Sennheiser AMBEO Max Soundbar
Key Features
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024 Winner!
- Comprehensive all-in-one Dolby Atmos Soundbar
- Convincing surround sound effect without the requirement for additional speakers in the room
- Built-in upward-firing speakers produce immersive 3D Dolby Atmos height effects channels
- Immersive, rich and detailed audio delivers best-in-class performance
Sennheiser AMBEO Max Soundbar Overview
The Sennheiser AMBEO Max Soundbar is one of the finest and most capable soundbars on the market. With 13 speakers and a frequency range of 30 - 20,000 Hz, the AMBEO Max reproduces deep bass without the need for an external subwoofer. A peak audio power of 500 Watts helps reach high volumes without ever compromising sound quality. Find an extensive eco-system of connective compatibility in updated soundbar from Sennheiser.
If you are looking for a thoroughly comprehensive premium soundbar with all the latest features and impressive power, the AMBEO Max is a worthy investment. Through room calibration and virtualisation technology, the AMBEO Max adapts to its surroundings and imitates the effects of a 5.1.4 speaker configuration. Support for sought-after surround-sound formats, such as those from Dolby and DTS, will further encircle you in an immersive 3D soundscape.
Ultimately, AMBEO immersive audio from the highly accomplished, family-run company, Sennheiser, takes spatial audio to new levels.
Product Ref: 207572
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2021-2024 Best soundbar over £1500
"Sennheiser’s Dolby Atmos soundbar is still the high-end benchmark"
"This is the best soundbar we’ve tested, and the best way to get surround sound into your room without filling it with lots of individual speakers."
EISA Best Product 2019-2020
"With its debut soundbar, Sennheiser has effectively rewritten the immersive audio rulebook. Handling Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and introducing proprietary AMBEO 3D upmixing for stereo and 5.1 content, this large-scale one-box system ensures an enveloping, cinematic performance from any source."
Hi-Fi home audio
This slender soundbar comprises a total of 13 drivers for power and definition. These 13 are made up of six long-throw four-inch cone woofers for exceptional midranges and 30 Hz bass. A further five one-inch aluminium dome tweeters deliver crisp and clear high frequencies. Two full-range, top-firing drivers finalise the line-up and create the feeling of height within your soundstage.A 5.1.4 Experience
The AMBEO Max comes with a microphone for the advanced calibration of your soundstage. After registering the acoustic environment around it, your new soundbar utilises sophisticated virtualisation technology to mimic the dimensionality of a 5.1.4 speaker setup. Thanks to 13 speaker drivers and a broad frequency range, this soundbar will blow you away with its sound capability, so much so that an external subwoofer may not be necessary.Updated User Experience
After undergoing an AMBEOS|OS update, the AMBEOS Max now facilitates AirPlay2, Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect wireless streaming between devices. These can be controlled remotely from both the all-new Smart Control App and/or web browser interface. Both new control platforms are designed for fast and effortless performance looking stunning and modern all the while.Smart Sennheiser Design
Designed with functionality, performance, and appearance in mind, the AMBEO Max simultaneously looks great in your interior, is easy to operate, and produces the best sound quality. Input and output ports are positioned on the rear of the soundbar, near the base, to minimise the visibility of any cable clutter. An overall minimalistic design is versatile and easy to style in any interior. For further versatility, a wall mounting accessory—the SB01-WM—is available as an optional add-on.360 Reality Audio
By using object-based 360 spatial sound technology from Sony, the AMBEO Max disperses sound categories such as vocals, piano, bass, etc. across a spherical sound field in your room. This enhances the soundbar’s already impressive surround sound virtualisation. This 360 Reality Audio feature will function across Google Chromecast streams for 3Deffects on additional devices.
Features
- 13 speaker drivers help to deliver various sound frequencies with detail
- 5.1.4 surround sound virtualisation for an all-in-one sound experience
- 360 Reality Audio enhances the surround sound experience
- Support for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and MPEG-H Audio
- 4K passthrough for data transfer without a loss of quality
- Dolby Vision compatible with HDMI passthrough
- Bluetooth version 4.2 enabled for wireless streaming from a paired device
- AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect enable control over your streaming
- Google Chromecast built-in with 360 Reality Audio streaming across devices
- Minimal design with status LED and convenient input placement
What’s in the Box?
- Sennheiser AMBEO Max Soundbar
- Remote control (includes lithium battery)
- Calibration microphone
- High-speed HDMI cable
- Power cord
- Instruction manual
Specifications
Dimensions
| Dimensions with feet | approx. 126.5 x 13.5 x 17.1 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimensions without feet | approx. 126.5 x 12.5 x 17.1 cm |
| Weight | approx. 18.5 kg |
Amplification
| Amplifier | 13 class D amplifiers |
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| Total audio power | 500 Watts (peak) |
| Total number of speakers | 13 |
| Audio processing | DualCore 1,2 GhZ ARM Cortex A7, two dual core 500 MHz SHARC DSP |
| Voltage | 100 – 240 V 50/60 Hz |
| Frequency rresponse | 30 Hz to 20 kHz (-3 dB) |
| Standby Power Consumption | ECO Standby ON: 1.9 Watts ECO Standby OFF: 5.5 Watts |
| Power consumption | 250W (Sinus), 500W (Peak) |
Acoustics
| Presets | Movie, music, sports, neutral, AMBEO off, on (light, standard, boost) |
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| Number of channels | 5.1.4 |
| Speaker Type | 6 x 4" long throw woofer, cellulose sandwich cone 5 x 1" tweeter, aluminium dome tweeter 2 x 3.5" full range driver (top-firing) |
| Total number of speakers | 13 |
| Temperature range | operation: +10 °C to +40 °C storage: -20 °C to +70 °C |
Connectivity
| App support | Sennheiser Smart Control App |
|---|---|
| Inputs | 3 x HDMI In (v.2.0a), 1x HDMI Out (v.2.1 eARC) 1 x Optical In 1 x AUX In (Stereo RCA) 1 x USB (for Service/Update) 1 x Ethernet 1 x Subwoofer Pre-Out (Mono-RCA, max. 2V) 1 x Mic Input (2.5mm jack) Bluetooth Google Chromecast Media (UPnP) |
| WiFi standard | IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Network services | Google Chromecast, UPnP |
| HDMI compatibility | 4K video-passthrough Dolby Vision passthrough compatible |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2, class 1, BR/EDR, BLE Supported Bluetooth codecs: AAC, SBC |
| Supported audio/surround formats | LPCM 2 Channel, LPCM 5.1 Channel, LPCM 7.1 Channel Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby True HD Dolby Atmos - Dolby TrueH, Dolby Atmos - Dolby Digital Plus DTS DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS 96/24 DTS-HD LBR DTS:X DSD, MPEG-H |
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