Tired of pausing and rewinding to decipher dialogue? Upgrade your audio with this slim soundbar. (Amazon)(Amazon)
Are you a holiday movie lover like we are? If so, we have a feeling this time of year is your Super Bowl. You get to cozy up with a cup of cocoa and a fluffy blanket and get into your favorite Christmas flick. After putting so much effort into making sure everything's perfect, though, the only thing that can ruin the vibe is horrible sound quality, and that's where a good soundbar comes in. It's a simple addition to your home entertainment setup that boosts your TV's audio, bringing richness, crispness and clarity to annoyingly hard-to-hear dialogue. The popular Majority Bowfell TV Soundbar has been marked down at Amazon to just $36, so now's a great time to form a healthier relationship with your remote's volume button, just in time for binge-watching season. Did we mention that it makes an awesome last-minute Christmas gift (and it'll arrive in time)?
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With a 50-watt output and dual stereo speakers, this small but mighty soundbar delivers an immersive audio experience.
This incredibly affordable, wildly popular model may not have made our list of the very best soundbars on the market, but it's one of the top entry-level choices out there, with a five-star rating from nearly 16,000 reviewers. Also, we can't ignore the fact that it's the lowest it's been all year. Even at full price, this would be more than worth it — why spend your downtime straining to hear your favorite shows?
You've got the high-definition picture. Why settle for inferior sound? This soundbar, only 15 inches wide, has a small footprint but big audio. With a built-in subwoofer, it blasts out 50 watts of power. This means you'll get crystal-clear dialogue without cranking the TV's volume to eardrum-splitting levels. Sleek and understated, it's also a breeze to use and blends seamlessly into an entertainment setup.
Of course, sometimes you do really want to crank it up, and the Bowfell knows how to handle that. It has three modes: one for movies, one for dialogue and one for music. Just press a button on the included remote, and it automatically adjusts levels to the mode you pick, no tinkering needed. The Bowfell will boost music, amp up the excitement in action scenes and bring dialogue to the front for ultimate clarity.
Setting up the Majority Bowfell TV Soundbar is easy: Just plug it into your TV's RCA or optical digital port and you're good to go. It also has a USB port and Bluetooth capabilities, so you can enjoy playlists via flash drive, phone, laptop or tablet.
See why thousands of five-star shoppers swear by this deceptively small soundbar.
Fans love the sound quality, with one saying it travels pretty far. "The sound bar works great. It has no conflicts with my TV with regard to using the remote," raved a satisfied shopper. "The sound is very rich and fills the room nicely. The bass is amazing for the size of the speaker."
This soundbar is also great news for family members with hearing issues. "This makes it very enjoyable to watch TV. I put it on my coffee table in front of me, about three to four feet away," shared a five-star reviewer. "I am 66 years old and [have] a little hearing issue now. My wife does not hear my TV downstairs anymore and I hear it great."
"Much better than the cheesy TV speakers," said a third fan. "It's not a top-of-the-line soundbar that normally costs hundreds of dollars and that you can hear what's playing around the whole house, but if you're looking for a soundbar that is perfect for a bedroom and that sounds good, this is it. I especially love how small it is. ... It was very easy to connect, no issues whatsoever."
Said another buyer: "I have a small TV in my RV, and if the air is on, you can barely hear it. If the generator is also going, forget it. I turned on the generator, plugged this in, pressed the correct mode button, and wow: The sound is beautiful. I can hear every word now, and the sound is rich and clear for movies."
One nominee for kid of the year said, "Bought this for my dad who is hard of hearing. We were blown away by the improvement in sound quality over the built-in speakers. He says it's enjoyable to watch TV again. The only downside (other than having an additional remote to keep track of) is that it doesn't remember what volume it was set at between uses."
Another user ran into some potentially irritating audio sync issues. "No complaints, except when using the Bluetooth connection, I found it impossible to sync the audio and video, and every time I changed the station, I had to start all over again."
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The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
