Leaked mini Sennheiser Dolby Atmos soundbar has the specs to beat Sonos Beam

It seems like Sennheiser is preparing to launch the Sennheiser Ambeo Mini, a brand new super-compact Dolby Atmos soundbar, very quickly – judging by a leak on the firm’s personal web site that exposed the as-yet-unannounced TV speaker.

The soundbar says that it’ll ship “the world’s most immersive sound possible from just one compact device”, and although in-depth technical details about the variety of audio system and different specs is lacking from the website, there are nonetheless loads of particulars – together with affirmation that it’ll help each Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, self-calibration tech, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for music streaming. It sounds prepared to rival the finest soundbars when it comes to options.

All we find out about its sound capabilities, aside from help for 3D audio codecs, is that it’ll embody “high-end full range drivers” and “built-in 4-inch dual subwoofers”. So, it is clearly designed to be an all-in-one system for smaller TVs, very similar to the Sonos Beam 2nd Gen though the leaked footage clarify that it may be used with the Sennheiser Ambeo Sub, which launched alongside the implausible Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Plus, if you’d like to add extra bass.

The image with the Ambeo Sub can also be helpful as a result of the leak does not reveal the measurement of the smaller soundbar in any respect, however we are able to make an estimation by evaluating it to the Sub, for which we do know the measurement.

Though the energy of evaluating sizes in Photoshop after which performing some calculations, I believe the Ambeo Mini can be roughly 28 inches vast, which makes it slightly wider than the 25.6 inches of the Sonos Beam, which is unquestionably the soundbar to beat on this class.

With its help for Bluetooth audio and DTS:X – two issues the Sonos does not have – and the typically phenomenal efficiency of the Ambeo soundbar vary, we count on this to be massive winner, and would possibly kick the Beam proper off its spot in entrance of your TV. We’re hoping it contains 4K HDR HDMI passthrough too, which the Sonos additionally lacks, however the website does not give any trace of that.

The Ambeo Mini appears to have a material overlaying, based mostly on the footage (and Sennheiser’s common predilection for such issues in its soundbars), and a grey prime. It seems very a lot designed to simply disappear – not a looker, and that is okay when it comes to house theater tools.

Compact soundbars are more and more widespread as a result of individuals who’ve purchased premium TVs over the previous couple of years – particularly the finest OLED TVs – have discovered that they wrestle to embody meaty sound, however not everybody needs an enormous, cumbersome soundbar with elite spatial audio. Some folks simply need one thing with extra highly effective, extra expansive sound that does not take over their TV bench, and Sennheiser appears to be prepared to assist.

Of course, we haven’t any pricing info or a launch date for the Sennheiser Ambeo Mini – we have contacted Sennheiser for remark and can replace this text if the firm confirms any of those particulars.

If you need to take a look at the leak your self whereas it lasts, it may be discovered right here (opens in new tab). And do not forget you’ll be able to see extra of the finest Dolby Atmos soundbars already accessible at this time in our information.