Sennheiser unveils its newest, inexpensive Ambeo soundbar | Engadget

We’ve that Sennheiser had a inexpensive model of its Ambeo soundbar within the works, and the corporate took the chance at IFA 2022 to disclose the machine. The Ambeo Soundbar Plus will run you $1,500, which is $1,000 lower than the but it surely retains a lot of the identical tech. That ought to assist Sennheiser compete with soundbars from the likes of .

Sennheiser claims its newest providing is the primary 7.1.4. standalone soundbar, noting that it is extra compact than the earlier mannequin (now known as the Ambeo Soundbar Max). It has the identical 3D sound as the primary model, together with a self-calibration mode. Sennheiser says the Soundbar Plus will be capable to analyze a room’s acoustics to place a number of digital audio system.

The machine helps a number of 3D audio requirements, akin to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Sony’s 360 Reality Audio and MPEG-H Audio. Sennheiser says it is attainable to upmix stereo and 5.1 content material to ship 3D audio experiences. Ambeo Soundbar Plus helps a number of music streaming platforms and protocols, together with Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect. The machine is appropriate with Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant too.

In addition, introduced the Ambeo Sub, which additionally makes use of virtualization and self-calibration tech. It says the speaker’s deep bass stays at audiophile-grade all the way down to 27Hz. The sub has an eight-inch proprietary woofer and a 350W class-D amplifier. You’ll be capable to join as many as 4 subwoofers wirelessly and calibrate them individually.

Pre-orders for the Ambeo Soundbar Plus open at present. It will ship on September twenty second. The identical timeline applies to the Ambeo Sub, which prices $700.​