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JBL Bar 1300X

The JBL Bar 1300X delivers good connectivity and big bass for movies, but it’s not great for music.

$1,299.95 from Amazon

$1,299.95 from Walmart

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Insanely deep and powerful bass

  • Plenty of HDMI inputs

  • Expansive, room-filling sound

Cons

  • Not great for stereo music

  • Configuration settings are limited

  • The remote is frustratingly enigmatic

The JBL Bar 1300X on a TV console.

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The JBL Bar 1300X is a bass-lover’s dream, but a music-lover’s nightmare

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