Teufel Cinebar Pro

Unboxing Teufel's Cinebar Pro is akin to discovering dinosaurs grazing in Jurassic Park. If you're hoping for sonic evolution you'll be disappointed. This throwback soundbar eschews fashionable immersive sound codecs in favour of conventional 2.1, but still has wow factor. Like the average dino, it's huge too. Measuring over a metre wide (best not to partner it with anything less than a 55in screen, and find plenty of below bezel space to accommodate its 14.7cm height), it lumbers onto the scales at 11kg and will test the mettle of any wallmount.

The best soundbar for movies we've tested is the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 with Speakers + Bass Module. It's a premium 5.1.2 setup that stands out from the crowd thanks to its wide, immersive soundstage.