RATING
SOUNDBARS HAVE evolved from simple standalone add-on speakers for TVs into fully self-contained home entertainment systems able to deliver cinematic, immersive listening experiences. The catch is today’s soundbar systems can get quite costly, often exceeding the price of the TV they might be connected to. With Roku’s Streambar Pro, the cost of entry is only $179.99 for the soundbar itself, and you can expand the system from there. Granted, tricking it out with a subwoofer and four add-on wireless speakers is almost four times the cost, but what you get is a very nice surround-sound solution that’s easy to install, easy to use, and outperforms many similarly priced soundbars.
FEATURES
This 5.1 system consists of three elements: The Roku Streambar Pro, the Roku Wireless Bass Pro subwoofer, and two pairs of the Roku Wireless Speakers. It is a modular system, meaning you can start with just the soundbar and add the surround speakers and the subwoofer later. As you add components, the system automatically adapts to the new configuration. But in this review, the focus is on the capabilities of the complete package, which includes all three types of components (soundbar, sub and speakers) and doubles up on the wireless speakers to create a full surround-sound system.
Both the soundbar and the wireless speakers have
