Testseek.com have collected 35 expert reviews of the Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar bluetooth soundbar and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar bluetooth soundbar.
January 2020
(81%)
35 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: Blame it on Sonos. In the early 2000s, at what was then the Los Angeles headquarters of the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, we were visited by a gentleman from that then largely unknown company who had a product he was eager to promote: a wireless spe...
Abstract: The Formation Bar supports Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth (aptX HD, v4.1 Class 2, AAC, and SBC), Dolby Digital (via the TOSLink optical connection), and it's Roon Ready. Even better is support for 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution sources, which i...
Abstract: I knew the Bowers & Wilkins name long before I became an audiophile. To my eyes, the brand rubbed shoulders with the likes of TAG, BMW, Bang & Olufsen and Ortofon, to name but a few. I knew it to be an unalloyed luxury brand that specialised in audio.As I...
Published: 2019-04-30, Author: Jay , review by: stereo.net.au
I think that Bowers & Wilkins has a winner with their Formation suite of products. They are all well-designed and appear to be of high-quality construction, and a high-end whole-home wireless system will appeal to many.Naturally, it is the company's own W...
Published: 2020-06-05, Author: Steve , review by: pocket-lint.com
Impressive sonic performance,Excellent multi-room platform,Can be expanded to 5.1,Eye-catching and well made
Expensive,No HDMI connections,No remote control,Limited to lossy audio
The Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar is something of a mixed bag. It's certainly attractively designed and extremely well made – helping to justify a fairly significant outlay for a soundbar. The company's years of expertise also haven't gone to waste, and...
Abstract: The £3,500 Duo is the most traditional-looking speaker in the series, and adopts the same 25mm carbon dome tweeter-on-top technology and 165mm mid/bass Continuum cone drive unit found in the company's passive speaker lineup. Matching support stands are av...
Abstract: Similar in length to the Panorama 2 but slightly more compact, the Formation Bar is a wide unit designed for use with TVs of 65 inches or bigger. It shares an aesthetic with the Wedge wireless speaker, sporting a sculpted look that may be distracting at f...
