r/hometheater

293K archived posts · May 2010 – Sep 2026

Home Theater

r/hometheater

For audio visual enthusiasts who want to bring an immersive experience into their homes.

Created Apr 15, 2010

1.1MMembers (last snapshot)

293KArchived posts

Soundbars

99.9% of the time Soundbars or HTiB (Home Theater in a Box) systems are not a good investment of your time and money.

It is the general consensus of r/hometheater not to recommend these things and instead simply steer a user toward a 2.0 or 2.1 system made of quality, Audio-Centric name brand components which are easy to assemble and cheap enough for low budget or space conscious buyers.

Most can be expanded to 5.1 if you buy the correct items in the correct order.

For further explanation please read Why You Shouldn't Buy a Soundbar

Please be aware r/Soundbars exists as well as you will be met with opposition to posting about soundbars here.

Rules

I. Be Excellent to each other - Comments containing insults or unconstructive criticism may be removed at moderator discretion. Report comments that cross the line rather than retaliating. We are here to share information & ideas about a shared hobby. A disagreement or difference of opinion does not warrant personal attacks of any kind. Keep in mind that everyone is in a different part of their home theater journey & may have differing priorities

II. Discussions of illegal activity prohibited - Read, understand, and follow the reddit Content Policy: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy No aiding piracy, even if it is legal in your country. Reddit is US based, so for the continued existence of the sub we follow their rules

III. Moderators reserve the right to remove your post at our discretion - Moderators have final say over any and all posts or comments. They can be removed at our discretion for any reason, including but not limited to off-topic posting & misinformation. Posts containing soundbars are considered off-topic for this subreddit and may be removed. “Discussion” or “Purchasing” advice posts comparing soundbars to modular sound systems are allowed. YouTube links at moderator discretion.

IV. No self-promotion - This subreddit is not to be leveraged for the financial benefit of any user. You may not promote a service, product, or publication with which you are associated. Failure to disclose a financial association will result in a ban. Products provided or discounted in exchange for a post/comment/review constitute a financial relationship with the providing company. Directing traffic to your own monetized YouTube channel or video is prohibited.

V. No deal posts - Posts including deals, sales, used finds, or requests for pricing on a specific item will be removed. Please keep discussion of these topics within the “Weekly Deals Thread” to avoid cluttering the subreddit. Comments discussing current pricing of components within “Purchasing” advice posts are still permissible

VI. No referral links or link shortening - Referral links (including Amazon Smile) allow others to potentially make money. Third party link shortening leads to redirects & potentially harmful websites. Amazon links need to be in the format www.amazon.com/dp/B00VRRVHMA/ - all the extra stuff after those 10 characters is unnecessary. First party link shorteners from mobile apps like Amazon and YouTube will be allowed.

VII. No meta [suggestions] posts or comments - Please send suggestions to the moderators through Modmail instead by clicking here.

VIII. Do not message mods via their private inbox - Messaging mods via their private inbox rather than mod mail will result in a ban and your messages ignored. Please send suggestions to the moderators through Modmail instead by clicking here.

IX. No pictures of boxes - Pictures of your gear set up are encouraged! Pictures of products still in boxes are low effort & low quality content that will be removed.

General Posting Guidelines

Please Flair your post
Many questions have already been answered, USE SEARCH & See FAQ.
When requesting help for issues POST DETAILS, MODELS, & PICS. They always help.

Friends of r/HomeTheater:

r/HTBuyingGuides
r/4KTV
r/AverageJoeAudiophile for Two Channel Audio - DAC's Turntables, etc.
r/OLED
r/Televisions
r/TVRepair

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