Should You Buy a Philips Soundbar?

Philips is well known for its TVs, irons, PC monitors and blenders.

If you are thinking about buying a Philips soundbar then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of soundbar brands is compiled by analysing over 10,000 user and expert reviews and 390+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 500+ soundbars.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and moderately popular soundbars and start at $55 for the HTL1508 which is a 2.0 soundbar and go up to $312 for the TAB5305 which is a 2.1 soundbar. The average price of a new Philips soundbar is $151.

Is Philips the Best Soundbar Brand?

So are Philips soundbars any good? We give every soundbar a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all soundbars we are able to impartially rank all the soundbar brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Philips is the 9th best soundbar brand out there.

Let's look at how Philips soundbars compare to the other soundbar brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $151, Philips soundbars tend to be cheaper than most other soundbar brands.

There's a smaller selection of Philips soundbars available compared to other soundbar brands, with only 5 Philips soundbars currently on the market in the US. Philips also have worse reviews than the typical soundbar brand, with the average rating of a Philips soundbar being 63%.

Whilst Philips have a number of interesting features including Multiroom, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

What Do the Philips Soundbar Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Philips soundbar to work out the average distribution of reviews for Philips and then compared this to the other soundbar brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		4
4 stars		19
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		18
4 stars		15
3 stars		6
2 stars		3
1 star		8

Over 96% of expert reviews and 66% of user reviews for Philips soundbars are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 85% respectively across all Soundbar brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Philips soundbars by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other soundbar brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Sonos	LG	Yamaha	Razer	Denon	Philips
	85% 11 reviews	72% 17 reviews	83% 6 reviews		75% 6 reviews	67% 3 reviews
	74% 11 reviews	75% 13 reviews	78% 9 reviews		83% 5 reviews
	90% 3 reviews	79% 10 reviews	77% 3 reviews		75% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	88% 4 reviews	81% 8 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 1 review	80% 9 reviews	80% 3 reviews		80% 2 reviews
	85% 4 reviews	73% 6 reviews		80% 1 review	80% 3 reviews
	78% 4 reviews	76% 5 reviews	65% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	93% 3 reviews	60% 6 reviews	100% 1 review		60% 1 review	60% 1 review
	85% 3 reviews	84% 5 reviews	80% 1 review		83% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	95% 2 reviews	82% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		90% 1 review
	100% 1 review	90% 5 reviews	80% 1 review		80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews	60% 1 review	60% 1 review	60% 2 reviews
	68% 2 reviews	78% 3 reviews	74% 1 review		76% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	84% 4 reviews	75% 2 reviews	85% 1 review		60% 2 reviews
	82% 3 reviews	90% 1 review	85% 2 reviews		85% 2 reviews
	83% 3 reviews	70% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	70% 2 reviews		60% 2 reviews
	91% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	90% 1 review		80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	77% 3 reviews	80% 1 review		60% 1 review	70% 1 review
	83% 3 reviews		80% 1 review		70% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	80% 148 reviews	76% 45 reviews	78% 27 reviews	61% 56 reviews	73% 21 reviews	69% 8 reviews
Average	83% 217 reviews	77% 149 reviews	79% 69 reviews	72% 62 reviews	75% 59 reviews	72% 20 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Philips Soundbars Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for Philips soundbars. The table below compares the number of awards received by Philips to other popular soundbar brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning soundbars

Number of Awards	Sonos	LG	Yamaha	Razer	Denon	Philips
	1	7	3		2
	6		3		3
	3	3		1	1
	3	3			1
	4	2	1
	1	3		2
	3	1		1
		2	1		1
	3		1
			2		1
	2	1
	1	1			1
	2		1
	1		1	1
	1	2
	1		1		1
	2		1
	1				1	1
			3
	2
Other Expert Sites	16	9	5	37	4	3
Total	53	34	23	42	16	4

Features to Look Out For On Philips Soundbars

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Philips soundbars that set them apart from the competition. These include Multiroom.

Philips Multiroom

Philips soundbars that support Multiroom include the Philips 3000 series HTL331037 ($120).