Hitachi 120W Soundbar with Bluetooth

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If you don't do this, your sound will continue to come out of the TV's speakers, or you’ll have no sound at all. If you’d rather have a soundbar that you can plug in and use right away, you might be better off with a model without smart features. We’d only ever recommend using this connection if your TV or soundbar has no digital alternatives such as digital optical (Toslink), coaxial or HDMI.

Now that you’ve made the connection from your soundbar to your TV via an HDMI ARC or optical connection, make sure that both of your devices are turned on. There are also frequently asked questions, a product rating and feedback from users to enable you to optimally use your product.READ NEXT: Best UK TV deals – the top TV bargains from 4K HDR TVs to Full HD smart TVs What’s the best way to connect a soundbar? If you want a wallet-friendly way of improving your TV’s audio, the Creative Stage V2 is the best bang for your buck. The Digital Signal Processing Technology provides a deep robust sound for your Hitachi TV that’s perfect for movies or listening to the latest hits with minimal distortion so you don’t miss any bits of dialogue. Sony TVs can be connected to a soundbar through the HDMI ARC connection, an optical digital audio cable only, or with both an HDMI and optical digital audio cable.

For example, if your soundbar has multiple optical inputs, ensure you have selected the correct input on your remote control. There are four sound modes to choose from: Music, Movie, Wide and Night, along with near-field and far-field profiles which take into account how close you are to the bar. Many new soundbars aren’t compatible with this cable type – and we’ve seen some newer TVs without it, too.

It’s relatively long, so is best paired with televisions of 55in and above, but at just 38mm high, will slot under almost any set of that size.

Plug a Premium High Speed (18Gb/s) cable between the TV HDMI 2 input (marked ARC) and a soundbar HDMI output. The S95QR is the first soundbar in the world to feature a centre height channel, and this ensures crystal clear dialogue that’s backed up by a clean mid-range and crisp treble. The absence of an in-built voice assistant and the decision not to include a remote sting a little, particularly given how much the Dione costs, but in terms of style and performance, few standalone soundbars get close to the Dione.Luckily, there is a way to avoid fiddling with multiple remotes and simplify your whole entertainment system.