If you click a link on this page and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
JBL Bar Studio review
If you watch a lot of TVs or often listen to music at home, you'll want something that sounds good and is compatible with your existing devices. Pay attention to a JBL Bar Studio review. As any soundbar, it offers some advantages: takes up less space, is easier to set up, and is affordable. After analyzing the features of JBL Bar Studio, we gave it an overall rating of 5 points out of 10 possible.
JBL Bar Studio Pros
- ✔Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
- ✔Play your audio library from external media by USB
- ✔With HDMI ARC support reduce the number of cables between your TV and Bar Studio
JBL Bar Studio Cons
- ✖JBL did not complete the soundbar with an external subwoofer or a built-in subwoofer
- ✖There is no support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound
- ✖There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
- ✖AirPlay music streaming is not possible
- ✖Amazon Music streaming is not possible
- ✖There is no Spotify support
- ✖The Bar Studio has no WI-FI
- ✖No soundbar control App provided
Add another soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here
JBL Bar Studio back and front view
JBL Bar Studio specs and features
General
| Placement type | table-top, wall-mountable |
| Connection to source | wired, wireless |
| Soundbar buttons | volume down, volume up, power, source |
Audio features
| Built-in channels | 2.0 |
| Amplification type | active |
| Output power, W | 30 |
| Separate speaker (in package) | 0 |
| Separate speaker connections | has not |
Subwoofer
| Built-in subwoofer | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer (in package) | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer connections | wireless |
Streaming services
| Apple Music (AirPlay) | ✖ |
| Amazon Music | ✖ |
| Spotify | ✖ |
| Other streaming services | has not |
Connectivity
| WI-FI | ✖ |
| Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | 0 |
| NFC | ✖ |
| HDMI input/output | 1/0 |
| HDMI ARC | ✔ |
| HDMI eARC | ✖ |
| HDMI CEC | ✖ |
| Optical digital input/output | 1/0 |
| USB | 1 (USB 2.0) |
| Coaxial digital input/output | 0/0 |
| Analog audio input/output (RCA) | 1/0 |
| Headphone output | 0 |
| Subwoofer output | 0 |
Features
| Voice control | ✖ |
| App control | ✖ |
| Microphone | ✖ |
| Remote control | ✔ |
| Multi-room | ✖ |
Multichannel surround
| Dolby Atmos | ✖ |
| Dolby (other) | Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II |
| DTS:X | ✖ |
| DTS (other) | has not |
Dimensions
| Size (Wx H x D), cm/in | 61.4 x 5.8 x 8.6/24.2 x 2.3 x 3.4 |
| Weight, kg/pounds | 1.4/3.1 |
Other
| Release year | 2019 |