Dialogue, such as Grace's admonishment of Norm at the 27:36 mark was much clearer on the Sennheiser. Meanwhile the Sony seemed to keep the bugs and swaying fronds locked to the screen. Going subwooferless again I found that the jungles of the Avatar Blu-ray sounded completely lush and alive with the Ambeo, with insects soaring overhead. You may get good results with a more affordable unit such as the $500 SVS SB-1000, though. That said, the Sennheiser/SVS combo was then a $4,000 system. Adding a subwoofer to the Sennheiser, such as our reference-level SVS SB4000, gave the speaker an authority the Sony couldn't ever dream of. The flipping car sounded a little inconsequential on the Ambeo. The ST5000 had better punch when the scene culminated in an explosive car crash. Where the Sony pulled ahead, though, was in its dynamic heft and deep, deep bass. Without rears, the Sennheiser made this voice hover over the top of my head (I've never heard anything appear behind me on any system, at any price) but on the Sony the voice could still be heard coming out of the front speakers as well. There's one specific voice - a girl saying "Where are you, Max?" that on a dedicated Atmos system appears from above and behind your head. While the Sony made this collection of spooky narrations sound both big and atmospheric, the Sennheiser sounded both big and precise. I've heard a number of single bar systems attempt the surround steering of the opening scene, but none have ever performed as well as the Sennheiser. I listened to a number of different soundtracks on both speakers, including one of my Atmos benchmarks - Mad Max: Fury Road. At its current sale price of $3,999 it's still not a great deal. If you want to get really silly, the Creative X-Fi Sonic Carrier retails for more than twice the price of the Sennheiser but in its favor has a massive bar fridge of a subwoofer. Since then, companies such as Bose and Sonos have been able to achieve similar or better results for much less. I was a fan of the original (non-Atmos) Bowers and Wilkins Panorama, which was one of the first to use sound-bouncing technology. The number of high-end sound bars that can justify their high price is small.
Not too many people will care about that, but I sort of hoped for it in a $2,500 sound bar from a company known for its headphones. Nor do you get a headphone jack for plugging in a wired headphone. However, like with most other sound bars, there's no Bluetooth out for sending sound to a wireless headphone. Previous Momentum True Wireless models debuted at $300, but offered some of the best sound quality of any buds we've tested.If you want to stream music from your phone - or another Bluetooth-equipped audio device - there is a Bluetooth in connection. The company did say that there will be a new design and "next level ANC" (active noise cancellation) in addition to great audio performance. It should offer most, if not all, of the bells and whistles you expect in a set of premium true wireless earbuds. Krämer said that model will debut next month during this week's event. Details are scarce here, but we won't have to wait long to get more info. The company says it's also working on a third-generation version of its flagship Momentum True Wireless earbuds. He also said we can "expect a very similar experience" to the model that debuted in 2019. Reading between the lines, this would likely mean at least one new Ambeo model should clock in around $1,000 as that's where much of the Dolby Atmos-equipped competition resides. "Our plan in the future is to bring this technology into those price points here the competition is playing," Sennheiser's director of portfolio management Stefan Krämer explained. At an event this week primarily focused on its new IE 600 in-ears and overall strategy under Sonova, the new owner of Sennheiser's consumer business, the company teased new Ambeo soundbars that should debut later this year.
However, the company says it's working on more affordable Ambeo soundbars that offer similar performance. That's almost double compared to most other flagship Atmos models from the competition. Sennheiser's Ambeo soundbar is a big and impressive all-in-one Dolby Atmos option, but it also carries a $2,500 price tag.
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