Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus

A rare Dolby Atmos soundbar that actually sounds worse than many TVs

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Dolby Atmos soundbar £250 whf.cm/Fire_TV_SoundbarPlus

This Amazon 'bar offers a way to bring the immersive Dolby Atmos experience to the living room without breaking the bank.

The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus is the step-up model from its cheaper sibling, which we rated a respectable three stars, and adds Dolby Atmos support.

The Plus costs roughly twice as much as the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar, though, as with most of Amazon's first-party products, discounts are frequent and often substantial. But competition is fierce, even at this budget level, and the Sony HT-S2000 sets the benchmark here.

The Soundbar Plus's plastic body with its neat cloth grille gives it a clean overall feel, while its 6.4 x 94 x 13.2cm (hwd) dimensions make it perfectly suited for the spot in front of and/or beneath your TV. There are three full-range speakers, three tweeters and two subwoofers. There are no up-firing speakers, though, despite the soundbar offering Dolby Atmos. It offers this instead via processing that is designed to recreate the sense of space that physical speakers would otherwise provide.