiver.
—Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Soundbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundbar. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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