Anchor your sound with a 780W bar
- Amazon price
- $549.95
- Customer rating
- 4.5
- Customer reviews
- 121
- Typical price over 90 days
- $777.73
- Difference
- $227.78 (29 percent)
The JBL Bar 700MK2 handles the whole TV signal path in one box. Its 780 watts of system power feed the bar, the 10-inch wireless subwoofer and the detachable surround speakers, so you don't need a separate amplifier or receiver.
We'd consider this a sensible upper-mid option when a plain two-channel bar leaves you cold. You get 7.1-channel processing plus Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X, which means the bar can steer effects around the room rather than just across the front.
The price sits at $549.95, down 29 percent from a typical $777.73 over the last 90 days. That's the lowest we've seen, and it's the strongest reason to stop comparing and start checking your TV.
Detachable surrounds change how you run cables
The party trick here is the pair of speakers that lift off the ends of the bar and act as wireless surrounds. You can place them behind the couch without running cable across the floor, which is the usual reason people give up on true surround.
Those surrounds are battery-powered, so you'll need to recharge or reseat them between long movie nights. JBL doesn't publish their runtime in this listing, so that's worth confirming before you plan a marathon.
PureVoice 2.0 adjusts dialogue based on the scene and how loud things are, which helps when a soundtrack tries to bury a whispered line. MultiBeam 3.0 spreads the front stage wider so side seats don't fall out of the sweet spot.
Size the system to your room before you buy
A 780W system with a 10-inch sub is built for a main living room or a dedicated viewing area where you want weight behind action scenes. The detachable surrounds also suit open-plan rooms where tripping over speaker wire isn't an option.
Think twice if you're shopping for a bedroom where a big sub would overwhelm the space, or if you mainly need a compact bar under a wall-mounted TV with no room behind the seating for surrounds.
JBL doesn't list the exact HDMI version or every supported codec in this packet, so check the connections against your TV and console. Then decide if the $549.95 price matches the room you're actually fitting.
From source to room: this bar replaces the TV's built-in speakers and adds a sub and two rear channels, so your source device still does the switching.
Spec sheet
| Model | JBLBAR700M2BLKAM |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
