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JBL Studio Soundbar 2.0

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JBL Studio Soundbar 2.0 (reviewed 13 December 2019) So what is it?  It's a soundbar, made by JBL (of Harman Kardon). What are its key features? The good   1 - it's small. Shorter than your typical soundbar. Good if you don't have a lot of space, though I'm not sure that was ever really an issue as soundbars are meant to be compact in the first place  2 - it has no separate subwoofer (see above. Good if you're trying to save space). 3 - it's cheap. At the time of writing, and in general if you time it right, available on Takealot for example (allegedly for 55% of "normal retail price") at R1299 4 - it feels like a quality product. The packaging is not Apple-level aesthetic joy (it's a long, thin box with a soundbar, remote and some packaging in it) but the speaker itself is weighted nicely, has little rubber leggies on which it stands, and feels as if they put a bit of effort into making the thing  5 - it doesn't have a lot of cables