AMBEO Soundbar Mini
A compact single soundbar using six drivers and automatic calibration to create virtual 7.1.4 surround sound. It supports Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Wi-Fi music streaming, with optional wireless subwoofers.
- Type
- Soundbar
- Atmos
- Yes
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 3.3 kg
What reviewers say
Both praise the build, app and control options, while finding limited overhead effects and a high price beside smaller rivals. Their sound judgements differ sharply: TechRadar hears substantial bass, convincing scale and expressive voices; What Hi-Fi finds weak bass, a narrow stage and flat dynamics, and prefers Beam Gen 2. Both favour Ambeo processing for greater scale.
From whathifi.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Soundbar
- Channels
- 7.1.4 (virtual)
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Drivers
- Six drivers, with two 100 mm cellulose woofers and four 40 mm cellulose full-range drivers; front and side placement in the maker manual, without dedicated upward-firing drivers. The 7.1.4 presentation is virtualised
- Amplifiers
- Six Class D amplifiers, total 250 W RMS
- Frequency response
- 43 Hz–20 kHz (-3 dB)
- Audio formats
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, multichannel LPCM, MPEG-H and Sony 360 Reality Audio
- Room tuning
- Automatic AMBEO calibration using four microphones, adaptive sound, stereo upmixing, adjustable presets, equaliser, Voice Enhancement and Night Mode
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- Yes
- HDMI eARC
- Yes
- Voice assistants
- Alexa
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, 2 × 2 MIMO
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 Classic/BLE with SBC and AAC audio; Bluetooth 5.2 BLE and LC3 are for the separate AMBEO Sub connection
- Ports
- One HDMI 2.1 eARC connection and USB-A for accessory power/service; no separate HDMI inputs, optical, analogue or Ethernet connections
- Streaming
- AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and UPnP
- Multi-room
- Supports up to four separately sold wireless AMBEO Sub units
- App
- Sennheiser Smart Control and browser interface for setup and sound controls
Design
- Weight
- 3.3 kg
- Controls
- Included infrared remote, app, browser and soundbar touch controls
- Microphones
- Four far-field microphones for room calibration and voice control, with mute button; Alexa built in where supported, Google Assistant and Siri through external compatible devices
- Size
- 70 × 6.9 × 10.1 cm with feet, or 70 × 6.7 × 10.1 cm without feet (width × height × depth). Current UK sheet gives approximately 3.3 kg, while the shared maker manual gives approximately 3.56 kg
- Colours
- Black
- In the box
- Soundbar, remote with lithium battery, HDMI cable, country-specific power cord and guides; September 2023 release confirmed by TechRadar
Pros and cons
Pros
- Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, MPEG-H and 360 Reality Audio
- Automatic room calibration and Wi-Fi streaming
- Built-in Alexa with a microphone mute control
Cons
- No HDMI passthrough or optical input
- Surround and height channels are virtualised
- External subwoofer sold separately
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundbar | Yes | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI | – | – | Mar 2022 | |
| Soundbar | Yes | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI | – | 3.13 kg | Sept 2024 | |
| Soundbar | Yes | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI | – | 3.13 kg | Oct 2022 |
Sources
- uk.sennheiser-hearing.com/products/ambeo-soundbar-mini
- cdn.sennheiser-cloud.com/help/products/soundbar_sb02/en/manual/AMBEO_Soundbar_S…
- newsroom.sennheiser.com/finally-the-perfect-roommate
- techradar.com/televisions/soundbars/sennheiser-ambeo-mini-review
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