The Best Prime Day Soundbar Deals
Amazon Prime Day is here, and I found the best Prime Day soundbar deals to upgrade your TV audio. Some are close to 40 percent off, but you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership to access many of the best deals.
I’ve covered all sorts of AV and TV gear for WIRED, including guides to the best soundbars, best art TVs, best RGB TVs, and the best home theater projectors. A soundbar remains one of the best ways to instantly improve your home entertainment setup. The right audio setup transforms movies—bullets in Top Gun: Maverick ricochet around the room, planes swoop down from the ceiling, and explosions shake couch cushions.
If you’re still using your TV speakers, I implore you to grab on of these soundbars on sale. And be sure to check out our other sale coverage of the Absolute Best Prime Day Deals, the Best Prime Day Tech Deals, the Best Prime Day Headphone Deals, and more.
- The best soundbar deal: Sonos Beam Gen 2 for $359 ($140 off)
- The best budget soundbar deal: Sony S100F 2.0 Channel Soundbar for $98 ($62 off)
- The best soundbar system deal: TCL S65K S Series 5.1 for $230 ($170 off)
- The best all-in-one soundbar deal: Sonos Arc Ultra for $900 ($200 off)
Best Prime Day Soundbar Deals
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Sonos recently launched the Sonos Beam Ultra, so it’s no surprise that this older model is on sale right now. It’s a highly capable, compact soundbar with ample connectivity—you can plug it into your TV, but it can also connect to Wi-Fi, pair with other Sonos speakers, and stream using Apple AirPlay 2. WIRED editor Harry Rabinowitz has been using the Beam (Gen 2) for years as a compact companion to his small 43 inch TV setup.
One of the most affordable soundbars during Prime Day, the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar is only $80, but still sounds better than most TV speakers. It’s compact at 24 inches long, making it a great fit for smaller rooms or smaller TVs. It doesn’t have Dolby Atmos, but it does support DTS Virtual:X and Dolby Audio for a basic surround sound feel.
This soundbar system comes with a soundbar, a subwoofer, and two satellite speakers for a true surround sound experience with deep bass. It’s a top pick for me because of its sound quality—acoustic and folk music is particularly enchanting. It’s also got an easy to use room calibration features. Plus it’s less than $300 for Prime Day.
If you really want the most bang for your buck, the LG S40TR is $200 right now and comes with a soundbar, subwoofer, and two satellite speakers. That’s a huge upgrade from any TV’s built-in speakers, and gives any room a full surround sound feel. It doesn’t have HDMI eARC or Dolby Atmos, however.
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The best all-in-one soundbars, the Sonos Arc Ultra is $200 off for Prime Day. What impressed us most about this unit is the Dolby Atmos surround sound. Despite being a single unit, it convincingly places sound around the room, and makes it feel like sounds come from behind the couch or up on the ceiling. Like all Sonos speakers, room calibration is remarkably easy compared to other soundbars.
At just $98, the low-cost Sony S100F soundbar still benefits from Sony’s renown audio tech. It delivers clear bass and supports Sony’s virtual sound system technology that a nice bonus at this low price. It doesn’t support Dolby Atmos or DTS-X, though.
With 220 watts of power and an included tall subwoofer, the TCL S55H is a powerhouse—especially if you want a 2.1 channel surround sound experience with Dolby Atmos. The soundbar connects to your TV using HDMI eARC but you can also stream audio over Bluetooth from a mobile device. The S55H also has room calibration, which helps dial in sound depending on the size of your space.
A step up from the Fire TV soundbar, this newer Amazon soundbar system comes with a soundbar, subwoofer, and two surround sound speakers for a 5.1 channel mix. It supports Dolby Atmos and has a dialogue enhancement feature you can turn on for all those shows or movies where you can’t quiet understand what people are saying. Plus it supports Bluetooth connectivity for listening to music off a mobile device.