Customer Ratings & Reviews

Although an audiophile might not enjoy the sound, it is stunning for a casual home cinema fan. It’s loud, has convincing atmos performance and the truly wireless speakers provide a lot of flexibility.

So my biggest grip with soundbar systems is the way most run wires between the surround sound speakers and subwoofers. It usually means having to put the subwoofer next to your couch or run wires all over the place. For me, this has always bothered me because it can lead to an unappealing living room, aesthetically. This is where the JBL 9.1 shines. There is something so awesomely futuristic about how the rear speakers connect wirelessly and also how great the whole setup manages to sound. The included subwoofer is a BEAST of a unit (both in performance and size) that easily outdoes budget systems like the Vizio M-Series (this one replaced an M51A and M512) and the audio sounds clear without any crackling or distortion. Ditto on the surround. I can be sitting off-center and with system to the side of me, and I can still make out surround sound portions of audio clearly. All this being said, there are some small nuisances here and there. For example, sometimes audio cuts out ever so briefly and I'm not sure if this is an issue with the bar itself or just interference from the (many) wireless items in my house. Regardless, this doesn't happen often and I can easily go 3-4 hours watching things without it happening. Another thing is that the surrounds don't charge (when connected to the bar) unless if the system is in stand-by. So while you can use them if they're discharged or low on battery while connected to the bar, they won't actually charge unless if the system is off and in stand-by. A way to remedy this is by just having a USB charger (either portable or wall charger) and a couple of 6-10ft microUSB cables to easily plug the surround sound speakers in. Since discharged speakers can be used if plugged in, this will avoid having to remove them from speaker stands (if you plan on doing this) or if you forget to charge them. These small issues aside, this soundbar is easily worth the money if you can find it on sale. At full price...well, if you can afford this system at full price without batting an eye then yes, it still would be too!

This soundbar is compact, and easy to setup. My TV is older so I am using optical fiber cable instead of ARC HDMI, but the sound quality is great. I play movies as well as music and the sound field is rich and faithful to the movie. Dialog clarity was a concern and I am happy this speaker provides clear dialog even for louder movies. The bass is powerful and I keep it at 4/5 max for sufficient thump without making it overpowering. The detachable speakers retain the charge comfortably even for 3 hour long Bollywood movies. Overall for the price this is a great buy. I would highly recommend for medium to large rooms.

The system is incredible and sounds perfect for my living room. The clarity of the sound and voice when there is lots of other noises going on in movies is amazing.

I was sold on this in the store, and for ease of use and the added surround it was great. However when I played music on it I was very disappointed. Even my much cheaper JBL system was better that I had given away. I am glad it pushed me into a 11,2 set up though as I missed having high end stereo equipment and now with IMAX like movie sound.

Great sound! Everything sounds so real. You can adjust the sound bar how ever you want and another cool feature is that you can take the speakers from the side and place them to the side/back and have a full so round system.

The best of the best! One year later and I am still enjoying this purchase with no regrets. The bass and quality of sound are top notch for the price. You won't regret it!

Great sound and design all around! Very Beastly soundbar, but it isn't a 9.1 channel. It's only a 5.1.4. the wireless feature is great, but I still just plug it in lol.

The bass is way too much even on its lowest setting. If you’re listening to music it’s great but it’s hard to hear people talk on movies and games.

The speaker setup has great sound quality and being able to place speaker wherever because they detach and are wireless makes even better sound quality .

Got this for my living room wanted Dolby atmos in a small package with surrounds but the wife hates wires and this solved all of that. Sounds good sub is deep and room filling and Dolby atmos works better than I expected.

I gave the equipment 3 stars because it took us weeks of trouble shooting just to find out it was a defective unit (the detachable speakers would not work while detached from main unit). We had to package the entire unit up and send it back to JBL to get it replaced. The replacement is working great. The sound is clear and the detachable speakers work perfectly. The inconvenience was frustrating. However, the customer service representatives were very responsive and committed to getting us a replacement.

I love it! It's immerses you in whatever you are watching. Especially if it is ATMOS quality. If it's deep bass you seek. Then look no more. This bar jams/thumps/bumps! Heck it rattles the windows. Movies, shows, or music no matter. It performs impressively! Only dislikes I have. No high or mid adjustment. You do have 5 bass levels. Only 2 pre-programmed sound profiles. Normal & Smart. Also chromecast setup was not the clearest. Especially the app itself. Glitchy. You can only chromecast music. Not Movies! Other than those things i just mentioned. I'm still going to say... I'm impressed. A bit over priced. But everything is anymore. Intense ATMOS sound & thumping bass

Purchased the JBL soundbar while I waited for SONOS that was backordered. The sound was great and the bass was over the top fantastic. If I were to compare the two since I now own the SONOS, I'd say the SONOS was a better choice as it has everything that I wanted in a soundbar. However, I would have been thoroughly happy with the JBL had I not made my mind up from the start. Not to mention the bass that the JBL puts out I believe is superior to the SONOS sub and it's HALF THE PRICE! Also, I liked the true wireless surround speakers and the charge lasted a day may two but, I didn't like charging placing charging placing charging... yes, a small inconvenience and for the price, worth it!

Overall this is a very good system to use with music, games and movies. I have had it for about 2 months and it works great. Battery life on detachable speakers lasts long enough for a days use, and I love the versatility of being able to put them wherever I want. I saw another review of a guy mentioning the sound quality was poor for music, but I think it sounds great for music as well. I just found a place I like to put the detachable speakers when listening to music instead of movies or games. I also see people saying the center speaker does not work well for dialogue, yet another thing I have not experienced. I am mainly watching movies on Xbox, Netflix, Hulu etc.. and dialogue has been clear without having to overly increase the volume. (FOR PEOPLE WONDERING ABOUT ATMOS WITH HIGH CEILINGS) I have probably 15-18ft ceilings in my living room which made me almost not purchase this system. Although I am not getting the full effect of atmos, it still doesn’t sound bad, and still adds more of an immersive sound just not what was probably intended. All in all I am very pleased with the system. The only thing I don’t like, and this may be from my tv (oled b7a) having ARC and not eARC. Is when I plug my Xbox directly to soundbar and then to tv in order to actually get Dolby atmos, I have noticed a slight bit of video quality loss which I really don’t like. It still shows I am getting Dolby vision and all that, but the video quality is definitely worse than when my Xbox is plugged directly to tv. So because of this I haven’t been using the through port. If anyone has any information or feedback about this issue it would be much appreciated. But other than that the sound quality is still great either way

The sound quality is excellent. It totally transformed my living room into a movie theatre. The detachable speakers offer surround sound which totally offers a different level of experience.

Good sound. Need to use the voice optimization option for better voicr clarity. Hint hold mute for 5 seconds and press volume up button. Thank me later

I want to applaud this JBL audio system - 9.1-Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and Dolby Atmos, I really like it, clear sound high frequencies, the quality is top notch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

One powerful sound experience that is very easy to use. I've only had one issue which required me to unplug it and plug it back in as it lost connection with the subwoofer. The sound quality is amazing though.

The sound is very clear, the bass can make you wonder "what's that noise" "where's it coming from"! Doesn't seem like the battery on the side speakers lasts very long.