Dial up the scare factor with a soundbar
Spooky season is well and truly here and we’re mere days away from Halloween, which means there’s pumpkins, trick-or-treaters and costumes galore already around. With Halloween also comes a chance to break out your favorite horror for their annual re-watch.
Now, you’ve got one of the best horror movies lined up to watch and one of the best TVs to watch them on , but what about the sound? Horror movies are known for their sound design, with every eerie atmosphere, creaky floorboard, blood-curling scream and scratchy string-led score playing as important a role to the horror movie experience as the visuals themselves.
With the evolution of surround sound in recent years, horror movies have become an entirely new beast. Dolby Atmos, which introduces height channels and uses a dome-like shape of sound to completely immerse you during viewing, has given horror movies a bigger and more atmospheric sound. Dolby Atmos is now commonly supported on a whole range of the best soundbars, from cheap to premium, so it’s easy to upgrade your TV’s sound (because let’s be honest it’s not always the best) to add even more scare to your Halloween movie marathon.
As part of TechRadar’s Halloween Week, I’ve included three soundbars below, which are among the best Dolby Atmos soundbars around, to suit any budget or situation that are sure to give your horror movie watch an even more bone-chilling feel.1. Hisense AX5125H
The Hisense AX5125H is a budget Dolby Atmos soundbar solution that proves you don’t need to spend big to get a big sound.
