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hey I'm Matthew Muscovy ak from CNN and today we're going to take a look at the sharp htsb 60 this is a super long sound bar system designed for TVs 60 inches and up and is currently selling for around three hundred and twenty dollars this is the longest sound bar I've seen coming in at fifty four point five inches that makes it a good fit for jumbo TVs but it also means it's not going to fit well in most living rooms unless you have a lot of space now while the sound bar is very long it's actually pretty thin and short coming nowhere near blocking our TV's remote sensor like some sound bars do the design itself has a plasticky kind of cheap feel and the alarm clock style display only adds to that the included wireless subwoofer gives off the same vibe although you can probably stash it out of sight as long as it's close to a power outlet the included remote is a good size but the button layout is a little confusing the big volume rocker actually controls volume for your TV with the directional pad handling sound bar volume adjustments on the upside you can adjust the subwoofer level right from the remote which is a nice plus for program-by-program tweaks around back are the inputs including two HDMI inputs one optical and an analog mini Jack that's more ports than most sound bars have although if you plan on connecting all your devices to your TV first and then connecting your TV its optical output to the sound bar you won't necessarily need all those HDMI inputs still there are a nice plus especially if your TV doesn't have many HDMI ports in the first place the big missing feature is built-in bluetooth most sound bars this year are including Bluetooth which is the easiest way to wirelessly stream audio from most smartphones and tablets the sharp doesn't have it so you'll need to get a separate device if you're looking for wireless audio streaming in terms of sound quality the sharp is one of the most impressive sound bars I've heard the extra long design means you get some real stereo separation between the speakers and it just sounds bigger than other sound bars in this price range even more impressive is that it actually sounds pretty good with just stereo music which nearly every they're soundbar struggles with in head-to-head comparisons the HD SB 60 overall sounded better than the competing sony HTC t 260 and i also compared it to videos 5.1 sound bar and while the vizio rear channel speakers did create a more immersive experience for movies the sharp was better for music so overall the sharp htsb 60 is one of the best performing sound bars at this price it's extra-long size means it won't fit well into every living room and the lack of bluetooth is a real - but if you're okay with those shortcomings it's a great sounding value for just three hundred and twenty dollars i'm matthew Muscovy AK and this is the sharp htsb 60