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.
#1 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
974 reviews
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#2 |
South Korea
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92% |
92%
438 reviews
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#3 |
Sonos
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90% |
90%
1,227 reviews
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#4 |
Bose
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86% |
86%
77 reviews
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#5 | 85% |
85%
393 reviews
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#6 |
Polk Audio
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83% |
83%
35 reviews
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#7 |
JBL
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81% |
81%
53 reviews
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#8 |
Denon
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80% |
80%
184 reviews
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#9 |
Bluesound
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76% |
76%
59 reviews
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#10 |
Razer
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76% |
76%
313 reviews
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#11 |
Anker
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75% |
75%
7 reviews
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#12 |
Klipsch
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74% |
74%
20 reviews
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#13 |
Harman Kardon
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74% |
74%
8 reviews
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#14 |
Audioengine
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72% |
72%
10 reviews
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#15 |
Canton
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72% |
72%
59 reviews
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#16 |
Trust
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71% |
71%
3 reviews
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#17 |
Netherlands
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70% |
70%
39 reviews
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#18 |
VIZIO
United States
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69% |
69%
0 reviews
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#19 |
Monitor Audio
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69% |
69%
2 reviews
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#20 |
Japan
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67% |
67%
0 reviews
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#21 |
Q Acoustics
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67% |
67%
32 reviews
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#22 |
AVerMedia
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66% |
66%
14 reviews
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#23 |
Supersonic
United States
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65% |
65%
0 reviews
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#24 |
QFX
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64% |
64%
0 reviews
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#25 |
DELL
United States
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62% |
62%
2 reviews
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#26 |
Logik
United Kingdom
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62% |
62%
0 reviews
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#27 |
Lenovo
China
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60% |
60%
0 reviews
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#28 |
Creative
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#29 |
Naim
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#30 |
Creative Labs
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#31 |
Dali
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54% |
54%
1 review
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#32 |
Goodmans
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#33 |
TCL
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#34 |
Bang & Olufsen
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53% |
53%
1 review
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#35 |
Hama
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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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.
All soundbar Brands |
Philips Soundbars |
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.
No. Of Soundbars |
Average Price
$336 |
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,699 |
No. Of Soundbars |
Average Price
$164 |
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $3,399 |
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 |
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76%
13 reviews
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75%
13 reviews
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78%
9 reviews
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83%
5 reviews
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85%
11 reviews
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76%
14 reviews
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83%
6 reviews
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67%
3 reviews
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67%
3 reviews
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87%
4 reviews
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82%
6 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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78%
8 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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78%
6 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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80%
5 reviews
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80%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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87%
3 reviews
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72%
5 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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65%
4 reviews
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100%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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77%
3 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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90%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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83%
3 reviews
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70%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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100%
2 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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85%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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68%
2 reviews
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76%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
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85%
3 reviews
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84%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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77%
3 reviews
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70%
1 review
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40%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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Other Expert Sites |
79%
143 reviews
|
77%
25 reviews
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60%
54 reviews
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77%
19 reviews
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70%
17 reviews
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68%
8 reviews
|
Average |
83%
211 reviews
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77%
110 reviews
|
74%
62 reviews
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78%
51 reviews
|
73%
39 reviews
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73%
22 reviews
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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 |
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6
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2
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3
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3
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2
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5
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3
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1
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1
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3
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2
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2
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2
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1
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3
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1
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1
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3
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Other Expert Sites |
16
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4
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37
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3
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3
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3
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Total |
49
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22
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43
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19
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13
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4
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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).
Compare All Philips Soundbars
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