Sennheiser Soundbar Mini

Sennheiser's smallest soundbar: one compact bar that uses AMBEO processing to throw a far wider, taller image than the cabinet suggests. It measures the room with built-in microphones and calibrates itself — no phone-waving ritual.

It suits flats and normal-sized living rooms where a rack of speakers was never going to happen. Hook it to the television over HDMI eARC; stream over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth the rest of the time.

Physics still applies: a bar this size will not shake the sofa. Deep-bass listeners should budget for a subwoofer later, or step up to the full-size AMBEO bar.