Edifier B3

Edifier's soundbar: a single bar that takes over TV duty from the flat panel's built-in speakers — the easiest audible upgrade in most houses. Dialogue comes forward, volume stops being a compromise, and there is one box under the screen instead of a rack beside it.

Bluetooth is on board for playing music from a phone when the TV is off. The bar runs its own amplification, so nothing else is needed: place it, cable it, done.

Know its lane. A soundbar trades stereo width and deep bass for tidiness. If music is the main event rather than television, a pair of M60s does more per euro.