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Soundbar for a large open living room

A large open living room, often connected to a kitchen or dining area, offers a significant volume of air that sound must fill without losing clarity. In this setup, the overall power of the soundbar becomes decisive: it determines the ability to fill the whole room without the sound fading out in distant corners.

Bass depth also matters more, since an open space easily dilutes low frequencies if the bass module isn’t generous enough. By contrast, the number of HDMI ports carries less weight in this choice: a large living room often connects a single central television, without multiplying sources as a dedicated gaming or multimedia room would.

What matters in this specific case

The same criteria as on the category page, but not the same weight: here is what goes up and what goes down.

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  1. Power

    Matters more coefficient 1.5

    Power becomes the most decisive criterion: a large volume of air absorbs sound, and aiming near the highest benchmark ensures even coverage into the room’s far corners.

  2. Bass

    Matters more coefficient 1.4

    Bass module weight gains importance: a more generous module, above the median, produces bass that stays noticeable even at distance, without thinning out in a large space.

  3. HDMI connectivity

    Matters less coefficient 0.7

    HDMI connectivity matters less here: an open living room often centralises sources around a single television, and a limited number of ports is enough in most cases.

  4. Speakers

    Unchanged weight coefficient 1

    Speaker power keeps its usual weight: it contributes to overall sound clarity, a useful balance when the room combines conversation, meals and listening.

  5. Price

    Matters less coefficient 0.8

    Budget carries slightly less weight in this trade off: the room dictates a level of power and bass that is hard to avoid, which often justifies going beyond the cheapest option.

What is not worth paying for

The features pushed in this category that make no difference in this context.

  • Numerous HDMI ports

    A large number of HDMI connections adds nothing if a single source, the television, serves the whole room.

  • An ultra compact format

    A very short bar, designed for a small piece of furniture, struggles to acoustically cover a space open onto several rooms.

  • Many secondary features

    Fine tuning and multiple listening modes matter less than power and bass able to fill the space effortlessly.

Price ranges for this use

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Under €400

Under €400: power and bass near the median already cover a medium sized living room.

€400 to €700

€400 to €700: this budget allows getting close to the highest power and bass benchmarks, useful for a space open onto a kitchen or dining area.

Over €700

Over €700: beyond this, power and bass reach the highest levels recorded on the market, for even coverage of a large volume.

Our selection criteria for this use

A product only enters this list if it meets every one of these points. Its relevance is rated for this specific use, independently of its overall score in the category.

  1. Products show power near or above the median to cover a large volume of air.
  2. Models with a generous bass module are favoured for bass that carries at distance.
  3. The number of HDMI ports counts less in ranking than the ability to fill the space.
  4. Compact formats rank lower in favour of longer bars better suited to a large living room.
The buying guide for this category Buying guide: how to choose a soundbar A soundbar is chosen on its power output, the depth of its bass, its HDMI connectivity and the power of its speakers. These four criteria separate a basic TV accessory from a real home cinema system. Read the guide

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