MAJORITY Sierra Plus | Dolby Atmos 2.1.2 Bluetooth Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer | 400W Up-Firing Surround Sound System For 3D Audio Home Theatre | USB, AUX, Optical, RCA & 3x HDMI | Custom EQ

Firstly the pros.It sounds really great. You won't be disappointed with the way it sounds. When the source is a Dolby Atmos title, the sound quality is incredible. It's important to manage expectations with respect to how sounds will bounce around your room to create a surround sound stage effect. A single bar will not be as effective as a true surround setup with multiple physical satellite speakers. The trade-off is simplicity of the system though. Having said that, I can't imagine that any other similar soundcard + subwoofer combo could perform better than this. The audio is absolutely crystal clear. The bass is tight and without a hint of distortion. Overall when watching an Atmos movie, a soundstage is projected that is immersive and room filling without sounding echoey or processed. You really won't be disappointed with how it sounds. It's really very, very good.The system is also easy to connect. The subwoofer connected out of the box without having to do anything. A single HDMI cable connects the TV to the soundbar HDMi (ARC) socket and that's it. ARC also allows the TV remote to control the soundbar audio as a bonus. The build looks as feels like quality so you are unlikely to be disappointed with this.Other reviews reported that the LED display didn't switch off. Happily, this isn't the case. The LED indicator goes off after about 8 seconds of changing the volume level. Important to not distract while viewing.Now the negatives. Really there's only one. I can see that other reviewers returned the product after failing to establish Atmos output. In actual fact, the soundbar is totally capable of reproducing Atmos. But to illustrate the issue, I can summarise my own experience. I spent far too long playing Dolby Atmos test videos directly from the YouTube app on my Android TV. I could not ever get the bar to display the Atmos indication. I changed every audio setting on my TV but just couldn't get it to show. It was only some time later that I found out from a forum, that the YouTube app does not output Dolby Atmos, no matter the video title. Once I was aware of this, I was able to move on and did indeed get Atmos payback from multiple titles via other apps. This is not a fault of the system though, rather a limitation of YouTube. However, the instruction manual is very poor with respect to how the Atmos signal is carried. Some of the text appears to be a poor translation that is often contradictory and sometimes impossible to decipher. For example, it seems to say that Atmos can't be carried via the HDMI ARC socket or optical input. However it does in fact work fine via the HDMI ARC socket.The second aspect of this is that the words 'Dolby Atmos' are supposed to scroll across the front when an Atmos title starts playing. In reality, usually nothing displays at all. This is probably by design to minimise distraction during viewing. But if there was a button on the remote that would briefly force the displaying of the input format, it would make troubleshooting so much easier than working in the dark. I found a workaround though. If you bump the volume +/- 1 notch, that will cause the display to illuminate. Then when you start playback, the input format will display briefly 'Dolby Atmos', 'Dolby Surround' etc. It's not ideal but it helps. The good news is that you should only have to verify this one time to be sure your playback device has the correct settings to pass Atmos. After that won't be an issue. In fact it's probably best to not display this at every start of playback because it would become distracting.I haven't deducted a star despite the issue with the manual and lack of a button to display the playback audio format because these don't affect everyday enjoyment of the system once setup. As a system, it does an incredible job of reproducing a full on cinema audio experience. You won't find another soundbar with up firing Atmos drivers at this price point.

I bought this sound system to compliment my Sky Glass which although having Dolby Atmos speakers and a moderate amount of base, just didn't output sound I was comfortable with unless at higher volume levels. as someone with moderate to severe hearing loss, full sound and clarity are important to me, so when I saw the price and from a trusted brand I've had dealings with before, I knew this would be a winning combination for me. I'm very pleased with my bar, not only was it easy to set up out the box, but my Sky Glass identified and started working with it immediately without issue and listening to the much improved room filling sound was nothing short of incredible. The up-firing speakers projected the Dolby Atmos movie I was watching floorlessly and the improved base from the sub was powerful without being overpowering. The handy remote lets you customise base and treble to your liking, and the dedicated pre-set buttons for music, movie and news/dialog boost and 3d make an impactful difference to the sound you get. A minor niggle I've had with other bar products is that the remotes for these often used circular flat batteries, so I was pleased to find standard AAA batteries of which I have an ample supply were all I needed and are my personal preference. The bar itself is quite big, both in its length and girth. so if mounting on a tabletop stand make sure you have plenty of space around your TV for good airflow, similarly the sub is best placed in the corner of the room where the mesh covered woofer is on the right hand side. If I were going to find a niggle with this bar, it would be the length of time it takes to power on. This is particularly noticeable when using modes other than TV ARC, it takes at least 5 seconds to power on and about 15 to connect to my phone from a powered off state. Once connected via Bluetooth, sound is excellent and the connection stable. There are other HDMI ports on this bar for connecting external devices, however I have not experimented with these so far and there is also digital optical and line in for those needing them. All in all, thoroughly impressed, good value for money, another winner from Majority.