The one upgrade a flat television cannot argue with · review
A 2.0.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar at 120 W RMS with dual HDMI inputs and 4K HDR pass-through.
The closing call The only RMS figure on this shelf, the only Atmos, the only height channels and the only dual HDMI inputs — and its catalog dimensions lose the bar’s entire length while its weight is exactly right.
This is the most useful thing on the shelf, and it reads like the weakest.
An RMS rating is continuous: power the amplifier can sustain. A maximum or peak rating is a momentary ceiling, measured generously and often with no distortion limit stated.
As a rough industry pattern, peak figures run two to four times the continuous figure for the same hardware.
So against the shelf:
Hisense: 240 W max · Suntrok: 240 W peak · Philips: 60, 120, 140 W max · Assistrust: 80 and 90 W · this: 120 W RMS · Sony, Amazon, Bose: nothing
Ten peaks, one continuous figure, three silences. The 120 W here is very probably the most powerful bar on the shelf, and it is certainly the only figure you can reason about.
A channel count reads front . sub . height. 2.0.2 is two front channels, no subwoofer, and two up-firing height drivers.
That third number is the only thing separating genuine Dolby Atmos playback from processed simulation — and no other bar on this shelf has one. Everything else is 2.0 or 2.1, so the DTS Virtual:X and “3D audio” claims elsewhere here are psychoacoustic processing with nothing aimed at the ceiling.
Where the limit sits: up-firing drivers work by bouncing sound off the ceiling, so the effect depends on your ceiling being flat, hard and at a sensible height. A sloped or acoustic-tiled ceiling degrades it considerably.
Connect TVs, consoles, or media players through HDMI ARC or dual HDMI inputs, with 4K HDR pass-through.
Every other bar on this shelf is ARC only — meaning every source plugs into the television, and the television sends audio back down one cable. That works, and it makes the TV the switcher.
Inputs on the bar let a console or a player route through it, which matters for two reasons: the bar receives the full uncompressed audio stream rather than whatever the television chooses to send back, and you free up a television input.
The 4K HDR pass-through is the necessary companion — without it, routing video through the bar would cost you resolution or dynamic range.
Catalog: 81 × 108 × 81 mm — a cube the size of a mug.
Its own bullet: 37.8 × 4.25 × 3.19 inches and 7.83 lbs — that is 960 × 108 × 81 mm.
So two of the three catalog figures are right and the 960 mm (37.8 in) length has become 81, a repeat of the depth.
And the weight settles it: 7.83 lb is 3,552 g (125.3 oz), exactly the catalog weight.
Which makes this the only listing on this shelf to publish both its dimensions and its weight in its own text. Bose publishes dimensions — including its remote’s — and no weight for the bar. Sony, Amazon and the four Philips bars publish neither.
No subwoofer. And that is the real trade at this price: Hisense at $119.99 and the Philips B5306 at $117.94 both include a wireless one, for twenty dollars less than this.
So the choice is explicit. Height channels and Atmos and two HDMI inputs here, or bass there. For most rooms and most films, a subwoofer is the more audible purchase — a bar 81 mm (3.19 in) deep cannot move air below about 100 Hz, and that is where the weight of a film mix lives.
Bluetooth 5.0, the oldest on this shelf, against 5.4 on two Philips bars. Less important than it sounds, since television audio goes over HDMI.
No driver count and no driver size, where Suntrok publishes diameters.
At the check, the American Amazon store stood at roughly $140.
These numbers are what Keepa carried on the day this page was last built. Stock and prices move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Channels | 2.0.2 — the only THIRD NUMBER on this shelf: two height channels |
|---|---|
| Power | 120 W RMS — the only continuous rating on this shelf |
| Why RMS matters | An RMS figure is sustained; the other ten here are momentary peaks |
| Format | Dolby Atmos — the only one here |
| HDMI | ARC plus DUAL HDMI INPUTS — the only inputs on this shelf |
| Pass-through | 4K HDR |
| Equaliser | 4 modes: Movie, Music, News, 3D, with bass and treble from the remote |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, stated to 8 meters (26 ft) |
| In the box | Soundbar, remote, power cable, HDMI cable, RCA-to-3.5 mm (0.20 in) AUX cable, WALL MOUNT KIT, manual |
| Published size | 37.8 × 4.25 × 3.19 in and 7.83 lb, in its own bullet |
| Catalog dimensions | 81 × 108 × 81 mm (3.19 × 4.25 × 3.19 in) — the length is missing, see the FAQ |
| Weight | 3552 g (125.3 oz) — exactly the 7.83 lb it publishes |
| Subwoofer | None |
| Driver count or size | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B0GMLFGBPJ |
| EAN | 5056444114747 |
Because they measure different things, and this is the single most useful fact on the shelf. An RMS rating is continuous: power the amplifier can sustain indefinitely without overheating or distorting. A maximum or peak rating is a momentary ceiling, usually measured generously, frequently with no distortion limit stated at all. As a rough industry pattern, peak figures run two to four times the continuous figure for the same hardware — so a bar advertising "240 W peak" may be delivering somewhere near 60 to 120 W continuously. Ten of the twelve bars on this shelf publish max or peak: Philips 60, 120 and 140 W, Assistrust 80 and 90 W, Hisense 240 W max, Suntrok 240 W peak. This is the only RMS figure. And Sony, Amazon and Bose publish nothing at all.
Two real height channels, and it is the only bar on this shelf that has any. A channel count reads front.sub.height, so 2.0.2 is two front channels, no subwoofer, and two up-firing height drivers. That third number is the only thing that distinguishes genuine Dolby Atmos playback from processed simulation. Everything else here is 2.0 or 2.1 — no third number — so bars that mention DTS Virtual:X or "3D audio" are producing the effect psychoacoustically, with nothing aimed at the ceiling. Worth knowing where the limit sits even so: up-firing drivers work by bouncing sound off the ceiling, so the effect depends on your ceiling being flat, hard and at a sensible height. A sloped or acoustic-tiled ceiling degrades it considerably.
No — the catalog has dropped the length, and the listing itself supplies the right figures. The catalog gives 81 × 108 × 81 mm (3.19 × 4.25 × 3.19 in), which would be a cube the size of a mug. Majority’s own final bullet publishes "37.8 x 4.25 x 3.19 inches dimensions and 7.83 lbs" — that is 960 × 108 × 81 mm (37.8 × 4.25 × 3.19 in), so two of the three catalog numbers are correct and the 960 mm (37.8 in) length has become 81, a repeat of the depth. And the weight settles it: 7.83 lb is 3,552 g (125.3 oz), exactly the catalog weight. So trust the bullet. It also makes this the only listing on this shelf that publishes both its dimensions and its weight in its own text — Bose publishes dimensions, including its remote’s, and no weight for the bar.
Between home cinema devices of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Channels | Weight | Subwoofer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Sierra | $140 | 2.0.2 — the only THIRD NUMBER on this shelf: two height channels | 3552 g (125.3 oz) — exactly the 7.83 lb it publishes | None |
| Amazon Fire TV Soundbar | $120 | 2.0 — dual speakers, no subwoofer | 1801 g (63.5 oz) | None, and none offered as an add-on |
| Philips B5306 (TAB5306/37) | $120 | 2.1 — stereo plus a wireless subwoofer | Not published | Wireless — so it can be placed where the bass works |
| Hisense HS2100 | $115 | 2.1 — two front-facing speakers plus a wireless subwoofer | 2223 g (78.4 oz) | Wireless — so it can go where the bass works |
A console and a television through one bar — and the only honest wattage here
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home cinema gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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