JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass (MK2) at $229.95 for TV Sound

What this JBL soundbar does for your TV

Amazon price

$229.95

Customer rating

4.1

Customer reviews

586

Typical price over 90 days

$289.79

Difference

$59.84 (21 percent)

This JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass (MK2) turns your TV into a two part system: a bar for dialogue and effects, plus a separate 6.5'' wireless subwoofer for the low end. With 300W of total system power, it is built to fill a room rather than sit quietly under a monitor.

We recommend it if your current setup relies on TV speakers and you want more weight behind movies, sports and music. Built in Dolby Digital processing gives you a surround style experience without extra rear speakers or wires running across the floor.

How you connect the JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass (MK2)

You can run the bar to your TV over HDMI or optical, so check which output your set has before buying. That single cable carries the TV audio, while the subwoofer connects wirelessly to the bar, which means you only need a power outlet near the sub, not a signal cable to it.

Bluetooth is there for streaming from a phone or tablet, so you can send music to the bar without turning on the TV. Confirm your TV's audio output settings support Dolby Digital passthrough if you want the built in decoding to work as intended.

Which room makes this soundbar worth it

A living room or media room where you watch a lot of movies is the natural fit here. The separate sub gives you bass you can feel, and the 300W rating suits a space where TV speakers sound thin. If you mostly watch alone at low volume, we'd skip it and keep the simpler setup.

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