Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought the JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass (MK2) thinking I might return it after comparing it against a few 3.1 soundbars. I was unsure if it would provide the vocal clarity I wanted for movie watching, but after thorough testing and comparison, I decided to keep it. The main reason is the subwoofer! it delivers a level of bass you simply don’t find in other soundbars of this size or class. It easily fills my 500 sq ft living room and sounds tight and punchy. Setup was simple and smooth. HDMI ARC worked immediately, and Bluetooth has been stable with no dropouts. To ensure the TV and soundbar power on together without issue, I enabled HDMI Control, Auto Power On, and Auto Standby in the TV’s CEC settings. I also set the TV’s audio output to ARC with PCM format. On the soundbar, I disabled Smart Mode, which made both music and movies noticeably louder and more direct. I manually adjusted the bass depending on the content. High bass for music, medium/low for Youtube/Movies. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the price-to-performance ratio. At its full price, it starts to compete with soundbars that offer more advanced features, like 3.1 channel setups with dedicated center speakers for clearer dialogue, or systems with Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual X for more immersive audio. While those might not match the raw bass power of the JBL, they offer a more balanced feature set overall. That said, if you prioritize strong, room-shaking bass and a clean stereo sound without needing all the virtual surround extras, this soundbar still holds its own. I don’t regret the purchase. It’s been reliable, easy to use, and delivers where it counts. Just be aware of what else is out there in the same price category before you commit.

A hidden button function to make it sound better is to hold down the mute button until the display says toggle, then use the volume to turn off.

Purchased for the garage TV and works great! No complaints.

Easy setup my TV automatically recognized the speaker without issue. Sounds good out of the box not much control over the sound and no user EQ other then low, medium and high bass setting. Would be nice to be able to shut off the display on the front every time you change channels it scrolls the setting it gets annoying

Sub slaps and is deep and boomy and loud af, but the unchangable crossover is waaay too high, probably 200-250 hz so low volume sounds really bad, too much mid coming out of sub (probably set that high because the speakers in the sound bar its self arent that good to make up for some mid bass). Also no settings to change at all other then low, med, high bass thats it. If you are all about bass this is the one to get, but the mids and clarity of the midrange is seriously lacking. Also the hdmi only supports 1080p so dont hook this up as a reciever only use HDMI ARC.

Clean sound Perfect bass Easy Bluetooth connection

The sound bar was great for a couple of weeks. I could hear the TV without turning some channels up to 89. But it quit working for 2 days then came back on. Now it hasn’t worked since.i need to call in the geek squad to fix it.

Sound is great. Bass is really good, has three bass levels. Only reason I gave it a 4 star and not a 5 is because there is no way to just shut off the subwoofer with the remote if you just want the sound bar without all the bass. I guess you would have to unplug the subwoofer and just hook the sound bar up if that even works? Overall though, I’m happy with this speaker.

Good sound quality,easy set up,well worthit highly recommend!

The JBL Soundbar was easy to connect to our tv using the hdmi cable. The sound is great! The best part is that it actually came with some instructions.

Works great has a great sound. Music or TV mode are both amazing. Just wish it had the capability to change the bass, mid, and treble settings manually.

Good sound, easy setup. Exactly what you expect from JBL.

The audio quality is great with this soundbar. Voices are very clear and the bass is nice. I personally would prefer a bigger woofer but this kicks very well for the price. My only gripe with it is the HDMI passthrough is 1080p rather than 4k.

Is that very nice and budget friendly sound are great

Good sound bar. Easy connection. Did not fit in front of the new tv.

I love this sound bar. Its works great and the bass is wonderful. I live watch my war movie with the sound coming from sound bar!

Good unit for extra bass. It was easy to install.

It’s a solid, decent sounding system. It doesn’t rattle the windows like some of the more costly sound bar systems, but it is a vast improvement over the TV speakers. For this price point, it’s a great buy.

Sound quality is fine. Bass is amazing. Only thing disappointing about this soundbar is that it does not have Dolby atmos

Great sound, bass, clarity. Would like the soundbar to have a wider range of volume. Goes from quiet to loud