Question 17 · Soundbar · Field checked Aug 2026
What is my next soundbar?
An honest answer for every budget, re-judged as the market moves, and the one I’d put my own money on, crowned. No “it depends.”
BudgetThe answerPrice
Best under ₹40,000
Bose TV Speaker
₹34,400
Why it might win
Bose’s dialogue clarity in a single small bar, dead simple HDMI-ARC setup
Why it might not
2.0 channels only, no height or surround, no app control
Judged best under ₹40,000, but not crowned.
Where it placed →
OR
For smaller rooms
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
₹49,999
Why it might win
Excellent for its size, brilliant with music, dead simple app
Why it might not
No dedicated height channels; Atmos is virtualised, not physical
Judged for smaller rooms, but not crowned.
Where it placed →
OR
The answer.
My pick
Samsung HW-Q990H
₹1,07,990
Why it might win
True 11.1.4 surround with wireless rears, Q-Symphony with a Samsung TV
Why it might not
Needs a real living room to make sense of, and the rears still need power outlets
“Wireless rear speakers ended the running-cable-across-the-rug problem for good. The TV speakers haven’t been switched on since.”
Prices from Amazon.in at time of writing. When the answer is something I own long-term, it gets a full write-up on thisismynext.in. Brands: got a contender for this fight? Long-term review units welcome; they never buy the verdict.