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PRICE The Sennheiser Am beo Plus starts at £1299,which is interesting for m any reasons.First of al,we need to addres the Am beo M ax,which originaly retailed for £2199, m aking this new Am beo seem like a relative bargain. However, since the M ax has been knocking around fora few years,ithasseen a considerable price decrease.W e’ve seen itat£1799 acros m any retailers recently, m aking the value proposition of this new Am beo in com parison to itsbeefierrelation a litle les clearcut. However,the botom line isthatthe Am beo Plusisstila fairwhackcheaperthan the M ax.That,though,putsitin directcom petition with Sony’sform idable HT-A7000 – a soundbarso good thatithasjustwonProductoftheYear forthe second yearin arow atthe W hatHi-Fi?Awards. The Am beo Plusisa fulyfunctionalsoundbarin itsown right,but Sennheiser does ofer a wireles subwoofer that can be purchased separately. The Sennheiser
Sennheiser’s originalAm beo soundbar(now renam ed the Am beo SoundbarM ax)hitthe scene a few short years ago and has,until now,rem ained the only child in Sennheiser’s soundbar fam ily. It has rem ained in the spotlightsince itslaunch in 2019,butit'shard to ignore the elephantin the room (which is ironic as itis the elephantofthe soundbar world): while its weighty and space-filing sound dem ands your atention, it's also a weighty,space-filing behem oth ofaunit. So let's say you want that signature Sennheiser pedigree in a soundbar that doesn’tweigh alm ost19kg.Enter,the Am beo Plus,the Am beo M ax’sslightlyles brash and bold cousin, which looks m ore like your traditional soundbar thanks to a slim m er profile and narower build. But does this m akeoversacrifice the Am beo spirit? A litle, butit’sstilaverytalented soundbarinitsown right.
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