Customer Ratings & Reviews

I consider myself somebody who is very experienced with sound bars, as I have lots of high end sound bars throughout my house, and am always upgrading them. This is probably the nicest sound bar I’ve ever had, but I was really hoping for more bass from this bar. It has a lot more thump than my other bars, but it still is no replacement for a sub. I’m planning to purchase the sub to accompany this, because I think it will put this soundbar on a whole new level. The sound is incredibly crisp and dynamic. The bar does a really good job of creating a multidirectional sound that is really pretty amazing. Still, the sound is linear in the sense that it’s coming from the front, and not behind me, and the lack of a sub is really noticeable to me in terms of what this system could be. This bar has a voice mode that dramatically amplifies the voice, and I absolutely love it! The voice mode is exactly what I envisioned a voice mode could be, and it’s really one of the highlights of the bar. The remote also has several preset functions that are incredibly well balanced. I typically watch sports, and the sports mode really brings out the crowd noise and creates a more open air experience. The remote is also pretty meaty, and a treat to hold in your hand. I’ve been using this sound bar for a little over a week and have had no issues with it turning on automatically, or Bluetooth connecting, or connecting to the app. The experience of the bar is pretty incredible, but I just can’t get over how much this bar needs the sub.

The Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar is the type of soundbar that shines without an external subwoofer but when you add your own decent subwoofer the soundbar itself tends to lose some of its advantage. For a bit of background I previously used a tried and true very expensive wired 5.1 surround sound system for over 15 years till bit by bit over the years my rear channels gave out and eventually my receiver started to fail. All I was left with was an absolute monster of a subwoofer (500w) and a couple of left/right speakers. It was at this point I converted to a soundbar setup. The only requirement being it had to have an aux subwoofer port to continue to use my excellent subwoofer. I have used three soundbars starting with a very inexpensive Vizio sub $100 soundbar before upgrading to a $250 Yamaha Yas-108 4 years ago and now the Sennheiser AMBEO. All three soundbars have an external aux port for a subwoofer. My review will reflect on price:performance along with compared to a proper, wired 5.1 setup. Arriving neatly packaged with a professional presentation, setup was quick and painless. It offers optical and HDMI in options which was nice and connecting it to my Sony 65" Z9F took less than 5 minutes (if that). It is not small by any stretch of the imagination and is much bigger than my Yamaha which in turn was much bigger than my Vizio. There is a firmware upgrade and using a Smart Phone and their app is pretty much mandatory but available free of charge. You use the app to not only update your firmware but also to "map" your viewing room (it works in tandem with the bar itself) and let it know you use an external subwoofer if so desired. The app is pretty easy to navigate. Once I had everything setup, I flipped on my AppleTV and started testing recently viewed programs that included Foundation, Carnival Row and Avengers Infinity War. PROS: One FANTASTIC feature of the Ambeo is the dialogue enhancement. One complaint I had about the previous two soundbars was absolutely dialogue enhancement and truly bringing it to the forefront for listening. The Ambeo makes it so front and center it stands clearly distinct from all the other ambient sounds without overpowering them. To me this is the star of the show. Dialogue is clear and distinct regardless of what is going on. Many small, nuanced audio details I could only pick up with a good set of headphones are now easily discernable with the Ambeo vs non-existent or sometimes muffled with my other soundbars. The Sennheiser shines with mids and highs and clarity. The seperation is top notch. Compared to the other soundbars, running the Ambeo by itself it more than passes the stand alone basic bass test and is worthy. It doesn't rattle and produces what I would call strong, average bass with decent punch. It doesn't compare to a competent, true, externally powered subwoofer but it provides enough to where if you are unable (or unwilling) to connect an external subwoofer, you will still get a good overall soundscape. It is nothing earth shattering, wall shaking or floor rumbling but will get the job done. The room mapping does allow the Ambeo to project and seperate the soundscape to some degree providing and richer and more immersive experience when viewing programs.I found many of the space scenes in Foundation were projected much more properly than my other soundbars. The Ambeo is clearly heads and tales above $80-$300 soundbars for highs and mids and lows in stand alone fashion with no external sub woofer. The remote is nice and oversized and solid to hold and use. CONS: The problem is once you do connect a good subwoofer, much of the bass advantage disappears as my same sub hooked up to my previous two soundbars provided equal amounts of punch and kick negating much of the advantages of the Ambeo low end reproduction. Running the Ambeo without an external sub and the difference is like night and day (Sennheiser does offer an external subwoofer for this model too) in regards to a true bass experience when watching cinema or listening to music. If you are considering a soundbar of this class and price, you might want to figure out if you plan to use an external subwoofer. Even with the firmware upgrade, I found myself sometimes having to turn it off and on several times to either work or recognize my Sony Z9F signal. I never had this problem with my Yamaha. While it maps your space for sound projection and immersion, I never once got a true surround sound experience or effect even remotely comparable to my true 5.1 setup. I can definitely hear and appreciate the sound processing and seperation and it is far better than my other soundbars but for a true surround sound experience you are going to need to purchase a real 5.1-7.1 setup. There just is no substitute. With all its advantages, it is still $1400.00 for a soundbar and I was getting 80% of what the Ambeo provided for 20% of the price with my Yamaha. The Ambeo is for someone where price is no object and you start heading into the, "I want the best of the best," echelon of Soundbars. SUMMARY: So where does that leave the Ambeo? While I love the voice enhancement, excellent high, mids and stellar sound, it can't compete with a real 5.1 system nor a real external subwoofer. If you are expecting a true surround sound experience or "deep and kicking bass" you will be disappointed. I found myself routinely enjoying it while also questioning if it was worth the premium price when a lower end sound bar coupled with a decent external subwoofer would offer much that is offered at less than half the price? On the other hand, if you're looking for a competent all in one soundbar that provides fantastic highs, mids and lows for what they can pack into an under the TV soundbar and do not desire that extended theatre like bass or true surround sound experience, you can't go wrong with selecting this Sennheiser Ambeo. Setup is a breeze, updating and calibration is quick and painless and it works fairly easy and straight forward and is most definitely a step about the lower tier sound bars on the market.

I have owned several good sound bars. I owned a ZVOX 580 sound base which I preferred tonally over any of the sound bars I owned or tried and returned with their prices being $500-$800.00 so not cheap. The ZVOX sounded better with a body to the voices and not thin like many sound bars. I did some research, and I found the Sennheiser Plus might meet my needs. I noted that like the Ambio Max as well as my ZVOX it offered a sub out port, so I could use any subwoofer I wanted, and I had 2 subs running off my ZVOX already. So, I took a chance and ordered the Plus from my local Best Buy, in 2 days it was at my house. Setup was easy to download their app to my phone and start the setup and calibration process. My expectations of liking it were low, due to past experiences with soundbars thin sound, and even with a sub you got all upper midrange and highs then booming bottom end with nothing in-between I called it sizzle and boom. Well, I went to Disney+ and streamed The Avengers which I was just watching, and went back to a part of the movie that I knew well and how good it sounded on my ZVOX, Well the Sennheiser Plus beat the ZVOX hands down, was more balanced, better and clearer vocals without the thinness that many sound bars have even in the $1,200 range that some think is clarity, no it is like turning up the treble on a stereo system. The subs sounded better and blended perfectly with the Sennheiser Plus. The sound was rich but detailed. Watched a few shows on Amazon Prime that were older, and they sounded good but nothing like the movie in Atmos or Dolby. The bar covers all formats. Next with fingers crossed music from blues to classical videos. They were superb, solo piano sounded like a real piano with sharpness and warmth. The dynamics were very good as well as tone, weight, and color. The remote is beautiful and well-made and a joy to use. Settings I like were Ambio set to light for movies, on or off depending on the sound of the show being watched, as a movie set, adaptive setting, news and sports and music, voice enhancement, and even a night mode. I did not expect this or any sound bar to sound like a full-size surround system, there are no rear speakers, but I don't care it is what it sounds like from my sources and what is happening in front of me, and it's all good. Just having a sound bar where you are not stuck having to use the brand of the sound bar which most of them suck and being able to use real quality subwoofers is priceless to me and a remote where you're not stuck just having to use your phone to make adjustments via Sonos. The money I spent was well spent and worth every dollar. Glad I took a chance. I cannot wait to use my Panasonic 900 4K player to watch a movie if streaming can sound so good a direct hard disc format will be scary good. Nice unit, not too big, and fits perfect with my Sony A80K, like they were made for each other,

The Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Plus is an exceptional feature loaded sound bar. I have spent the past week testing out the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Plus and have had an overall amazing time testing it out. I feel that when paired with a good subwoofer or even just left alone, this set-up for the price compared to other sound bars currently available simply can't be beat. When opening up the Sennheiser AMBEO Plus, I was very impressed with the packaging and how well they were able to fit everything inside a relatively slim package compared to other sound bars I have gotten in the past. The soundbar itself and even the remote both feel very well made. Everything involved in the set-up process was very straightforward. Included in the box is of course the soundbar, the remote, a HDMI cable, power cable, and set-up guide. I also liked that there are plenty of ports for connecting other speakers/subs if you choose to. Originally, I had tested it for a few days just straight out of the box without downloading the app or updating the firmware. Even out of the box you will get an amazing experience out of any type of content. After downloading the app, it became clear that I really should have done that from the start. The app takes you through more of the set-up process including room calibration, which brought even better sound out of this thing, and any pending firmware updates. With the app, you can control things like the volume, AMBEO function, Preset Sound configurations, turn on Night mode, etc. Your phone can basically become your remote. If neither are good enough, there are touch controls on the top of the soundbar itself, which is a nice "touch".... I personally believe that where the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Plus really shines is with Music. Movies and Shows/Podcasts still sound great and it delivers a nice and full sound and everything is crystal clear, but for some reason, at least to my ears, Music on this soundbar really stood out. Maybe once I add a dedicated sub, that will change and movies will stand out and it will give more of a movie theatre feel to it. In conclusion, I think for those of you looking for a very solid option in the ever expanding sound bar market, the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Plus is a great option that should be able to hold its weight for years to come. I personally may add a sub just for the extra bass and vibrations, but even without one, I think most people, myself included, will be very happy with the sound that it produces out of the box.

Blown away by the sound, having trouble with eArc not entirely shutting everything down (older 4k 3D tv) and the Sennheiser connect app is buggy. But the system when running is fantastic. Love the look.

The title could be the whole review if you knew how little my wife appreciated the 5.2.2 system we had in our old house. We watched a movie about surfing big waves. At one point she said, "How is that little thing making all that sound? And all around us!" Yeah, it's amazing, it's small, it's solid, the dynamics are impressive, the surround effects are good, and the bass is surprisingly good. I'd add a subwoofer but she doesn't want one in the room. It's good enough for me. The psychoacoustic effects are far and away good enough to satisfy all but the most hardened audiophiles in the room.

After buying the Sennheiser Embeo plus soundbar, I decided to wall mount this impressive soundbar. I first had to decide what mounting brackets to use. I chose Echogear brackets because they were adjustable for width and height. I recommend these brackets. I finally got the soundbar installed over the post holiday weekend. I am now at the stage of trying to get things programmed for sound. I thought this soundbar had calibration hardware. Calibration hardware must only be included in the Sennheiser Embeo Max. I now have to download software to program my sound to my phone via QR Codes. This is not my strength. I need a little time to through the directions. This unit comes with a nice remote! Based on preliminary testing this soundbar is outstanding. I have not yet made adjustments for dialog and preferred modes. The Embeo Plus soundbar looks great under my OLED 77” television! I am very glad I made the choices of Sennheiser Embeo Soundbar and Echogear Brackets.

THIS THING SOUNDS AMAZING! I can't believe the sound that come out of this thing! It is plenty loud, fills the room with sound, and is easy to set up. It sounds better than a lot of wired 5.1.4 and 7.2.4 setups I've heard without taking up the space. It is a bit lacking when it comes to bass, but add the Ambeo wireless subwoofer for a great sounding combo. A little on the pricey side.....but you get what you pay for!!

I bought the AMBEO soundbar as well as the subwoofer. I wanted a high end sound. Something better than the Bose bar that I had. This is it. The soundbar with the addition of the subwoofer gives me the depth that I wanted without having the expensive installation cost of running wires for a surround system. A surround doesn't really work in my home as I have an open concept with the living room/dining room/kitchen all in one large area. The system has a self calibrating function available through an app that senses the acoustics of your room and adjusts automatically. The Sennheiser AMBEO does the job.

This is a darn good sound bar. I don't get the full effect of the Atmos but that is more because of my room and the position of the sound bar in the room than than the actual Ambeo. Given that, I still am pretty happy with the sound it produces for movies and even music, even its attempt at ATMOS is my room. I have found audio syncing issues when I plug an Apple TV or Roku plugged into the Ambeo's HDMI port and have my TV plugged into the Ambeo's eARC HDMI. I have much better success connecting all devices to my TV and then having the TV connect to the AMBEO through the TV's eARc HDMI output to Ambeo's eARC HDMI input. I don't think that that's necessarily distinctive to the AMBEO; It looks like it's an issue in general with soundbars?? The only drawback to connecting everything to my TV and then to the Ambeo is I can't get Atmos surround sound on my Apple TV. But, that's because I have an older LED TV that does not have ATMOS throughput through its eARC. A tremendous positive that is not clear in Best Buy's description of this product is that this model does have an analog subwoofer input. It makes this and its larger AMBEO counterpart the only ( I believe only) sound bars that offer third-party analog wired subwoofer connections. That was a big deal for me as I have a nice subwoofer I can connect it to.

Great soundbar! I picked it up because of the Sennheiser name and positive reviews. I definitely was not disappointed. I auditioned the Ambeo subs as well but decided to go with my own Rel T-9i sub instead. After downloading the Sennheiser app setup was a breeze. The app allows you to perform a room calibration and select various options to fit your sonic preferences. The sound bar sounds absolutely wonderful. The Ambeo does a highly credible job with Dolby Atmos and 360 degree sound effects. If you are an audiophile you love the tone, rhythm and timing of this bar. Dialogue is clear and intelligible and the app gives you the option to give dialogue added emphasis. I have the Sonos Arc with sub and rears and I’d be hard pressed to select one over the other. However, If you are trying to limit the number of boxes in your room you won’t lose out with the Sennheiser. One caveat I’ll make is I have only listened to the Ambeo in a small media room (20x16) setup. I have the Arc system in a family room so I know it can fill a larger space.

this is the most amazing sound quality from a sound bar that I have ever heard. The voices are crystal clear and the base is very good even without the subwoofer. I I recently did buy the subwoofer for it and it really fills in that sound to an unbelievable level. I bought this as an open box in excellent condition for $250 under the retail price. The sound bar looks brand new and all components were included in the original box, including the HDMI cable, the power cord, Quickstart guide and full instructions. I could not be happier. You have to hear it to believe it.

Main reason for buying this, in addition to the obvious benefits of this bar itself (sleek, build quality, processing of many channels, I could go on) is that I wanted a bar that had a sub preout, which is hard to find today. I paired mine with a 12" REL sub and have been more than impressed with the theater and musical performance, without having to add physical rear speakers to the setup. Media room, maybe not. Living room, 100%.

We recently moved from a house where we had a fully wired surround sound system. In our new home, I didn't feel like running wires through the walls, so we decided to switch to this soundbar. It does an amazing job creating the effect of "virtual" speakers throughout the room. Combined with the Sennheiser subwoofer that we paired with it, this soundbar is amazing!

Great sounding bar. Really good Dolby atmos. Easy app

We all have different opinions when it comes to sound. Some want more highs or bass but this soundbar is very customizable with its downloaded app for whichever you prefer and I’m happy with my purchase. I think the subwoofer I got with it does help.

I was torn between the Sennheiser and Sonos Arc Ultra. Listened to both in the store and both sounded impressive but the demo was listening to different material with a different floor layout making it difficult to decide. Selected the Sennheiser AMBEO based on in store sound and reading various reviews. I also liked how I could connect the subwoofer from my prior setup with ease. Listening space is what I would consider an average size townhouse room and thus far we are quite pleased. Plenty of volume with clean sound. Haven't played just music yet, just shows and movies but really adds to the viewing experience. I was also happy to find an HDMI ARC cable was included in the box. Maybe standard for this type of purchase, but to note.

Coming from a 5.1 set up,  I’m impressed with the sound. Pair with the ambeo subwoofer the sounds is perfect for my new smaller apartment.

This soundbar, when paired with a great sub, is amazing. I have it connected to an SVS PB1000 Pro and I have been stunned at it's quality. My previous setup included a Denon receiver with Mirage speakers and this soundbar sounds better than that. Very clean and well balanced. Surround effects are the best I have ever heard on a soundbar. Even without rears you get a completely convincing sound stage all around you. Do yourself a favor and try some of the Dolby TrueHD Atmos demos that you can download and you will not believe all that sound is coming from a bar(with sub). I have been so impressed and highly recommend this product to anyone. App is also very easy to use. You won't be disappointed!

The product is great overall but it’s not perfect which is why I assigned 4 stars. When turning the volume up/down, there is not a display. Not through the television or on the soundbar itself so if you need that visual, you won’t get it. Be careful you download the right app when setting it up. There’s Smart Control and Smart Control Plus. If you download the wrong one you’ll spend too much time frustrated and thinking you just made a poor purchase like I did. Once I had the right app, process was too easy! Sound is great and paired it with the subwoofer. Television remote can control it without any special set up. Performing exactly as it should as is a nice addition to our home.