If you are prepared to pay a lot of money for optimal all-round sound for blockbuster and television enjoyment in your living room, the LG DS95QR for 1,799 euros is a really good-sounding soundbar for connection to the TV at home. It comes with an additional subwoofer and two satellite speakers...

New in the current 2021 test field are ?21 soundbars with prices between 90 and 900 euros. Among them are one-piece models and two-piece models with a separate bass box (subwoofer). Pleasing: the test winners are comparatively inexpensive. Soundbars in the test: What you need to know Soundbars with or without subwoofer in comparison One-piece units without subwoofer: Soundbars without subwoofers...

"Real" Dolby Atmos or DTS X sound at a budget price will probably remain a dream for a while yet. However, if you don't want to do without room-filling cinema sound and are looking for an affordable soundbar/subwoofer combination with excellent speech intelligibility and a lot of power, the Panasonic SC-HTB600 will undoubtedly give you a lot of pleasure until then.

For a market price of around 440 euros, the buyer gets a neatly finished soundbar with a wireless subwoofer. To be well prepared for the future, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback is integrated. However, the SC-HTB600 does not have top firing speakers on the top side, but the whole thing is done in a virtual way...

If you're on a budget but still want immersive sound, Panasonic's SC-HTB600 is a good choice. Despite the lack of upfiring speakers, the 2.1 setup conjures up amazingly good 3D effects in the living room and scores with good detail reproduction. A small drop of bitterness: WLAN is unfortunately not on board.