Should You Buy a Philips Soundbar?

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

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 5,800 user and expert reviews and 270+ 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 $134 for the HTL which is a 2.1 soundbar and go up to $194 for the HTL3310 which is a 2.1 soundbar. The average price of a new Philips soundbar is $164.

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 17th 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 $164, Philips soundbars tend to be cheaper than most other soundbar brands. Philips also have better reviews than the typical soundbar brand, with the average rating of a Philips soundbar being 63%.

There's a smaller selection of Philips soundbars available compared to other soundbar brands, with only 2 Philips soundbars currently on the market in the US. 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		2
4 stars		20
3 stars		1
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

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

Over 96% of expert reviews and 67% of user reviews for Philips soundbars are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 87% 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	Razer	Yamaha	Denon	Philips
	76% 13 reviews	75% 13 reviews		78% 9 reviews	83% 5 reviews
	85% 11 reviews	76% 14 reviews		83% 6 reviews	67% 3 reviews	67% 3 reviews
	87% 4 reviews	82% 6 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	90% 2 reviews	78% 8 reviews		75% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	70% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews	78% 6 reviews		80% 3 reviews	80% 1 review
	82% 3 reviews	80% 5 reviews			80% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	87% 3 reviews	72% 5 reviews	80% 1 review		80% 2 reviews
	93% 3 reviews	65% 4 reviews		100% 1 review	60% 1 review	60% 1 review
	77% 3 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 2 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	73% 3 reviews	60% 1 review	60% 1 review	60% 1 review
	100% 1 review	90% 4 reviews		80% 1 review	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	83% 3 reviews	70% 1 review	70% 1 review	80% 2 reviews
	100% 2 reviews	80% 3 reviews		80% 1 review	90% 1 review
	85% 3 reviews	80% 1 review		85% 1 review	70% 1 review
	68% 2 reviews	76% 2 reviews			80% 1 review	70% 1 review
	85% 2 reviews	85% 3 reviews				84% 1 review
	80% 1 review	70% 2 reviews			60% 1 review	70% 1 review
	77% 3 reviews			70% 1 review	40% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review			80% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	90% 1 review			70% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	79% 143 reviews	77% 25 reviews	60% 54 reviews	77% 19 reviews	70% 17 reviews	68% 8 reviews
Average	83% 211 reviews	77% 110 reviews	74% 62 reviews	78% 51 reviews	73% 39 reviews	73% 22 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	Razer	Yamaha	Denon	Philips
	6	2		3	3
	2	5		3	1
	1	3	2
	2	2	1
	3	1		1
	3			1
	2	1			1
	2	1	1
	2				1
		1		1	1
	1				1	1
	2		1
				3
	1		1	1
	1			1	1
	2
	1			1
	1	1
				1	1
	1	1
Other Expert Sites	16	4	37	3	3	3
Total	49	22	43	19	13	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 ($194).