tldr; Budget JBL with emphasis on bass. Great for those wanting punch on a budget. Simple but effective.
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Best praise vs top criticism for JBL Bar 2.1 Deep Bass
“I have a 3.1 JBL bar with the same sub, it’s incredible. Only JBL and Klipsch actually offer BIG subs with their bars (the driver itself) and can achieve actual low frequencies and very loud volumes.”
“I don't know about these specific ones but the JBL seems to be 2.1 while the two others are 5.1 so I would already scrap the JBL. The Sony and Samsung both seem to have pretty good reviews. Keep in mind that at that price point, I think you won't get anything really great. I imagine you'd have to go 15/20 thousand higher to get stuff that starts to get really good. But you can also look at these, which are supposed to be some of the best in Europe at under 25K INR. I won't look up their respective INR prices but I would assume they would be equivalent if available: * JBL Bar 300 (no DTS decoding, no 120 Hz passthrough) - around €250 * Yamaha YAS-109 (no screen display, shallow bass) - around €200 * Denon DHT-S218 (no DTS decoding, not compatible with 4K/120Hz) - around €250 * Yamaha SR-C30A (no DTS decoding, weak bass) - around €300 * Hisense HS2100 (weak bass, no HDMI input) - around €100 * LG SE6S (not great with music, weak sound) - around €250 Also don't hesitate to look for people selling off their year old system online. You might be able to get something better at a similar price.”
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