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  • Dolby Atmos and MultiBeam Surround Sound: Immerse yourself in theater-quality 3D surround sound. Hear extraordinary sound effects from everywhere in the room, without the need for extra surround speakers.
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music and Chromecast built-in: Get ready to explore. Access over 300 online music streaming services through AirPlay, Alexa MRM and Chromecast built-in. Enjoy all of your favorite audio content, Internet radio, and podcasts in high definition. The Wi-Fi connection also allows automatic software updates, so you can always enjoy the latest features.
  • With 590 watts of total system output power, the JBL Bar 500 transforms your movies, music and games into immersive sound experiences.
  • 10" Wireless subwoofer: Thrilling, precise bass from a mighty 10" wireless subwoofer brings the action to your movies and the emotion to your music.
  • PureVoice Dialogue Enhancement Technology: PureVoice technology uses our unique algorithm to optimize voice clarity to ensure you never miss a word of dialogue, even when the surround effects are at their peak.

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4.44.4 out of 5 stars246
4.04.0 out of 5 stars34
4.44.4 out of 5 stars102
4.04.0 out of 5 stars106
4.24.2 out of 5 stars59
4.44.4 out of 5 stars119
Sound quality
4.2
4.4
4.6
3.9
4.5
4.4
Bluetooth connectivity
4.1
3.5
4.5
4.0
4.5
4.5
Remote Control
3.8
4.4
3.8
3.6
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4.2
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40 inches
6.5 inches
10 inches
56 millimeters
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AC
Corded Electric
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Corded Electric
AC
Corded Electric
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Wireless
Bluetooth, HDMI, USB, Wi-Fi
wireless, wired
wired, wireless
wireless, wired
Bluetooth, HDMI, Optical
speaker type
Soundbar
Subwoofer
Soundbar
Soundbar
Soundbar
Soundbar
mounting type
Wall Mount
Bar Mount
Wall Mount
Bar Mount
Wall Mount
Tabletop Mount
weight
2.8 kilograms
19.95 pounds
41.5 pounds
2500 grams
59 pounds
24.3 pounds
control method
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Amazing 3D Sound with Thrilling Bass

JBL BAR 500


The JBL Bar 500 brings your movies to life with MultiBeam and Dolby Atmos 3D surround sound. PureVoice technology optimizes voice clarity so you never miss a word. Feel the bass from the wireless 10" subwoofer. And with AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music (MRM) and Chromecast built-in, you've got 300+ streaming options.

3D surround sound, dolby atmos, multibeam
JBL BAR 500

Dolby Atmos and MultiBeam Surround Sound

Immerse yourself in theater-quality 3D surround sound. Hear extraordinary sound effects from everywhere in the room, without the need for extra surround speakers.

built-in wifi, airplay, alexa, chromecast
JBL BAR 500

Built-In Wi-Fi with AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music and more

Access over 300 online music streaming services through AirPlay, Alexa MRM and Chromecast built-in. Enjoy all of your favorite audio content, Internet radio, and podcasts in high definition. The Wi-Fi connection also allows automatic software updates, so you can always enjoy the latest features.

wireless subwoofer
JBL BAR 500

10" Wireless subwoofer

Thrilling, precise bass from a mighty 10" wireless subwoofer brings the action to your movies and the emotion to your music.

590 output power, immersive sound
JBL BAR 500

590W output power

With 590 watts of total system output power, the JBL Bar 500 transforms your movies, music and games into immersive sound experiences.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Price
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TV Size
55” or above 48” or above 55” or above 55” or above 55” or above 55” or above 65” or above
Room Size
128 - 453 sq. ft. 96 - 388 sq. ft. 96 - 388 sq. ft. 128 - 453 sq. ft. 128 - 453 sq. ft. 172 - 529 sq. ft. 172 - 529 sq. ft.
Subwoofer Included
Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Channels
5.1 2.0 2.1 5 5.1 7.1.4 11.1.4
WiFi Enabled
✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Detachable Speakers Included
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Chromecast Compatible
✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Alexa MRM Compatible
✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Apple Airplay Compatible
✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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    Product Description

    The JBL Bar 500 brings your movies to life with MultiBeam™ and Dolby Atmos® 3D surround sound. PureVoice technology optimizes voice clarity so you never miss a word. Feel the bass from the wireless 10" subwoofer. And with AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music (MRM) and Chromecast built-in™, you've got 300+ streaming options.

    Customer reviews

    4.4 out of 5 stars
    246 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the ease of assembly of the speakers. They mention that it has plug and play functionality and that the Jbl app helped with setup, updating the software and customizing the sound. Customers also appreciate the sound quality, saying that it's very good and balanced. They say that it gets way louder than they thought it would. However, some customers have reported connectivity issues, saying it randomly disconnects or does not connect to Wi-Fi. Customers differ on quality and value.

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    31 customers mention "Sound quality"24 positive7 negative

    Customers like the sound quality of the speakers. They mention that the sound is amazing, has superior subwoofer bass, and gets way louder than they thought it would. They appreciate the improvement in the directionality of the sound, making it convenient to fill the room with music when playing in sync.

    "...My older model Visio tv does have the HDMI eARC input. Sound is very good and balanced. Subwoofer is powerful...." Read more

    "...This soundbar and sub combo is fantastic. Clear vocals, serious thumping bass and impressive virtual surround sound...." Read more

    "...Gets way louder than I thought it would. Definitely worth what you're paying for. The sleek design makes you barely even notice its there...." Read more

    "Sound quality is top notch. Lots of bass. And very clear voice. Performance is outstanding." Read more

    8 customers mention "Ease of assembly"8 positive0 negative

    Customers find the speakers easy to assemble. They mention that it has plug-and-play functionality, and sounds great right out of the box.

    "In my opinion the set up was simple. My older model Visio tv does have the HDMI eARC input. Sound is very good and balanced. Subwoofer is powerful...." Read more

    "...The Jbl app helped with setup, updating the software and customizing the sound...." Read more

    "...I will say that the set up was easy since it was plugged into a new TV with eARC ports...." Read more

    "...Well built system with plug and play functionality.Superior subwoofer bass without rumbling sound as other competitors, very clear dialogs." Read more

    18 customers mention "Quality"12 positive6 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the speakers. Some mention it's amazing, well built, and has a nice heft to it, while others say it'll break right out of the box.

    "...Bought this about a month or so ago and worked easily right out of the box, pretty much just it in and you can get right to listening...." Read more

    "Arrived with damage on box and on item too!..." Read more

    "...Lots of bass. And very clear voice. Performance is outstanding." Read more

    "...The bar and woofer both appear to be well made. No creaky flexy plastic and everything has a nice heft to it...." Read more

    13 customers mention "Value"8 positive5 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the speakers. Some mention that it's a great value, while others say that it is cheap and has thin sound for the money.

    "...Dolby Atmos" that I know of is the Amazon 4K Max firestick.....Good bang for the buck!" Read more

    "...$ because of the misleading weight info and for sure it’s not worth for that price!" Read more

    "...Atmos instead of downmixing, but regardless it's still a great system for the price point...." Read more

    "...Gets way louder than I thought it would. Definitely worth what you're paying for. The sleek design makes you barely even notice its there...." Read more

    6 customers mention "Connectivity"0 positive6 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the speakers. They mention that it randomly disconnects, does not connect or come on when TV is turned on, keeps turning off mid show/movie, and has problems pairing with their Samsung TV. The quality sound is not there and it starts cutting in and out.

    "Randomly disconnects from tv. However, it is very nice and the bass is loud" Read more

    "The sound is amazing, easy to assemble, but it keeps turning off mid show/movie." Read more

    "JBL Bar 500 is a disappointment. Had some problems pairing with my Samsung tv.And the quality sound wasn't there...." Read more

    "Does not connect or come on when TV is turned on, have to constantly unplug and plug back in to get to work." Read more

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    Arrived with damage on box and on item too! Very good product because I have other one, but I bought it for my friend and arrived with problem to him birthday, now I need wait return money to buy new one
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with older Visio tv
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
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    In my opinion the set up was simple. My older model Visio tv does have the HDMI eARC input. Sound is very good and balanced. Subwoofer is powerful. Initially I ran a Roku Ultra streaming device through one of the HDMI TV inputs for "surround sound". But the Roku actually sounds better when plugged into the "HDMI 1" input on the soundbar. The soundbar gives you an electronic message on the front that reads "Dolby Atmos". Which is funny because Roku's don't have "Dolby Atmos". The only streaming device with "Dolby Atmos" that I know of is the Amazon 4K Max firestick.....Good bang for the buck!
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    V.Mancini
    5.0 out of 5 stars So far so great!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    Previous 5.1 system (receiver with standalone speakers) died. Saw abd listened to this product in display at a big box store and was very impressed. Purchased this system when it went on sale from Amazon. This soundbar and sub combo is fantastic. Clear vocals, serious thumping bass and impressive virtual surround sound. The only improvement would be if it were true Atmos instead of downmixing, but regardless it's still a great system for the price point. The Jbl app helped with setup, updating the software and customizing the sound. Hopefully in future software updates they'll add more customization tools to the app and bar.
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    Shandi mane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    Product works flawlessly. Bought this about a month or so ago and worked easily right out of the box, pretty much just it in and you can get right to listening. Gets way louder than I thought it would. Definitely worth what you're paying for. The sleek design makes you barely even notice its there. Honestly thinking about buying another for the bedroom.
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    Josh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing quality
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
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    Sound quality is top notch. Lots of bass. And very clear voice. Performance is outstanding.
    2 people found this helpful
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    Gabriel D.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Multi-Room Soundbar that works
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    I'm well verse into Amazon Alexa multiroom, owning about a dozen of Echos,. I was trying to find a device that would 1. Play in Sync with other Echos and 2. Get some deep bass in the house. 3. Not ruin me. This hits all 3 right on the spot ! However, it doesn't fill the room as much as my previous soundbar Q800A from Samsung, but the Alexa Multi Room integration works 9/10 with almost no noticable lag. You can also add the bar to Alex Groups, which makes it convenient to fill the room with music when playing in sync with other Echos. Remote and Subwooker are great, I just wished the soundbar had a 5.1.2 speakers system, with 2 more speakers upfiring within the bar as the Multibeam is not as noticable as the competition, but I guess you can pay more to get something better ! Great Value for Money overall.
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    troy r ferguson sr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024
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    Great with new 100-inch TV
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    Fernando M.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good quality sound but not as good as expected
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    First of all there is a misleading information on the publication, it says the item weight is 2,8 kg when it is 16 kg, I bought it and bring it to Argentina by courier that cost me a lot of money. Then the sound quality is not as good as expected, I ended paying more than 1100 $ because of the misleading weight info and for sure it’s not worth for that price!
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    randall st.bernard
    1.0 out of 5 stars Defective
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    It needs to be unplugged daily or it won't turn on. Amazon will do a return but not a replacement. Jbl is doing replacement under warranty. 7 to 10 days w no sound bar as I need to ship defective bar to jbl. Keep in mind I've owned it for a month. The sound when it works is solid. I'm pretty sure this is last type of purchase I'll make w Amazon. The ICK factor on a $500 so7nd bar return instills no confidence
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    5.0 out of 5 stars in an all-concrete apartment / vs bose TV speaker
    Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    The subwoofer is 10/10 in concrete apartment it very difficult to have a good sound but this one did the job and i tested bose and none worked good in concrete,

    I didnt have to pair the sub with the bar it was already pair.

    1st thing to do is buy a very good HDMI cable quality get the best you can,

    2nd thing is UPDATE THE FIRMWARE ON WIFI because purevoice have a very important update that make it BAD/GOOD and the update is a massive change for purevoice quality sound, without the update it hisssss SSSSSSSS it was very bad before the update, DO THE UPDATE OR YOU GOING TO RETURN IT 100%. **IF YOU WANT GOOD SOUND FOR OLD PEOPLE DO NOT CALIBRATE BECAUSE IT GOING TO REDUCE CENTRAL SPEAKER (VOCAL ONE) FOR ATMOS ON SIDE SO YOU GOING TO UP AND DOWN VOLUME NON-STOP WITH VOCAL TOO LOW AND EFFECT TOO HIGH**

    3rd thing is setup your tv setting and use all potencial of a quality hdmi cable. You can go PCM (on tv)
    ** Do not dolby digital plus for old people it going mess the vocal just use normal dolby digital** and uncompressed audio quality, with a very good hdmi cable you can get best possible song from tv. Check every setting and tune it/test it **TUNE IT UNTIL YOU LOVE THE SOUND IF NOT KEEP ADJUST TV/CABLE BOX/JBL ONE APP

    4th: put the app on a tablet/phone and adjust the equalizer to your taste (For old people it can be flat you be fine with nice bass and perfect vocal IF YOU NOT USED CALIBRATE FEATURE).

    **This is a very good product if you take the time to adjust it and if you buy it for a 60+ years old do the update/setupOnTv/setupOnAPP take your time and you get what you want** ***DO NOT CALIBRATE IT BECAUSE IT RUIN THE SOUND BY MAKING VOCAL SUPER LOW AND ALL OTHER EFEFCT SUPER HIGH***

    Massive strong powerfull bass (i use level 3 if not calibrate and 1 if calibrate for young taste of the 5 and is strong).
    Clear voice dialog very good for 60 years old + people (IF NOT CALIBRATE AND NOT USE DOLBY DIGITAL PLUS).
    JBL Subwoofer work on concrete condo and thats pretty rare, i tried bose and returned the bose.

    If you can get it at 30% or more discount get it. If you buy it for your father is a good one the purevoice make all dialog very loud and clear. the bose tv speaker was good BUT the voice was canned into the bass and was hard to hear by old peoples even with the vocal mode ON.

    ***WARNING THE JBL ONE APP IS A MESS AND EACH TIME YOU OPEN IT MAYBE IT RESET WHOLE THING AND CANT CONNECT TO THE SOUNDBAR UNTIL A RESET OF THE SOUNDBAR *BLOCKING WIFI* BUT THE JBL ONE APP IS ONLY GOOD FOR UPDATE THE FIRMWARE ONCE THEN AFTER YOU FINE TO NEVER USE IT AGAIN EVER***

    For young people in a house that want mega bass with mega effect do the dolby digital plus and calibrate you get loud home theater. BUT FOR 60+ YEARS OLD DO NOT CALIBRATE OR USE DOLBY GITAL PLUS STAY WITH DOLBY DIGITAL NOT THE PLUS THEN YOU GET THE BEST QUALITY FOR VOCAL AND A SOUND THAT YOU WONT KEEP UP/DOWN EACH 5 MINUTES.

    Remember for old peoples: NO CALIBRATE EVER (IF YOU DID JUST RESET THE BAR) AND NO DOLBY DIGITAL PLUS GO NORMAL DOLBY DIGITAL. with this you get the best movie sound quality and a subwoofer who punch but not like young kid in a sport car the whole building going to hear.
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    José Marmolejo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una maravilla
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 12, 2024
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    Tengo ya la JBL Bar 5.1, ahora compre esta y debo decir que si cambia bastante con su predecesora, los sonidos son bastante firmes y claros, el bajo es preciso, el dolby atmos si se nota en una pelicula, me costó 9,025 pesos y honestamente creo que vale cada centavo si tu como yo disfrutas de una buena pelicua o incluso escuchar musica de vez en cuando en altavoces.
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    Claude
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super sound
    Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2024
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    Easy to set up and very easy to use
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    luis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Buena relación precio calidad
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 4, 2024
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    Problema de conexión confunde el hdmi
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    Jordan Kelly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Sound
    Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2024
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    Bought this as an upgrade from a cheap 2.0 Vizio Soundbar. Needless to say this will impress anyone coming from tv speakers or a similar low end sound bar. Provides a much more deep and immersive experience that fills my living room. Movies like Dune and Top Gun Maverick really hit. PS5 games offer a much more immersive and full soundscape with tons of bass from the massive subwoofer.

    I recommend but there’s a few caveats to look out for. I’m using this with a high refresh rate 4k screen connected to a PC and PS5. I’m also using an eArc HDMI connection with the soundbar rather than optical. You will need to do the same if you wish to use Dolby Atmos rather than just using 5.1.

    Using my TV’s built in streaming apps like Netflix and Prime provides seamless access to Dolby Atmos (so long as the media itself supports it). PC requires a Dolby program available from the Windows App Store to enable Atmos. PS5 support for games and streaming can be enabled from the PS5 settings. The one hiccup I’ve encountered is oddly 4K BluRay support via the PS5’s disc drive. It seems I can’t enable it without running my PS5’s HDMI through the sound bar itself which would then lose my ability to take advantage of TV and PS5’s high 120hz refresh rate (not a trade I’m happy with). I could probably circumvent this using a seperate Blu Ray player however it’s not a battle I’m too worried about at this time.

    My one other caveat is due to the use of eArc and thus taking up one of my two 4k 120hz hdmi ports I will have to purchase a switcher to avoid having to replug my PC or PS5’s HDMI chord depending which one I’m trying to use (and utilize that high refresh rate port). Not a big deal as these can be purchased for fairly cheap but something to be mindful of depending on your tv’s port situation.

    I’m really pleased overall though. If you have the money and you’re on the fence it’s a really impressive upgrade that can save you most of the headache of building a surround sound setup
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