JBL Cinema Base

Home theater fashion comes and goes, with almost as much regularity as hemline heights and tie widths. Years ago, massive speaker arrays were in vogue, then tiny little home-theater-in-a-box cubes, and more recently, skinny little soundbars. The problem with soundbars was two-fold. First, they blocked the lower portion of some TV sets. Second, and more importantly, they tended to sound as thin as they looked—requiring a separate subwoofer to get any type of bass response.

The JBL Cinema Base is a likable sound base that offers easy hookup and packs a home-theater punch.

JBL Cinema Base review: JBL’s impressive soundbase delivers a big, powerful sound from a smart, discreet box, but there’s room for improvement in places.

Delivering a good sound at an appealing price, this JBL is worth a punt