JBL Bar 1300X

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

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$1,149.95 from Walmart

$1,199.95 from Best Buy

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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