JBL - BAR 1000

I had the jbl bar 1000 and I enjoyed it. Switched that out for Sennheiser, didn’t like it, got the Sonos arc ultra sub 4 and rears, didn’t like it. Got the q990d and I freaking love it.

I have a JBL 1000 in a room about that size and it’s pretty bloody good for the price

A Samsung would be better than a TCL, even the Q800F or D. Sony is nice, but not worth the price. I recently had a theatre bar 8 and sw5 sub for about 1700, not worth it for what I got. LG is pretty cost effective, but their bass has always been lack luster. So if bass is your main priority i would get a JBL, like the 700 or 1000

The Q990D is a great soundbar. Everyone will vouch for that. Specifically about the bass; to me there is nothing to complain. It's great. But, you will hear a lot of people saying otherwise. That's because it's not very bass heavy. If you want that kind of sound, get a JBL 1000 or 1300. You will constantly feel the bass. I evaluated the Q990D, JBL 1000/1300 and Sony A3000/5000/7000 at the time, and I found the Q990D to the best from all perspectives. Also remember the bass is dependent on your audio stream as well. In Atmos movies, the Q990D at 15-25 volume levels, shakes my recliners if I am watching say Jurassic Park. That should say something about the subwoofer. Also, if Samsung will constantly adjust the speakers (if you switch on the features on Smart Things) to offer the best experience. Where you place the subwoofer also matters, specially from the bass perspective. Hope that helps you.

Picked up JBL 1000 recently from Amazon for 55k

I have jbl 1000. The thing that i really hate is that there is no easy way to disable audio enchantments and i have to disable them every time i turn the soundbar on. Really frustrating.

Apparently the Samsung Q990D is the gold standard. I don't have one, but I LOVE my JBL bar 1000.

I just got the JBL 1000. I've only had it a few days now but im blown away so far!

I have the JBL Bar1000 and absolutely love it! However I am aware that the Q990f is considered the gold standard.

seconded. the sony does have better bass than the 930F, but the 930F has a better bubble surround experience. The samsung would suck for stuff like rock though, the bass isn't good enough. It's decent for movies etc, not so much for music Have a listen to the 930F, the sony system 6 and the jbl 1000, you should be able to get that one for about 64k (slightly outside your budget) and see which sound profile you enjoy. The JBL is kinda decent for your needs (excellent bass decent surrounds), but the dialogues on that thing can feel a bit recessed. The sony is decent over all, no issues for me but for the single HDMI port. Samsung I have put down my thoughts on already. would suggest staying away from LG, their bars used to be quite excellent, but they have started messing up since the LGsp8a and such were launch. The sound doesn't feel full enough.

in what universe are you living that the 990F or D is costing 104000. Either way, your money to waste, LG does look nice on paper, but sounds worse, samsung can be had for 75 78k easy, but has a middling bass. The jbl 1000 has great bass but a little recessed dialog. All the best.

JBL. I have the Bar 1000, and I think it's great! Its also really hard to find decent reviews on it.

Indeed JBL is a good option. We have 2 at home and are very happy with it. Incredibly better than our previous Sonos setup we got rid off because of the app issues which are still not solved despite what influencers are telling everywhere. Be aware that the JBL Bar 1300 (the first one not the Mark II) has a center channel issue, making the voices not very clear. This model seems to be avoided. That’s whe we got the Bar 1000 instead.

Sonos is still in deep trouble after very serious issues with their software platform more than 1 year ago. They moved everything into the cloud and since then it’s unreliable. Since some monthes too, they have hardware issues with the paint crackling and falling off the metal grid on their current products like the Arc ultra. I had the Arc and a bunch of other Sonos speakers … and felt like an idiot when I sold all my Sonos Gear to replace it with a JBL Bar 1000. Because the JBL sounded much much better. The sound is incredibly more precise and detailed. Having multiple HDMI ports, a remote and a display changed my life too. You asked about the rears sound quality ? Frankly I never actually asked myself the question. Rears are good, it’s perfectly fine for movies and if you listen to music with it activated it gives a nice depth effect to the sound (which is interpolated so not really respectfull of the album original sound). The Bar 1000 is very good for everyday music listening too. You really hear the difference between AAC and lossless, for example. Be aware that not using power for the rears, you will have to plug it back to the bar or an adapter after each movie. The battery will need charging.

We are very happy with the 1000 in the living room, it sounds so good we use it for music too. We can even listen to our CD collection using our BR 4k deck. For movies it’s perfect. Voices are really better than with our old Sonos Arc. At first we wanted to get the Bar 1300 but it has issues with the speaker layout and so the center voice is not so good. The 1000 is more than enough for us anyway.

My JBL Bar 300 and my Bar 1000 are very decent for music.

I am not bass focused as I really don’t like feeling vibrations when watching a movie. We have toned down basses on the Bar 1000 in the living room. What I like so much is the detail in the sound.

Be aware that Sonos still have software issues. The shitstorm which happened more than 1 year ago has left marks. Things are still slow and unstable. Firing their CEO and some other people didn’t change anything. They have a hardware issue too on their current line of speakers : the paint is flaking form the grids. We had a complete Sonos setup in every room of our house and ditched it for other brands when the app debacle happened. We genuinely believed Sonos had the best sound. When I bought the JBL Bar 300 first to replace the Sonos Beam we had in the gaming room we felt frankly stupid. The JBL has a much better sound. So we got a JBL Bar 1000 to replace our Arc in the living room. Same thing, sound is much more detailed and precise. The only thing Sonos does better than others is pay influencers to make real users believe his brand is the best. It is not and far from it.

Yeah when I was looking for an alternative to replace my Sonos gear I wasn’t sure about Bose so I ended up trying JBL and am very happy … … however, we got the Bar 1000 instead of the 1300 because it seems the 1300 has a design problem which make the center voice not very good. Turns out the 1000 is amazing and is more than enough.

As I often say here, you are probably not aware Sonos is in trouble since more than 1 year. They have huge software issues and their app is not reliable since they moved their software to a cloud based platform. It has been so bad they finally fired their CEO and some other executives. Alas things are still not working properly. I ended up selling all my Sonos gear and replaced my Beam and my Arc + ones with a simple JBL Bar 300 and a Bar 1000. Sound is incredibly better on the JBL. Actually, despite the influencing action Sonos has on social networks, people begin to understand that the famous Sonos sound quality is not for real. Their speakers lack clarity and detail. My JBL bars are much more open and versatile too. Sonos has only one HDMI, no remote, no display. Now thinking about the money I spent in Sonos I certainly was stupid enough to get influenced by Sonos marketing.

Hoooooo well I feel for you as we sold all of our Sonos gear in my house for the same reason. We hesitated a lot and tried various things with more or less luck. Finally we got JBL soundbars and are extremely happy with it. - bar 300 in the gaming room - bar 1000 in the living room - JBL Authentics 200 - 2 airpods Sound on JBL soundbars is incredibly precise, detailed and voices are cristal clear. We love the 2 soundbars even for simple music listening. Airplay works perfectly as well as multiroom. Be aware that Chromecast audio is not perfectly reliable for multiroom and some Android phones does NOT have chromecast audio compatibility (Xiaomi for example). Overall we were disappointed by Chromecast audio and went back to Apple iPhones to get Airplay which is flawless. We strongly recommend Airplay over Chromecast. I don’t like Apple much but multiroom is very important to us.

Sonos is still a messy experience since the severe app issues more than 1 year ago. They moved every function to a cloud based platform and everything is still unstable. And now since some monthes they have hardware issues too with the paint cracking and flaking from the grid of their current speakers like the Arc Ultra. So it won’t be the cat but it will be worse. We had a complete Sonos setup in the house and after monthes of unreliability we sold everything. I got a JBL Bar 300 for the gaming room and later a Bar 1000 for the living room. With JBL we discovered how much our Sonos arc + ones lacked in detail and precision. Sound quality is impressivebon the JBL and a lot better than our precious Sonos setup we don’t miss at all.

Anything but Sonos. They had a major industrial incident more than 1 year ago when they decided to move the entire software platform to the cloud. It has been a shitstorm and many users like me have left this brand forever. It is alas not yet over. They are not ready to go back to local control it seems and the software still lacks a lot about reliability. They have fired their CEO and other executives but it is not enough to solve the issues. Now they have hardware issues too : the paint is flaking from the grids on their current line. When we ditched everything Sonos in my house we replaced the Sonos Beam and the Sonos Arc by JBL Bar 300 and Bar 1000. They sound a lot better, are more open, more practical and … they support DTS properly … incredibly Sonos doesn’t. I’m sure there are other good brands but at least I can recommend these 2 JBL soundbars.

I have replaced the Sonos Arc with a Bar 1000 and the JBL has a much more precise sound, much more detailed and clear. I first replaced a Sonos Beam used in the gaming room with a simple JBL Bar 300 and the JBL sound was incredibly better. This is why we purchased the Bar 1000 . And we were not disappointed. Sonos seems to spend more money influencing on the web than fixing its software. As some other fellow redditors have pointed it the Sonos sound quality is overrated. … which should be obvious from soundbars not even supporting DTS properly.

My arguments comes from my experience : Sonos sound quality is bland and lacks details. Details are what make voices clear. Both my JBL have better clarity than both my previous Sonos and better voices. Your arguments are … reviews from influencers. Sonos sound is largely overrated and I’m not the only one to tell that. Anyway Sonos is still very unreliable for its software issues and hardware issues and that’s perfectly relevant for any customer.

You probably want to avoid Sonos as their software issues are not solved yet. And they have hardware issues too. We actually replaced our Sonos Beam in the gaming room and our Sonos Arc in the living room with a JBL Bar 300 and Bar 1000. It’s quite amazing and definitively better. I had a chance to listen to a high end LG bar at a friend’s house and wasn’t impressed at all. There are other good options from brands like Samsung and Bose and probably others too, so take time to go to a shop and try it if you can.

Avoid Sonos anyway. Their software issues are still not completely solved. They have hardware issues too now with the paint flaking from the grids. And it’s extremely closed, with no support of DTS except the most basic and very old core signal which is compressed. Only 1 HDMI, no display, no remote … and a not so good sound for the price. We replaced our Sonos gear because of the lack of reliability with JBL soundbars and are incredibly happy with it. It does sound so much better. We have a Bar 300 and a Bar 1000. You may wanna check the Bar 1000 or 1000MK2 or 1300MK2 - not the 1300 first gen which has a design issue making the center voice not so good - issue solved with the 1300MK2

I would suggest a JBL Bar 1300 MK2. I ditched all my Sonos setup because of the software issues which are still not solved despite what their influencers are saying. I replaced the Beam with a JBL Bar 300 and it sounded so much better that I quickly replaced the Arc + Ones with a Bar 1000. Once again same thing it sounds so much better, more detailed and clear that I felt a bit stupid for having chosen Sonos about 3 years before. - These JBL bars support properly DTS too which is not the case of Sonos. - They have several HDMI ports too (Sokos have only one) - And a remote and a display where Sonos heavilly depend on their borked app. That being said, be aware it’s probably best to avoid the JBL Bar 1300 first gen which has a design issue with the center voice. That’s why we decided for the Bar 1000.

When we were looking tonreplace the Sonos Arc the Mark 2 wasn’t released yet unfortunately ! But frankly we are very very happy with the 1000 ! It does sound so good we use it for lossless music too now.

I have had a very good experience with my JBL Bar 300 and Bar 1000. I got it when I ditched all my buggy Sonos gear and it’s incredibly better.

JBL Bar 300. Very good sound quality for the price. No sub. This is what I got to replace the Sonos Beam in the gaming room. Then we ditched all our Sonos speakers because of the software issues. We got a JBL Bar 1000 to replace the Sonos Arc. And it was incredibly better. Better sound, more open, more formats, and … no software issue. Unfortunately the Bar 1000 is not for you it has a sub. But you can set it to low level.

Avoid Sonos, sound quality is largely overrated and they have many many software issues. We replaced our Sonos gear with JBL bars and sound clarity and detail is incredible. We have a Bar 300 and a Bar 1000.

I had Sonos soundbars in my house and we decided to replace it because of the software issues. When we did, we first got a JBL Bar 300 to replace the Sonos Beam. It was sonincredibly better than the Sonos and for much less money we felt a bit stupid for believing their influencers on social networks. So we replaced the Arc + Ones with a JBL Bar 1000. Once again we were amazed by the sound quality. And the several HDMI on the bar, and having a remote, àd a display …. AND PROPER DTS SUPPORT. Sonos are just average and clearly overhyped thanks to the money they spend influencing instead of solving their software issues which are still not fixed.

Not any Sonos. We had a house full of Sonos including a Beam and a Arc + Ones before they messed it up big time and it became unreliable in an incredible extent. Then we ditched everything and replaced the Beam with a JBL Bar 300 and the Arc + Ones with a JBL Bar 1000. - Both JBL bars sound a lot better than the Sonos we had before. Sound is more precise, clear, detailed on the JBL. - JBL supports properly DTS on the contrary of Sonos. - There are more than 1 only HDMI port on the JBL. - And a remote - And a display Sonos heavilly relies on their app for any setting as there is no display and no remote. Unfortunately they decided to move their software platform to the cloud. It was a huge shitstorm for monthes and they finally fired a lot of people including their CEO and hundreds of workers who were there for the customer support … alas. Things are slowly going better but many users still report unbelievable issues. I wouldn’t recommend this brand at all as they are not reliable and are influencing a lot on social network to make people believe they have the best sound and their issues are solved which is not true. Ah, and now they have hardware issues on their current line : paint flaking from the grids. We are very happy with our JBL bars but be aware that the JBL Bar 1300 first gen has a design issue making the center channel not very good. That’s why we got the Bar 1000 instead. The 1300 MK 2 doesn’t have the same issue.

Sonos sound is dull in comparison with good soundbars. We had a Arc + Ones and when we ditched all our Sonos setup we replaced it with a JBL Bar 1000 and it sounds so much better ! More precise, more detaile, voices are clearer… So your experience makes sense to me.

We replaced our stereo Marantz amp years ago by a soundbar. It was a Sonos and we were amazed by its sound. It was so much better. And then 3 years after we ditched everything Sonos in the house because of the software issues and we were amazed again by our JBL soundbars. Sound was again incredibly better. Don’t listen to people saying soundbars are not for music. That was maybe true 10 years ago. It’s the same stupid language that saying vinyl is better than CD and that film photography is better than digital. I would recommend JBL bars. Have the Bar 300 and Bar 1000. Avoid the Bar 1300 first model which has a design issue with the center voice. Bar 1300 MK2 seems tonuave solved this issue. At all cost avoid Sonos. They spend more money influencing social networks than actually fixing their software mess. And it doesn’t sound as good as advertised.

I too can recommend the Bar 300 from JBL ! I had a house full of Sonos speakers and 2 soundbars and sold everything because of the software issues. I replaced first the Sonos Beam with a JBL Bar 300 and it’s incredibly better. So I replaced the Sonos Arc with a JBL Bar 1000 and we all are very happy with it.

The JBL Bar 1000 is incredibly better than the Sonos Arc. - Bar 1000 sound is more precise, detailed, rich, the Arc sounds a bit muddy and lacks detail. - Bar 1000 has 3 HDMI inputs to connect more devices - Bar 1000 has a remote and a display - Bar 1000 does support DTS properly when Sonos only supports the core compressed low quality DTS flux - Bar 1000 is very reliable which is not the case of Sonos, still struggling after the app debacle

You know that quality audio equipment is genrally expensive. And very often overrated. I would suggest the JBL Bar 1000. It has an excellent sound quality and its rear speakers doesn’t have to be used as you can keep them attached to the bar and they will complement it anyway. You still can detach it and place it behind the couch for a movie and reattach it after. Less cluttering.

I would say the JBL but I wasn’t able to make a very precise comparison. At home I have the Bar 300 and the 1000. 300 is quite good for music. 1000 is just incredible for music. We listen to uncompressed audio from our NAS or from CD with a BR player and sound is amazing.

As Sonos is still in trouble with software issues since more than 1 year, it’s difficult to recomment it. They have hardware issues too with the grids of their current line. In my house we ditched all our Sonos setup and got JBL Bar 300 and Bar 1000. We are very happy it’s incredibly better. It sounds better too. I would tend to recommend JBL but I cannot speak about the SB580.

In my house we ditched our full Sonos setup because of the software issues which still are not fully solved. So I would not recommend this brand even to my foes 😅. We replaced it with JBL devices which are just great and sound incredibly better. We have A JBL Bar 300 and a 1000.

In the gaming room mainly videogames and music on the Bar 300. In the living room : everything including lossless music from our NAS and from CD on the Bar 1000.

I never tried the 1300MKII Be certain to avoid the 1300MKI which has a design defect making the center voice not so good. I have heard they have corrected it for the 1300 MKII. We wanted the 1300 but just got the 1000 to avoid this issue and we are so happy. It’s incredibly better than the Sonos Arc it replaced.

No I have the first Bar 1000 I cannot speak about the 1000MK2

Bah you just asked how happy I was 🤣 the answer is very. Thisnis clearly my best soundbar I ever got. Sound quality is excellent.

Hahaha I have the Bar 300 in the gaming room and the 1000 in the living room. We have placed the rears plugged to adapters and we never attach it back to the bar. It can be used as fixed rears too. There are nice plastic ends to put on the bar when the rears are removed. In your case if you have any furniture to put it on, in the back of the couch, it can be a good option.

I would avoid anything Sonos. They are still in software issues since more than 1 year and now they have hardware issues too. Paint is flaking off the grids. I actually ditched all my Sonos gear and replaced it with my JBL Bar 300 and Bar 1000. Which both sound incredibly better than the Beam and Arc it replaced.

Hi and I am sorry for your disappointment which is perfectly logical. Since years Sonos has a very strong influencing activity on social networks and on Reddit too. They pay people to promote their producs as if they were actual users pleased with their speakers. So you will read a lot of posts and comments telling you Sonos has the best sound and is the best in every way. But the fact is that Sonos sound is not that great at all. It lacks detail and precision, for example. Sonos soundbars have no remote, no display and only one HDMI which is very annoying too. And since more than 1 year they moved their app to a cloud based platform and it is still a disaster. They fired their CEO an others but it’s still unreliable. Now they have hardware issues too. However, for small soundbars with a sub, there are not many options. I would have suggested a JBl Bar 500 but it’s a bit too big for you maybe. I have a Bar 300 and a Bar 1000 and it’s incredibly better than my previous Sonos gear (Beam and Arc).

On the contrary to what someone told you here, Sonos doesn’t sound so good for music nor anything. We replaced all our Sonos gear in the house with JBL and discovered how much the so called Sonos sound quality was bullshit. My 250€ JBL Bar 300 has a much better sound quality than the Sonos Beam it replaced. And even than the Sonos Arc. We got a Bar 1000 to replace the Arc + Ones by a bar with rears too in the living room. Yes the Bar 1000 rears are maybe a bit quiet by default but you can just balance it and set it louder and voila no issue at all. Only little issue : be aware that the rears comes without power cord. We got 2 basic samsung USB adapters to be able to leave it in place. This is the limit of their mobile design. It can charge on the bar but we don’t want to bother with the charging and we use it like regular static rears.

I have only the Bar 300 and the Bar 1000 and voices are very clear to us in the house. You may wanna check what formats you use and if your TV is not messing it a bit like downmixing or something like that. You can try to connect your source directly to the soundbar and then the soundbar will send the picture to the TV. Have you calibrated the sound properly ?

Stay far from anything Sonos. As far as you can. More than 1 year ago they messed their software platform so bad they lost a huge number of customers. Now, it’s a bit better but there are still many software issues. They fired their CEO and other executive because of that. Now they even have hardware issues with their current line of products. Paint is flaking from the grids. And the worse thing is they seem to spend more money to influence on media and social networks than actively fixing their issues. Replacing our full Sonos setup in our house we learnt some things : • ⁠Sonos Sound quality is overhyped. It’s just average for the price. I replaced a Sonos Beam with a 250€ JBL Bar 300 and it was incredibly better in every way. then we replaced our Arc + Ones with a Bar 1000 and it was night and day too. • ⁠Sonos system is extremely closed. Only 1 HDM is a problem. It doesn’t support properly DTS. It only supports Airplay and no Chromecast Audio. • ⁠Sonos is very inconvenient without display and remote. • ⁠Sonos is extremely expensive. • ⁠Sonos software is so unreliable it can ruin your user experience. If you have doubts, just search for Sonos on Reddit the first page of results will be people leaving this brand.