Ambeo Soundbar | Max

Ambeo plus or max and you can use any sub you want. Had mine with an SVS and the sound was fantastic.

I owned the plus not the max. But the plus was great so max should be awesome.

Well, there's not much space between the cabinet and the televisionset. So, not much choose. Could you place it on the wall, just so you have a little more space, then i can recommend the Sennheiser Ambeo Max. Wonderful sound.

Sennheiser ambeo max. I have had mine for 5 years and I absolutely love it. Paired with an svs subwoofer. I think it sounds amazing.

Buy a used ambeo max pro from Amazon for 1500. That’s what I did 3 years ago and it’s been great

Yeah, but what can you expect for 1000 euros/dollar? It IS a soundbar...playing music is not it's purpose. I have a 990d, a jbl1300 and even my ambeo max of 2500€ doesn't play music well.

Thanks, saw the thread. I actually listened to the Q990D at a friend’s house and was not too impressed. Loved the demo of both arc ultra and ambeo max.

Honestly the best even without the option to add rear speakers as of now are probably the new KEF XIO and Sennheiser ambeo max paired with a big active subwoofer, in terms of pure sound quality you wont get better than that

Go with the ambeo Max

That thing doesn’t need rears, it so powerful that the sound evolves around you

Yeah, it's a nice soundbar although still say the Ambeo Max has the edge. Bonus is Kef will release rear speakers in October. You also have the Klipsche flexus 300 which has Dirac built in and a larger bar, so might be worth hanging tight for a few more weeks when proper reviews of both will be out. Could also look at the Sony Bravia quads, can easily walk mount them if lack of space as the back as they nice and slim.

You'll get very good sound quality with the Ambeo but you'll only get a 180 degree bubble. Unfortunately, you just can't compensate for not having rear speakers. However, you can use a third party subwoofer which will absolutely destroy the Sony and Dragon subs. Quads will be the best for immersiveness, providing you can place the speakers fairly wide. Soundbars just can't compete when the speakers are like 2.5/3m wide in this department. Sony sub isn't the best and may struggle if in a very large room. Dragon has the raw grunt and gets very loud, however, it's more directed down the middle and is the weakest on the front sound stage. Definitely designed for bigger rooms. You could also look at the new Klipsche flexus 300, as this has rear speakers, Dirac calibration built in and also allows a third party subwoofer. I know this might not help but without knowing your room size / layout it's hard to know which system will be best for you.

It has better sound quality but for me personally it doesn't give that true cinema experience due to no rear speakers. I'd personally go with the quads as long as you can have the speakers fairly wide but it's your own decision so maybe try book some demos in if at all feasible. If you don't mind having more of a 180 degree bubble then the Max will work for you. Subwoofer choice is again personal preference but maybe look into the SVS SB or PB 2000 series, just depends if you prefer a sealed or ported sub as both have their advantages/disadvantages but feel free to Google if you don't understand the difference.

Sennheiser ambeo max w/subwoofer of your choice