Best Prime Day Soundbar Deals: Save big on Sony, Roku, Vizio and more
Adding a soundbar is an easy way to take your TV experience from just good to excellent. If you enjoy streaming 4K, hosting viewing parties, or making sure your home is filled with your favorite music, a soundbar can be an excellent investment. Soundbars are sleek, easy to install, and offer better dialogue, bass, and overall fidelity than speakers built into your TV. Soundbars come in a range of prices, from $80 to $900, making more expensive models a potentially expensive addition to your home.
That’s why sales like Amazon’s Prime Day in October are often the best time to grab the soundbar of your dreams. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your home audio setup or get a head start on your holiday shopping, we’ve rounded up the best soundbar deals available right now.
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Of course, deals aren’t just available on Amazon right now. Rival retailers like Best Buy with its anti-Prime deals and Walmart with its Holiday Deals event are also there to save you money. If you’re sticking with Amazon and want to save even more this Prime Day, keep in mind that you can instantly earn a $150 Amazon gift card upon approval of the Prime Visa card.
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Best Amazon Prime Day soundbar deals
The Fire TV soundbar is compact at just 60cm wide and, as you’d expect, designed to work best with Fire TV streaming devices and smart TVs. The Fire TV soundbar also works with other smart TVs and media players. Connectivity includes Bluetooth, HDMI, eARC and digital optical. Support for DTS Virtual:X is built-in – all for less than $100.
This appointment is exclusively for Prime members. Non-Prime members can save $2, bringing the price down to $117.
What makes this budget soundbar different is its flexible design. You can use it in traditional rod form or separate the two halves of the rod, creating two separate speakers that can be placed vertically on either side of the TV. The Mzeibo soundbar is discounted by $30.
Vizio’s Elevate soundbar looks stylish and should match most living room decors. You get support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X with a total of 13 powerful speakers built-in. If you’re looking for a premium soundbar around $500, this is one of the best we tested.
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What are Prime Big Deal Days?
Amazon’s October Prime Day event is officially called Prime Big Deal Days, but the shopping extravaganza essentially functions as a second Amazon Prime Day event ahead of the holidays. If you’ve never shopped a Prime Day sale before, you might be wondering what exactly it entails, so here’s a quick explanation. It’s a two-day Amazon sale that offers exclusive savings to Amazon Prime subscribers with limited-time offers, flash deals, and rock-bottom prices. It’s a rare opportunity to score Black Friday-level prices outside of November, so it’s usually worth shopping.
When is October’s Amazon Prime Day 2024 event?
Amazon’s Prime Day in October takes place on October 8 and 9 this year. Even though the sale officially starts tomorrow, you can take advantage of some early deals now.
How does October’s Prime Day compare to July’s Prime Day?
There are many similarities between the two sales. Many of the same deals will return during the October sale, especially on Amazon’s own devices like Blink and Ring home security devices, Fire TVs and tablets, Echo devices, and more. The main difference has to do with the timing of the sale. Because Prime Day falls in summer in July, there is more focus on back-to-school and outdoor deals. This includes school supplies, grills, lawn mowers and more. During Prime Day in October, we’ll see more deals geared toward the upcoming holidays, like kitchenware for a Thanksgiving meal or kids’ toys and games for Christmas.
Is Amazon Prime Day the Best Time to Buy a Soundbar?
Yes, some of the best deals on tech, including soundbars, happen during the Prime Day event. Many of these items have the lowest prices of all time and can sell out quickly. If you see a deal you’re considering, we recommend you grab it before stock disappears or time runs out.
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How we pick the best Prime Day soundbar deals
Many of us here at CNET have covered shopping events for years, including Black Friday, Prime Day, Memorial Day and countless other shopping events. In that time, we’ve learned how to find the best deals among a sea of thousands of superficial offers and scams, and we only come across the best offers from trusted retailers. We look for real discounts, quality ratings and remaining sales time when choosing soundbar deals to show you.
- Real discounts mean real savings. We check the price history of products on sale so we know if the list price is too high and not an actual discount.
- Quality assessments and testing are important for any product. A discount isn’t worth it if it results in a bad product experience, no matter how much you saved.
- The remaining selling time is also important. Some offers are only valid for a short time or may be limited in supply. If that is the case, we will let you know in advance so that you do not renege on the deal later and be disappointed.
