Soundbar Reviews

This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-miking of all woofers) frequency response of the S5430w Sound Bar (purple trace). The left channel was measured with grille at a distance of 1 meter. The S5430w’s listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures + 1.90 /–3.47 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz. The –3dB point is at 66 Hz, and the –6dB point is at 61 Hz. —MJP