Best 2025 Soundbars for Audio format support

#1 KEF XIO
5.0

Format support is a major strength, covering the leading immersive formats and high-resolution playback without leaving meaningful gaps for typical movie or music use.

Pros: Overall product quality, Overall sound quality

Cons: Value for money, Video passthrough support

#2 JBL Bar 1300MK2
5.0

DTS:X support is treated as a meaningful advantage alongside Dolby Atmos, giving disc and movie fans broad immersive-format coverage.

Pros: Rear speaker versatility, Overall product quality

Cons: Size and TV fit, Gaming HDMI passthrough

#3 Samsung Q800F
5.0

Format support is broad and includes major immersive options such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, contributing to the Q800F’s strong home-theater feature set.

Pros: Overall product quality, Overall sound quality

Cons: Bass performance, Surround sound simulation

#4 Yamaha True X Surround 90A
4.9

Format support is exceptionally broad, including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and the unusual addition of Auro-3D. Several tests singled out Auro-3D and high-resolution playback as differentiating strengths.

Pros: Home theater integration, Overall product quality

Cons: Value for money, Small-room suitability

#5 Marshall Heston 60
4.6

Support for both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X is a meaningful strength, especially against compact rivals that omit DTS:X.

Pros: Design and aesthetics, Overall sound quality

Cons: Value for money, App reliability

#6 Samsung HW-Q990F Soundbar
4.3

Audio format support is broad and positively framed, covering mainstream immersive formats and newer support without major reviewer concern.

Pros: Value for money, Surround sound simulation

Cons: Status indicators, Wi-Fi streaming reliability

#7 Bluesound Pulse Cinema Mini
3.7

Format support is broad for hi-res and Dolby sources, but not flawless. Reviewers appreciate the compatibility while repeatedly pointing out missing DTS and limited native Atmos music support.

Pros: App reliability, Subwoofer

Cons: Remote control usability, Value for money

#8 Bluesound Pulse Cinema Soundbar
3.6

Format support was mixed: reviewers praised hi-res, lossless, and Dolby Atmos support but criticized no DTS:X and no native Dolby Atmos Music in BluOS.

Pros: Dialogue clarity (for TV/soundbar use), Subwoofer

Cons: EQ customization, AI Room Calibration

#9 JBL Bar 500 MK2 Soundbar
3.4

Audio format support was mixed: Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual X support helped immersion, but one review cited no DTS support.

Pros: Dialogue clarity (for TV/soundbar use), Surround sound simulation

Cons: App reliability, Audio format support

#10 Creative Stage Pro Soundbar
2.9

Audio format support is serviceable for the price, with Dolby Digital/Plus noted, but reviewers repeatedly call out missing Atmos and eARC-related limits.

Pros: Value for money, Surround sound simulation

Cons: Stereo imaging accuracy, Smart features

#11 Zvox AccuVoice AV855
1.0

Support for immersive formats is limited because the bar lacks Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.

Pros: Dialogue clarity (for TV/soundbar use), Overall product quality

Cons: TV connection stability, Reliability