The one upgrade a flat television cannot argue with · review
A 2.0 soundbar at 60 W maximum with four equaliser modes and integrated wall brackets.
The closing call A hundred and seventeen dollars for half the power and neither surround format of the Philips at seventy-eight. What the money buys is a slanted metal-grille body and integrated wall brackets.
B4000 — $75.10 — 2.0 · 60 W · BT 5.4 B5109 — $77.99 — 2.0 · 120 W · Dolby Digital Plus · DTS Virtual:X · BT 5.4 · Night Mode · app B4208 — $117.38 — 2.0 · 60 W · no Dolby · no DTS · BT 5.3 B5306 — $117.94 — 2.1 + wireless subwoofer · 140 W
Thirty-nine dollars and thirty-nine cents more than the B5109, for half the power, neither surround format and older Bluetooth.
So the audio case for this bar does not exist. The case that does is physical.
A metal grille, where most bars at this price use fabric over plastic. It is more robust and it does not sag or stain.
A slanted low-profile body, which on a shelf in front of a television matters: a bar angled upward fires toward a seated listener instead of at their knees, and a low profile avoids blocking the screen’s bottom edge or an infrared receiver.
Integrated wall brackets. The mounting points are in the chassis, not a separate purchase. Bose at $279 states the opposite outright: “wall brackets sold separately”. Sony supplies only a paper template.
And 1,100 mm of length — the longest bar on this shelf, against 810 mm for the Suntrok, 800 for the Hisense, 766 for the B5109 and 594 for the Bose. On a 65-inch television that proportion looks right; on a narrow unit it will overhang, which is part of why the wall brackets are there.
Music, Movie, Voice, and Stadium, plus treble and bass from the remote.
Three of the four Philips bars here have the same set, and the Hisense has six. The B4000 at $75.10 has none stated.
Voice is the one that earns its place — dialogue intelligibility is the commonest complaint about television sound, and four bars on this shelf address it by name.
Every power figure here but one is a maximum — a momentary ceiling, not a sustained level.
Only the Majority Sierra publishes RMS: 120 W continuous, which makes it genuinely more powerful than the “240 W peak” claims on the Hisense and the Suntrok.
And the inversion worth remembering: Sony, Amazon and Bose publish no wattage at all, and nobody calls them quiet.
No Dolby and no DTS, at a hundred and seventeen dollars — where the B5109 at $77.99 has both.
No weight, where the B5109 gives 1,928 g and the B4000 2,200 g.
No driver count and no driver size. None of the four Philips bars publishes either; Suntrok gives diameters and Bose names its drivers.
No subwoofer — and Philips’s own B5306, fifty-six cents dearer, includes a wireless one.
At the check, the American Amazon store stood at roughly $115.
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 — stereo, no subwoofer |
|---|---|
| Power | 60 W maximum — half the maker’s B5109, which costs $39 less |
| Equaliser | 4 modes: Music, Movie, Voice, Stadium |
| Tone control | Treble and bass adjustable from the remote |
| Body | Metal grille, slanted low-profile, with integrated wall brackets |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 |
| Inputs | HDMI ARC, AUX, USB, optical |
| Roku TV Ready | Certified, compatible with any Roku TV |
| Placement | TV stand, wall mount or any flat surface |
| Dimensions | 88 × 1100 × 67 mm (3.46 × 43.3 × 2.64 in) — the longest bar on this shelf |
| Against the maker’s B5109 | $39.39 MORE for half the power and neither format |
| Surround formats | None — no Dolby, no DTS, where the cheaper B5109 has both |
| Weight | Not published |
| Driver count or size | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B0D33YJ88Z |
| EAN | 0840063203419 |
The listings give no technical reason, and the figures favor the cheaper bar on every audio line. This B4208 at $117.38: 2.0 channel, 60 W max, no Dolby, no DTS, four EQ modes, HDMI ARC plus AUX plus USB plus optical, Bluetooth 5.3, metal grille, slanted body, integrated wall brackets. The B5109 at $77.99: 2.0 channel, 120 W max, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS Virtual:X, four EQ modes, the same four inputs, Bluetooth 5.4 with LE Audio, a Night Mode and a Philips app. So $39.39 more buys half the power, neither surround format and older Bluetooth. What it does buy is the body: a metal grille, a "unique slanted and low-profile design", integrated wall brackets, and 1,100 mm (43.3 in) of length — the longest bar on this shelf, which suits a wide television or a long unit.
They remove a purchase and a guess, and on this shelf that is not universal. Philips states "it includes wall brackets for versatile placement, allowing you to place it on a TV stand, mount it on the wall, or set it on any flat surface" — so the mounting points are part of the chassis rather than an accessory. Compare the top of this shelf: Bose at $279 says plainly "mounted to a wall (wall brackets sold separately)". Sony at $98 supplies a wall mount template — a paper drilling guide — which is thoughtful but still needs the hardware. Suntrok includes two wall screws. On a bar 1,100 mm (43.3 in) long and 67 mm (2.64 in) deep, a wall mount is also the placement that makes most sense, since that length will overhang many television stands.
For television at normal levels, generally yes — and the figure is less informative than it looks. Every power number on this shelf except one is a maximum: a momentary ceiling, not a level the amplifier sustains. Only the Majority Sierra publishes RMS, at 120 W continuous, which makes it the one comparable figure here and a genuinely more powerful bar than the "240 W peak" claims from Hisense and Suntrok. What actually decides perceived loudness and quality in a 2.0 bar is driver size and cabinet volume, and none of the four Philips bars publishes either. Note too that the three best-known brands on this shelf — Sony, Amazon and Bose — publish no wattage whatsoever, and nobody suggests they are quiet.
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 | Dimensions | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips B4208 (TAB4208/37) | $115 | 2.0 — stereo, no subwoofer | 88 × 1100 × 67 mm (3.46 × 43.3 × 2.64 in) — the longest bar on this shelf | Not published |
| Hisense HS2100 | $115 | 2.1 — two front-facing speakers plus a wireless subwoofer | 89 × 800 × 61 mm (3.50 × 31.5 × 2.40 in) | 2223 g (78.4 oz) |
| Amazon Fire TV Soundbar | $120 | 2.0 — dual speakers, no subwoofer | 609 × 89 × 64 mm (24 × 3.50 × 2.52 in) | 1801 g (63.5 oz) |
| Philips B5306 (TAB5306/37) | $120 | 2.1 — stereo plus a wireless subwoofer | 962 × 376 × 217 mm (37.9 × 14.8 × 8.54 in) — the system, bar plus subwoofer | Not published |
A long, low shelf where the slanted body and integrated brackets are the point
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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