Customer Ratings & Reviews

We've only had this for a short time but so far it is excellent. Good sound quality and no delay between speakers. Very easy set up.

Easy setup, great sound! Really enhances the experience, as most tvs made now have the speaker pointed down. The subwoofer sounds great and adds perfect bass to movies, etc.

Strong bass and good front sound. Amazingfor the price. 5.1 channels is useless because surround sound is ineffective. Tried the calibration routine, still no effect. Sounds great for normal viewing and music, just don't expect simulated surround.

Great mid-priced sound bar, did a relative sound-comparison in-store and this one stood out for the price. The stand-alone base is wireless and satisfying. Since it has legs I use it as a make-shift table since I keep the bass levels low. Like that the bass levels and other items are displayed via digital-readout in the bar itself rather than on the remove. Sound Quality is great. You get decent "simulated" surround if you move side-to-side in front of the bar, but let's face it- if you want true surround you need separate independent speakers.

Offers excellent value and outstanding sound. Bought this for a 20x20 family room, and the jbl fills the room very well. There are probably better sound bar systems, but I am not an audiophile and this sound bar is well worth the money while putting out great sound with excellent bass. Setup was extremely easy. I am using the hdmi e-arc port on the tv, power and volume are controlled by a Roku remote. The Bluetooth is another nice feature for streaming music from a phone.

Setup to sitting down was maybe 15 minutes total. Flawless, bass is amazing and voices are clear at low volume. Awesome as always.

My reference theater room is an Atmos 7.4.4 setup, so I wasn’t expecting much out of this. I just wanted to add a little dynamic impact to the living room in a clean, simple setup. This did not disappoint. From what I can tell this uses 5 midrange drivers in the center of the bar with 2 side-firing horn-loaded tweeters for the “surrounds”. The midranges are nice and clear in the mid and treble regions. I think using “full-range” drivers (probably 20k-120Hz) was a smart choice. No need to introduce a crossover for such a narrow frequency range. It can avoid the pitfalls of frequency dips and phase issues at the crossover point. The sub picks up nicely from the presumed 120Hz soundbar drop off point and probably goes down to 35 or 40Hz in-room. Plenty for music and most movies. The bass is very visceral and punchy for a soundbar. Far better than expected. Level 2/5 sounds best. 3/5 shakes the couch, but can be a bit much sometimes. The sub was the main reason I bought this unit. Picking it up in store it was 2-3 times heavier than the Denon, Samsung, and Vizio. With a sub there is simply no way to make a good lightweight sub. You need a solid cabinet with good bracing and a large magnet for excursion. This fits the bill nicely. Don’t expect 5.1 out of a single soundbar. Even though JBL markets this as 5.1, they seem to know this is not possible and underneath the covers create a mono speaker with some “surround effects” bouncing off the sidewalls. This is a good thing, stereo separation typically needs 4ft or more, so they don’t even try. Realistically this is a 1.1 soundbar, which is great! That’s all it can and should be without discrete channels placed around the room. Every now and again the side-firing speakers do bounce off the walls and surprise me, but don’t expect much out of those. I was surprised to find calibration on this unit. It only adjusts timing of the soundbar to the “surrounds” and not frequency or sub timing, but none-the-less happy to see anything at this price point. At the end of the day, what you get is a very good sounding package for movies and music that pushes the boundaries of what you can achieve out of a small 2 speaker setup.

Very good sound bar and wireless subwoofer. Price was great which is why I decided to give it a try and I'm not disappointed.

I bought this soundbar because it’s a JBL and they’re great on bluetooth speakers, well first of all it won’t replace your 5.1 speaker like it suggests, til this day I can’t hear the virtual surround sound which they mentioned on their packaging. It sounds great, the bass from the subwoofer is loud but the soundbar itself is not loud enough and dont be fooled by the 5.1 virtual sound it just a gimmick i cant hear it neither do my guest. I will be replacing this for a true atmos Bose system soon, this just dont do well for movies but it’s great for music tho. also i love that you can add this speaker to your Alexa speaker so it will add bass to your Alexa speaker if connected to a group.

Very easy setup. Great sound. Really perfect set up for my room. Love it and price was awesome since I Bought it open box i saved like $300.

Great audio. Great base. Great times. I do wish it had a little more customizable options for the audio outputs. Still good buy

Easy to set up. I mounted mine directly under my 75 inch Samsung. The sound is amazing. The bass has 5 levels which go well with movies and music

Nice system for the price i got it at. For basic conversion from tv to home theater. Not worth retail but if you find it on sale its a very nice upgrade for apts or living room where you dont necessarily want to shake the house, but want more than tv speakers. Much better than the $200 options out there.

I have owned this soundbar for 3 weeks now and I have to admit I took back the Polk soundbar for this JBL 5.1 with no regrets (during quarantine) . The sound is great for what it is.. a soundbar (not multi-speaker). MAKE SURE you have T.V (arc out) audio port for Dolby audio. It only has 1 HDMI port which i don't mind, I use Samsung Dex for that port. But if you have arc out (from your t.v.), then this soundbar is crazy good. The dialog is very clear and upfront (wife is def in one ear and had to use closed-caption for everything). The center, front L & R speakers scream with clarity to your seating position anywhere in the room, over 10 feet away from the unit. Haven't got to turn it full blast cause it's just to loud. On the other hand you can hear it very good on low volume with clear voice without disturbing the next room. The subwoofer is righteous. On low setting I still have to fold a pair of socks up and stuff the port hole cause it does pound hard. Some people will enjoy that alot as I do which the socks just tones it down another notch, and doesn't shake my ceiling fan. (Yep its that loud). The unit looks very good on my mantle. Love the look of the puter-gray color and rounded shape. I used to have a Bose SR1 and I can say this JBL 5.1 gives me more soundstage and more upfront dialog with less echo. More can be said but don't want to ramble on. That's my honest review.

My family purchased this along with a 75" Samsung TV. It turned out to be an amazing set; setup is easy, and the sound is great. It really brings out the bass in movies.

Great set of speakers for my TV was on sale at Best Buy. They were easy to setup and sound fantastic!

The sound from this sound bar is outstanding. I love the woofer being right next to where I sit. When there is an exciting sound on the TV, I can feel it as though I was in the theater.

Soundbar and subwoofer have great sound, volume and bass for the price. Gave mine 3 stars because I bought mine open-box in excellent condition, and the remote was missing when it arrived. Best Buy offered to do a return, but I didn’t want to go through the hassle. Unfortunately, JBL does not have the remote in stock and an aftermarket remote on Amazon is $40. Sellers have them used on eBay for $40 as well, Apparently, these remotes are a hot commodity.

We absolutely love it. The sound quality is top notch the wireless sub really allows you to take full advantage of moving it around to obtain full surround sound without all the hassles with wires.

The soundbar is compact and does not draw attention to it. The subwoofer is nice to look at. Most importantly these work very well I am able to hear my TV without issue now.