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It all comes down to area. The size of the speakers, the volume of the air moved. Clever processing and other tricks are used, very successfully in some of the best TVs, to create a bigger and clearer sound, but you just can’t fight physics.
Which route you go will come down to whatever works best for your environment, but if you find yourself wondering why they can’t just make TV sound as good as soundbars, or why hardcore home theater fans look down on soundbars, now you know: physics.
Soundbars have bigger and better-quality drivers than TVs do, and dedicated home theater speakers step it up again.
But obviously, there’s a huge convenience factor to all of this. Some people will choose a high-end soundbar with rear speakers because they don’t want the cables and connectivity wrangling that a separate system entails. On the flip side, some of the best stereo speakers are active speakers with built-in amplification and an HDMI eARC input, meaning they can work with a TV as easily as a soundbar does, but with bigger sound.
Matt is TechRadar’s Managing Editor for Entertainment, meaning he’s in charge of persuading our team of writers and reviewers to watch the latest TV shows and movies on gorgeous TVs and listen to fantastic speakers and headphones. It’s a tough task, as you can imagine. Matt has over a decade of experience in tech publishing, and previously ran the TV & audio coverage for our colleagues at T3.com, and before that he edited T3 magazine. During his career, he’s also contributed to places as varied as Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, PetsRadar, MacLife, and Edge. TV and movie nerdism is his speciality, and he goes to the cinema three times a week. He’s always happy to explain the virtues of Dolby Vision over a drink, but he might need to use props, like he’s explaining the offside rule.
