Customer Ratings & Reviews

This sound bar is great the only complaint i have is i wish the sound adjustment were a little more precise i either get to much bass or not enough I'll just have to play with the app a little more

Great product if i had to purchase again i will and place in my living room

exellent service very good item quality everything

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Nice product great service Best Buy took good care of me

Everything went as well as expected from purchase to receiving!

It worked for a little then kept going into network mode and couldn’t stop it so turned out to be junk

Customer service is bad. Once you get to an audio specialist you get ver good service. Getting there is real hard though.

Excellent product I'm enjoying it everyday great buy

I have been a big fan of JBL for almost 50 years now, dating back to when I owned JBL speakers for my stereo equipment which never disappointed. When I received the JBL Bar 1300X, I literally could'nt wait to unpack it. The sound bar came very well packaged with plenty of styrofoam protecting all of the components. Set up was super easy, and in a few short minutes, I was off an running, I my particular case, my sound bar was used with a Samsung 85 inch QLED TV and It was immediately recognized and responded to. HDMI cable hook up and power cord attahced and wham! What I experienced when playing some music videos, or movies was awesome! The 3D ATMOS surround expereince is compelling, as you are drawn into your movie expereince or videos like nothing before with six up-firing drivers which propels your music and sounds all over the listening area. Talk about stunning and house shaking bass, as this sound bar has a massive 12 inch subwoofer which rocks. All of this is made possible with two detachable speakers which after calibration can be separated from the soundbar and strategically placed anywhere in the listening room. One great feature is that the speakers are wireless and can provide around 4 hours of listening pleasure before a recharge. The manufacturer boasts 1170 watts of output power and if you max out the volume level (which I have done several times), you feel like you are at the movies. I personally find dialouge tough to pick up and don't usually catch all of the words, however with the Pure Voice technology built-in, more of the dialogue is understandable now. To me it still wasn't a hundred percent, but its much better with this tech. I downloaded the JBL One app which works well and it allowed me to calibrate the sound bar to my particular room for better sound capabilities. It also has a WI-FI connection allowing for automatic software updates. Overall, this is an amazing soundbar. It fills my living room with amazing sound, great bass, and crisp music. This is an awesome product, and it is high on my recommended list. AMAZING!!! Buy one and be happy!

Got it, for 1 month and is just the best you can get for the price

I have not received my surround sound system yet. The 3 star rating is for the terrible customer service. They shipped my item to the wrong address and now tell me it’s on back order. JBL makes quality products but Best Buy needs a refresher course on customer service.

The JBL Bar 1300X will melt your face in the best possible way, especially when it comes to the bass from the LARGE subwoofer. My new go to test for both visuals and audio is the Dune 4k blu-ray and boy oh boy did the 1300X not disappoint! The deep bass of the drums rattled the house. I could hear the sand passing all around me from the Dolby Atmos and the rear speakers. The only thing that was good but not mind blowing were the highs. They felt a bit muted. I wanted to make sure that wasn’t just Dune so I put in my Evil Dead Rise 4k blu-ray and skipped to the bombastic title reveal and felt it should have hit harder. It’s not bad or even mid by any means, it’s just unfortunately not on the same level as the rest of the sound stage. That has been my only real complaint, the rest are just small nitpicks. I’m not a fan of how most speakers look, but I still want surround sound. I’ve tried many soundbars without rear speakers because I don’t want to have big speakers always mounted on the wall. While Dolby Atmos does a great job of simulating surround, I still find it lacking. That’s where these magnetic, detachable rear speakers are life savers. Whenever we settle in for a movie, I pop off the rear speakers and place them behind us for the full experience. For day to day watching or when not watching at all we simply just pop the rear speakers onto the sides of the soundbar and voila! Also the battery life of those rear speakers are strong, I watched two movies back to back at full rear volume and they were still ready to keep going so battery life is not an issue. I even ended up over the 4th of July detaching the two speakers, putting one in the back yard with the BBQ and one in the kitchen so that everyone could enjoy my música norteña. It worked really well with the only issue being that the soundbar is much louder than the rear speakers so adjusting it to a comfortable volume for all was difficult as there is only basic volume control for the rear speakers (3 levels of volume). Overall I am so happy with the JBL Bar 1300X. It blows me and all my friends away on movie nights. It meets my specific needs of not wanting rear speakers mounted 24/7 but can also meet your needs by coming with wall brackets (and they can be constantly plugged in via USB-C). This is an excellent home theater in a box and one you should definitely consider if it is your budget. Pros: Detachable rear speakers can also be used for a pseudo whole home audio system Powerful sub and overall sound Excellent Dolby Atmos VERY easy setup Comes with mounting equipment in the box Cons: Highs are underwhelming, lack refinement Want detachable speakers to have more independent audio control HDMI ports are not the latest 2.1 (So you don’t want to plug in a Xbox Series X or PS5 into them) Subwoofer/Soundbar power cables are very short, luckily it’s just a standard non-polarized cable so I bought a longer one.

I upgraded from the Bar 700 & I'd rather the aesthetics in that than this. The Bar 700 has beauty caps for the detachable speakers which makes the overall presentation look so much cleaner whereas the 1300 does not which leaves the charging port exposed & unpleasing to the eye.

Keeps converting to TV mode from Sound surround. Having to unplug and plug back in. Would really love it if it wasn't for that.

Very versatile soundbar with wireless rechargeable surrounds, deep bass and loud enough. But had to return it because after a few months the sub started rattling on the inside :(

JBL - BAR 1300X 11.1.4-channel soundbar with detachable surround speakers. Simple setup with an innovative design using rechargeable wireless surround speakers that dock to the end of the speaker bar to recharge or you can recharge (or powered) them with a USB-C device and they enhance the bars sound output while recharging. The speakers charge will last up to 10hrs. They can even be used as wireless Bluetooth speakers when you are not using this as part of your home theater system. This is a 16 channel system powered by 1,170total watts and comes with a 12inch wireless subwoofer that makes you go wow – heavy, solidly built with great output. The Dolby Atmos and DTS:X system delivers maximum immersion from music, games and movie soundtracks. Up-firing Atmos speakers on both the soundbar and surround speakers ensure full distribution of height effects in soundtracks throughout the room, and there’s also Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, and Bluetooth wireless streaming support. I was impressed by the solid build quality of this system. With four HDMI inputs, including one with eARC for connecting to a TV, the Bar 1300X is well-suited to take on a full up stereo tv entertainment system with room for lots of different devices. The system was easy to setup and auto connects to the subwoofer and satellite speakers. You can use the JBL app to configure the system or set up the speakers and hit the calibration button. The JBL app has additional controls for adjusting EQ and lip-sync and you can store custom settings. The only downside is that the HDMI slots do not have 4K 120Hz pass-through to support that resolution and frame rate when playing games on PS5 or Xbox Series X. Dialog clarity, bass definition, continuity between the front and surround speakers and the overhead effects in Atmos sound tracks were impressive and close to equaling a full up home entertainment (AV receiver) systems. Music had a natural sound with acoustic instruments and voices and good dynamics in louder tracks. JBL’s long, slim remote control has large and well-labeled buttons that are easy to see in dim lighting. When switching inputs or making adjustments, an alphanumeric LED display on the sound bar provides feedback on the soundbar’s front. The display also alerts you when the battery power in the surround speakers is running down. I was impressed with this sound bar system and it is a less complicated setup than a full AV receiver based system with less components but still allows for a great entertainment experience.

Not as great as the price .. my expectations were better.. it is worth 1/2 the price.. pay more and go for Bise

6 months later and the speakers sound shot. Dont really use the sound bar that much either. For the price do not recommend

This JBL sound-bar is truly next level! That is a loaded statement but let me assure you, I've used several sound-bars and this one beats them all. Hands down. Let us start with sound quality. One word could best describe it. Outstanding! Bass is phenomenal but not overwhelming. Mids and highs come through clear and distinctive with none of the muddled sound that I've heard from other sound-bars. Voices while watching TV and movies is clear and understandable. From the sound of the woofer one would expect bass to be impressive but the bass from this one hard to describe in words but trust me, you'll be extremely happy with it. The two wireless rear speakers really add to the home theater experience. Being wireless I expected "lag" but none is present here. Using my Apple TV to watch some Dolby Atmos content was unexpectedly impressive. My friend kept getting freaked out with sound coming from everywhere. I even played some spacial audio and those two rear speakers really made a difference. One thing worth noting is that the woofer is huge. There is really no other word for it. I'd recommend putting behind a couch if you have the space. Another item of note is volume. This thing will get super loud. Like the neighbors across the street complaining loud. But here's the thing, no matter how high I set the volume there no distortion. At all. If your TV supports it I suggest connecting this via HDMI eARC for the best experience. Once it hooked up you're good to go. Highly recommended!