Best Home Theater System 2021 | Home Cinema Surround Sound System

Best Home Theater System 2021 | Home Cinema Surround Sound System

Intensify your display’s audio with the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 SSE 1000W Soundbar System. It stars a soundbar with left, right, and center channels, two side-firing tweeters, and four satellite speakers that can serve as either rear channels, up-firing Atmos speakers, matched off in dipole configurations, or a mixture of configurations.

The two included 10″ wireless subwoofers that present low bass impact and send power and audio to the satellite speakers. The system’s capability to decode Dolby and DTS signals, including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, helps produce an immersive surround sound experience with cooperative content.

Best Overall: Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra

Best Overall: Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra

This soundbar system has Bluetooth connectivity for matching with your cooperative, smart device and wirelessly streaming your audio content. Its wired connections comprise optical, digital coaxial, 1/8″, and three HDMI inputs to support a variety of source types. The soundbar also has a USB port for playback of WAV and MP3 files. Its HDMI output is ARC-compatible, so you can listen to display-based audio from built-in apps like Netflix and YouTube. It incorporates a backlit remote control as a continued convenience.

Smartest Home Theater System: Sonos 5.1

Smartest Home Theater System: Sonos 5.1

Sonos is a comparatively new name in the audio industry, but it’s very well known.

Sonos was founded in 2002, and it became a synonym for high-quality wireless speakers. To be fair, they don’t really have much competition when it comes to wireless speakers blended into your home Wi-Fi network, but still, they offer great fidelity, exceptional build quality, and aesthetically pleasing look, and a super-simple setup.

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First, there’s the design. There is no suspicion that Sonos home theater looks visually attractive. The SUB is super-shiny, and some people may not like that, but still, everything looks incredibly beautiful. You won’t see many switches on any of the speakers. PLAYBAR has 2 volume keys and one play/pause button on the side, along with LED status and mute sign. SUB has only one button on at the back and one LED status indicator. PLAY:1 speakers have volume and play/pause dials on the top panel. Connecting the system to your TV could not be easier. You just have to connect the TV and the PLAYBAR within a digital visual cable that comes with the PLAYBAR.

Your TV must have digital optical output to do this since there are no other connections on the PLAYBAR. Other parts of your Sonos theater system don’t require a wired connection, they will be paired and synced with the PLAYBAR through your home Wi-Fi network, and you can do all that with the Sonos app.

Best for Small Rooms: Polk Audio RM705

Best for Small Rooms: Polk Audio RM705

Next up, for small rooms, we have Polk Audio RM705 5.1 Home Theater System. This is a complete 5.1 Package with a Powered Subwoofer Today’s best value in a perfectly matched professional quality compact home theater system.

The design of this system is visually pleasant and engaging with oval satellites, and the core speaker is made of rigid plastic with a glossy finish and a simple and beautiful subwoofer. Both the subwoofer and the speakers are black. Speakers have a detachable grille made of some kind of cloth. You can use the speakers with or without that grille – it’s up to you..

Best Wireless Home Theater System: Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro

Best Wireless Home Theater System: Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro

Brand	Nakamichi
Color	Black
Speaker Type	Soundbar
Model Name	Shockwafe Pro 7.1 SSE
Control Method	Remote

About this item

• With 70+ years of audio excellence, transform your living room into a state-of-the-art movie theater with 360° Dolby Atmos surround flowing around, above and beyond you. Like cinemas with speakers located around you, SHOCKWAFE Pro 7.1.4 SSE duplicates the same experience, courtesy of 2 rear surround speakers (Wired) & Spatial Surround Elevation (SSE) technology. Created with our flagship Shockwafe Ultra SSE’s DNA, Winner of Best Dolby Atmos Soundbar Battle (hosted by Brian Tong, Ex-Cnet host)
• Experience a whole new level of surround performance with our exclusive SSE Technology. Featuring 3 advanced audio processing engines working in harmony to enhance directionality, enlarge spaciousness & unlock extra details of any audio soundtrack. Envelop your home theater with up to 7.1.4 channels of uncompromising moving audio that flows all around you. Unleash the full dynamics of your audio experience with 105dB of room filling sound.
• TWO 2-WAY REAR SPEAKERS (industry’s 1st!) produce spacious and dynamic surround sound. Each of them (connected to sub via RCA wires) is constructed with a tweeter that reproduces high frequencies with captivating clarity, and a full-range driver that delivers surround effects with power and precision. Simply put, the surround sound performance from simulated/virtual 2.1 or other 5.1 channel surround soundbars does not come anywhere close to this.
• The main soundbar unit features upgraded high performance speaker drivers. The signature front surround effects tweeters deliver a 35% wider soundstage. Our newly-designed 8″ down-firing wireless subwoofer delivers tight, room shaking low frequencies that enhances the impact of your home theater. Bass effects are fired onto the floor surface and distributed equally in all directions across the entire room for maximum impressiveness’.
• All units sold since Aug ’19 can receive Dolby Atmos surround via TV’s eARC when streaming with TV’s smart apps like Netflix (Note: not all TVs can output Atmos. Refer to your TV brand’s audio output specs). Enjoy advanced connectivity with Dolby Vision, 4K UHD pass-thru and High Dynamic Range (HDR). Connect up to 6 devices via 1 HDMI ARC, 3 HDMI, 1 Optical and 1 Coaxial inputs. The 52-key backlit remote allows seamless control of sources, DSP modes, individual channel and room size optimization

Best Budget: Yamaha NS-SP1800BL

Best Budget: Yamaha NS-SP1800BL