Soundbar Reviews

Atlantic Technology 3.1 HSB Soundbase Review Test Bench

LEFT CHANNEL (purple) +2.74/–6.49 dB, 200 Hz to 10 kHz; –3 dB @ 143 Hz, –6 dB @ 126 Hz; impedance minimum 4.34 ohms @ 379 Hz, phase angle +30.06º @ 2.2 kHz; sensitivity 88 dB, 500 Hz to 2 kHz.

CENTER CHANNEL (green) +1.38/–6.23 dB, 200 Hz to 10 kHz; –3 dB @ 143 Hz, –6 dB @ 127 Hz; impedance minimum 4.31 ohms @ 374 Hz, phase angle +29.92º @ 2.2 kHz; sensitivity 88 dB, 500 Hz to 2 kHz.

BUILT-IN SUBWOOFER (blue) Close-miked response, normalized to level @ 80 Hz: lower –3 dB @ 35 Hz, –6 dB @ 32 Hz, upper –3 dB @ 126 Hz with Lowpass switch set to Bypass. —Mark J. Peterson