There’s a new soundbar in town that vows to breathe cinema-like sound into your home entertainment setup. It’s called the TCL TS9030, it was showcased at IFA 2019, and it comes with all the features ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...

TCL’s first Dolby Atmos soundbar made waves at the IFA technology conference in Berlin last fall for delivering impressively immersive audio without the need for upfiring drivers, and now comes word ...

Dolby Atmos in your living room isn’t as easy as it sounds. Whether you’re dealing with a component A/V system or a soundbar, your speakers must be carefully positioned and calibrated to create that ...

In the bad old days of surround sound, it took patience, perspiration, and proficiency with sound systems to install a home theater sound system. Thankfully, those days are long gone as evidenced by ...

TCL’s first attempt at a discrete 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar system could be an affordable take on cinematic sound at home. But is it? The TCL Q85H is TCL’s first soundbar system to support ...

SAVE $160: As of April 9, TCL Alto 8 Plus 2.1.2 Channel Dolby Atmos soundbar is available for $99 at Walmart. That’s $160 off its usual $259 price. If your TV’s audio sounds like it’s coming from ...

Which TCL sound bar is best? You’d be hard-pressed to find a TV that has adequate speakers and audio quality for movies and music. The default speakers usually favor one over the other, and that can ...

Yes! Death to soundbars! Let us live in a future with good audio on our televisions! Dolby is no stranger to good audio. From inventing a ton of the audio technologies used in your television, to the ...