Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar

Name: Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar
Brand: Bowers & Wilkins
SKU: 834253
Price: 326 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 8.2 (14 reviews)

Review is 8,2 out of 10, based on 14 reviews.
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Product information

Key specs

	Built-in WiFi
	Bluetooth
	Width	124 cm
	Height	10,9 cm
	Sound reproduction	Stereo
	Quality category	High-end

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Pros and cons

According to our soundbar expert

Add the soundbar to the Bowers & Wilkins multi-room system and stream music throughout the house.
Thanks to the integrated WiFi, you can easily connect your smartphone or other speakers to the bar.
The soundbar doesn't have Dolby Atmos, which means the sound isn't transmitted back to your ears via the ceiling.
The soundbar doesn't have an HDMI connector to connect the soundbar to the TV.

Description

The Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar is a soundbar for large rooms. The soundbar has 9 built-in drivers that provide a large sound range. Connect the soundbar to your smartphone via WiFi or Bluetooth and control it via the Bowers & Wilkins app. Want to get more out of the sound? Add a Formation Bass for a fuller sound or expand the soundbar to a home cinema sound setup. For a multi-room sound setup, you connect multiple Bowers & Wilkins speakers to each other via the app. That way, you can choose your music per room.

Connect the bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar to your TV
Use the included optical cable to connect your soundbar to your television. Keep in mind that your TV needs an optical connector to use the soundbar.

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Manual(9.48 MB)
Optical cable
Wall mount

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Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Plays high quality music and TV sound

plays music well
clear speech
can be hard without distortion
Formation app

The question is: what kind of sound are you used to? I've been listening to the same simple 5.1 set for TV and movies for 15 years. I listen to music with 2000 euro headphones. That's quite different. I want to both listen to music with good quality and watch TV. After the simple installation of the BAR, I immediately noticed the following: I miss surround, little bass, clear sound with the necessary detail, speech is clear on TV, music plays better than TV sound. The BAR can be loud and the sound remains good. Because I really miss the surround, I also bought 2 FLEX. Those things are (in themselves) really good! what a difference! I can imagine that with a BAS the whole will be even better, but I'm not sure if I'll buy that yet, the bass has already been improved with the flex added (this was already a big expense and I have to think about the neighbors). In short, if you are used to TV sound coming from your TV, the BAR is a major improvement, if you are used to surround you need at least 2 FLEX. The downside is their app. you have to click a lot back and forth and restart every time you want to adjust something. hope they improve on that soon.

Review by:
Rogier Fokke
Date:
3 May 2020
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 6,4 out of 10.

Unfortunately, the sound is disappointing for B&W

Design
Includes wall bracket
Sound

With the current discount, a great deal for a B&W soundbar. Unfortunately, the sound is only disappointing with B&W expectations and other speakers from this brand in the house. You may get better sound in combination with the sub, but then I would recommend the zeppelin.

Review by:
Y.
Date:
19 June 2024
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 9,2 out of 10.

Superb sound bar

Sound quality
design
No TuneIn support

Great sound in a sleek design. Still waiting for the updated software for TuneIn support, now possible via Apple Airplay but not natively like with Sonos. You can use the TV remote control to adjust the sound volume of the Bar. It doesn't work with my LG TV because of the Mute button. Maybe it will work with more recent TVs.. Looking for other TVs and probably I will switch from Sonos to Bowers. Testing for the time being.

Review by:
Bart
Date:
2 July 2019
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Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	834253
	Manufacturer code	FP39837
	Brand	Bowers & Wilkins
	Warranty	2 years
	Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

Physical properties soundbar

Physical properties soundbar
	Height	10,9 cm
	Width	124 cm
	Depth	10,7 cm
	Weight	5,5 kg
	Color	Black
	Quality category	High-end

Properties

Properties
	Separate subwoofer

Sound

Sound
	Sound quality according to customers	Very good
	Number of audio channels	3
	Number of subwoofer channels	1
	Sound reproduction	Stereo
	Hi-Res audio
	Radio

Slots

Slots
	HDMI connector
	Digital optical connector
	USB port

Connectivity

Connectivity
	Bluetooth
	Built-in WiFi
	Plays from network
	Multi-room audio
	Multi-room functions	Make a stereo pair, Zones separately, Zones simultaneously
	Number of zones (audio)	4
	NFC
	DLNA
	Spotify Connect
	AirPlay
	Google Cast

Smart

Smart
	Compatible with smartphone / apps
	Controls via app
	Controlled via Android app
	Controlled via Apple app
	Controlled via Windows app

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Awards
	Best tested

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Plays high quality music and TV sound

Unfortunately, the sound is disappointing for B&W

Superb sound bar

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Tips for using this product

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Most helpful reviews

Plays high quality music and TV sound

Unfortunately, the sound is disappointing for B&W

Superb sound bar