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The best soundbars for limited budgets
Roku Streambar
Roku squeezes the functionality of its widely admired streaming sticks into a small soundbar and produces – ta-da! – a Streambar. No, it can’t compete with the premium rivals below, but its four speakers still offer a significant improvement on what any mainstream TV can produce, with way more punch, presence and detail.

Despite the affordable price tag, the Streambar also ships with some smarts, including the option to boost the volume of voices and automatically hush annoying ads. The Streambar also gives you easy access to an absolute stack of streaming and catch-up services, including support for 4K HDR content. There’s a tidy little remote, too.

The full package
Here we go. This is the big enchilada: Ambilight TV, Fidelio soundbar, two rear satellite speakers and – if it takes your fancy – up to two subwoofers. Combine the whole lot and you have a full 7.2.4-channel wireless home cinema system with directional surround sound, Dolby Atmos, gorgeous HDR picture quality, immersive Ambilight and deep, rich bass to tie everything together. It’s stunning stuff that turns even the most normal of weeknight TV sessions into something truly special.

This is the pinnacle of home cinema, but the best part is that with the Philips Home Cinema Made Easy approach, you can approach it slowly, adding more to your system over time. As they say: a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.