It’s just as long as the width of the 55-inch LG C9 we use for our living room tests, and its rounded ends further soften its presence. The Bar 9.1 presents itself out of the box as a relatively large soundbar of approximately 123 cm. Here, when you start watching a piece of content, you can clearly see which surround format is being processed.
#JBL BAR 9.1 MOVIE#
This way you will not be distracted by a glowing display during movie watching, which is never fun in a darkened room. Also positive: the large display is behind the front speaker grille and is only visible if you adjust something. Anyway, JBL does offer you a good portion of sound technology to make up for it. The use of handsome furniture fabrics from Kvadrat, for example, makes that Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 700 really smarter. JBL sister brand Harman Kardon has arranged it better in that area.
Not a stumbling block, but not something tempting. It’s not that the Bar 9.1 is ugly, but the gray color and plastic finish deliver a functional industrial design that doesn’t integrate with your interior. We ourselves do not find the design language of JBL sound bars very successful. And that is useful if you work with rear speakers that are not always perfectly placed. A huge plus: JBL has provided a calibration function that optimizes the sound for the room. If you want to watch a movie, only then disconnect the rear speakers from the two ends of the soundbar and place them at the back. This is a sound bar that leaves you in one piece for ordinary TV viewing, which takes up less space in your living room. In any case, the concept of the JBL Bar 9.1 is slightly different. The rival sound bars that do come with the included rear speakers cost the same or more. With major rivals, such as the Sonos Arc, you have to invest extra in additional speakers to get that true surround experience.
#JBL BAR 9.1 FULL#
But at the same time, that amount is sharp, because you get a full package for that price. The JBL Bar 9.1 costs 999 euros and is therefore not a cheap soundbar. Moreover, there is still a difference: JBL is about rear speakers (with battery) that you place temporarily behind your sofa, at Samsung you place them permanently and hang them separately from a socket. JBL is of course part of the Samsung holding company. Does Samsung suddenly have a rival for their top-end soundbars? Yes – and no. That with the current HW-Q90R and the recently announced HW-Q950T. That is distinctive, because until recently Samsung was the only one that offered the same. The rear speakers therefore provide not one channel, but two (surround back and rear height). But what that 9.1 does not make clear is that this soundbar is one of the few on the market that really offers 5.1.4. The True Wireless section refers to the fact that you can disconnect the ends of the soundbar and use them as rear speakers. It eventually became the “JBL BAR 9.1 True Wireless Surround with Dolby Atmos”, a mouthful that nevertheless does not fully explain what this soundbar does. It was fixed in committee that they decided there to name this soundbar.
JBL is typically a manufacturer with an extensive marketing department. The Americans usually aim for the cheaper side of the market, but the JBL Bar 9.1 soundbar is a high-end model with everything on it.
#JBL BAR 9.1 PLUS#
If you want an Atmos experience in your living room, but want to walk the way of AV receiver plus nine speakers, this year has more choice than ever in terms of Atmos sound bars.
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