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Cyber Monday is here, signalling that the end of the savings period is upon us. You have just under 12 hours, so you might want to consider heading to checkout if you've got a soundbar waiting in your basket.
I've spotted some incredible savings on Sonos, Samsung, Sony, Sennheiser and JBL soundbars over the Black Friday weekend, scouring reputable retailers to find the best deals that are actually worth your hard-earned cash. I also spend a fair bit of my time testing soundbars, meaning I know a thing or two about what makes for a good 'bar, and which models are best off avoided.
Each model on this list has proved its worth in our AV testing room and has earned either a four or a five-star review. Furthermore, I have personally checked that each deal attached is both the best to be found and a worthy discount from the launch price.
Without further ado, these are the best Cyber Monday deals pages:
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- Amazon: save on Sonos, Samsung, Sony and Hisense
- Best Buy: huge savings on JBL, Sonos and Samsung soundbars
- Crutchfield: save $500 on Sennheiser Ambeo soundbar
- Richer Sounds: save £400 on the Award-winning Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 9
- Peter Tyson: Dolby Atmos soundbar for just £299
- Sonos: save up to 46% on soundbars
- Walmart: soundbar deals from $56
Editor's Picks
- UK: Sonos Arc: £589 at Sevenoaks (save £310, lowest ever price)
- UK: Sony HT-S2000: £289 at Amazon (save £160)
- US: Samsung HW-Q990C system: $1497 at Amazon (save $503)
- US: Sennheiser Ambeo: $1000 at Crutchfield (save $500)
Best UK Black Friday Soundbar Deals
Best US Black Friday Soundbar Deals
Skip Sennheiser and stick with this Sonos
Another soundbar deal to avoid, this time from Sennheiser. We're huge fans of the Ambeo Soundbar Plus and Soundbar Max, but the Mini is less of a success story. It's lacklustre projection and lack of low-end authority makes it a middling choice, even with a £400 discount attached.
Instead, might I suggest the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) instead? It's five pounds more than the Ambeo Mini currently (thanks to a new lowest-ever-price Amazon deal) and sounds a whole lot better. With a richer, more spacious and more engaging sound, its the obvious pick in my opinion.
Samsung's soundbar package highlights a Black Friday conundrum
I'm back with a fresh round of soundbar deals, as the emergence of Cyber Monday is already having waves when it comes to prices and availability.
A primary example of this is the Product of the Year winning Samsung HW-Q990D. Here in the UK, there are still deals to be had, knocking the price from £1699 to £999; though there is a slight catch. Due to the dwindling availability, you'll have to wait until January for it to be shipped, which isn't ideal – however, your patience will be rewarded with £700 of savings.
Prospective HW-Q990D buyers in the US needn't worry quite as much though, as the soundbar system is available for $1498 on Amazon, where it can be delivered within a week.
The lesson we can learn here is that if you've got your eye on a deal, don't hesitate for too long, as you might miss out.
And now for a soundbar deal that I'd recommend you avoid
Every time I open Amazon to check soundbar deals – which the algorithm has clearly clocked on to by the way, as my entire home page is wall-to-wall soundbars – I'm met with this Bose deal, and I presume many of you out there looking for soundbar deals will probably have come across it too.
While it may look tempting, I don't think you should buy it. In fact, I recommend you avoid it outright, and here's why.
We reviewed the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar at £799, though many sites claim it initially launched at £899. So, we'll give it the benefit of the doubt and presume this is a full saving of £150 rather than just £50 (it's down to £749 at the moment; that's some important context). However, even if we stick with this narrative, £150 is just super underwhelming compared to the other discounts we've seen.
We've seen discounts in the multiple hundreds of pounds with soundbars from Sonos, Sony, Sennheiser and JBL – so £150 feels a bit stingy.
This brings us to our second point rather neatly; there are so many better options right now. The Sonos Arc outperforms the Smart Soundbar Ultra any day of the week, as it costs just £589 at Sevenoaks right now. If your budget stretches another £150, then the Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 9 is down to £999 at Sevenoaks too – both of these 'bars are Award-winners might I add.
With an underwhelming discount, tough competition and a sound that's just "meh", the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar is best avoided, especially while the Sonos Arc is this cheap.
Is this the best soundbar under £100 for Black Friday?
Is this the best soundbar under £100 for Black Friday? Yes, to answer my own rhetorical question, it most likely is. This four star Sony soundbar is pitched more as a solution to your TV's rubbish built-in speakers rather than an all-singing, all-dancing Dolby Atmos champion, but at this price what can you expect?
For just £84 at Amazon, this Black Friday deal knocks another £66 from the asking price of the already inexpensive Sony HT-SF150. While that might not go toe-to-toe with the flagship bars on this list, if you want to save a bit of cash on a soundbar that does what it says on the tin, then this simple (and admittedly stylish) option from Sony is an easy recommendation.
Good evening and happy Black Friday! I'm logging on to bring you the freshest soundbar deals.
And we're starting strong with a deal on one of our favourite Dolby Atmos soundbars of all time. The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) sits in the middle of Sonos' current soundbar lineup, offering spatial audio from a small package. It usually costs £499, but with this deal at Sevenoaks, it can be yours for just £329.
For our American readers, you can head to Amazon to find the best price – $369 down from $449. Available in both black and white, the Beam (Gen 2) is a five-star bargain regardless of which continent you're on.
Roku soundbar is a budget steal
The Roku Streambar is also its very own full-fledged Roku device with all the familiar Roku features you already probably know and love, so it's a great way to make a TV smart and easily stream all the 4K HDR content you could ever want.
When we tested this speaker we said, "If you think of the Roku Streambar as an upgrade on your TV, rather than an entry into proper home cinema, then it ticks pretty much every box." And now you can make a solid saving.
Newsflash! Sonos' entry-level soundbar, the Sonos Ray, has hit its lowest-ever price on Amazon.
The plug-and-play Sonos Ray is now only £135 in white or £140 in black at Amazon, making this bargain 'bar a tempting choice for those who want a simple and effective fix for their TV's mediocre built-in speakers. In the US? It's down to $169 from $279.