Showtime There’s a neat little display on the front of the bar. It’s high-res and crisp, and breaks up the swathe of black cloth a little.
■ Is the Ambeo Soundbar a piece of Brutalist architecture? In relative terms, it’s every bit as monolithic as a post-war tower block. This means any prospective owner is going to need a big TV to put it under, plus lots of space and a proper wall on which to mount it.
■ Part of the reason it’s such a whopper is that Sennheiser was determined the Ambeo should offer full-on home cinema rumble and scale without the need for a separate subwoofer.