How A Sleek, Low-Profile Soundbar Saved My Small Living Room From Looking Cluttered With Massive Speakers

The SONY HT-S2000 soundbar comes with Dolby Atmos known to offer audio from a height, wrapping the entire room in sound that would feel loud, clean and detailed. DTS:X support makes dialogues appear clear. My issue with listening to dialogues was solved instantly, there was no need to rely on subtitles for understanding what the characters were saying. Another impressive feature of the soundbar is its built-in subwoofer, which works decently well for bass heavy sound. I had the experience of testing it first hand and felt that not only would the cinema sound improve but also beat rich and bass heavy music videos will feel captivating. 

If you are an audiophile or someone who understands the nuances of sound really well, you would know how different sound modes make a difference to what you hear. This Sony soundbar that I used in my small apartment came with a music and cinema mode. The music mode needless to say taps the right nerves of song videos, where the symphony of both music and vocals play in tandem to make entertainment feel immersive. 

The movie mode on the other hand works best for all other entertainment you see on the TV. Switching to this mode really made a difference to my Netflix show streaming, there was more clarity, and adapted sound when both background music and dialogues were delivered. 

Apart from these two sound modes there is also a night mode to use which came to my aid late at night when watching a cinema was audible yet not a nuisance for my roommate when she was sleeping in her room. 

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My experience of connecting this soundbar to the TV was really easy and simple, there was no major complexity that would baffle, all you are expected to do is identify which cable would be suited for which input. There is HDMI eARC, optical audio input plus USB plug and play option. Ideally no professional help is required to figure out installation, and since this is a compact soundbar in a sleek low-profile design the amount of space you will save with it will help you to maintain a clean and composed look. 

Sony’s signature sound and profile is what I suggest and rely the most on, my experience with this soundbar has been really impressive, not only because of its practical value to space efficiency alone but because of the sound quality majorly. There are some options from Sonos, Bose and JBL as well for a sleek single unit sound bar and they are good too but this one stands out in all aspects of convenience, from the design which looks sleek, structure and compact to the acoustic engineering and ease of connectivity options, this Sony soundbar is powerful and compared to other branded options this is the one that I suggest based on my personal experience of use.