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alaTest has collected and analyzed 91 reviews of Harman-Kardon Sabre SB 35 / 230. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews. Views about the reliability and size are on the whole positive. The design and usability are also appreciated. Many are negative about the price.
usability, design, size, reliability
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Harman-Kardon Sabre SB 35 / 230 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Harman-Kardon Sabre SB 35 / 230 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size. The usability also gets good opinions. Some have doubts about the price.
design, usability, size
price
83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.ca)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of Harman-Kardon Sabre SB 35 / 230 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.ca. People are impressed by the design, but many are critical about the price.
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75% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Ryan Waniata (digitaltrends.com)
Harman Kardon's Sabre SB35 offers an extremely low-profile design and a gorgeous form factor, but unfortunately, its beauty is mostly skin deep.
Harmon Kardon’s Sabre SB35 offers an extremely low-profile design and a gorgeous form factor, but unfortunately, its beauty is mostly skin deep. While it had its moments during our evaluation, and certainly offers a vast improvement over a flat screen...
Expert review by : Will Greenwald (pcmag.com)
The Harman Kardon Sabre SB 35 is a $1,000 soundbar that clearly looks like it's worth a grand, but doesn't sound like it.
Expert review by : Luke Edwards (pocket-lint.com)
If you don't own a Harman Kardon device you may be surprised that you've probably already heard the company's speakers before. Why? Because its responsible for most of the nation's cinema sound systems. And with the HK Sabre it plans to bring that...
Fantastic sound quality, beautiful design, slim, simple to use
Rather pricey for a 2.1 solution, cut-out issue irks, glitchy software
The Harman Kardon Sabre is a really beautiful soundbar and subwoofer combination. One enhances the other wherever they are placed in the room, in both aesthetic and acoustic terms. The ability to balance the bass to suit the room via manual adjustments...
Consumer review (ao.com)
"As an audio device, the Harman Kardon SABRE SB35 is a great piece of kit. The bar itself packs four built-in speakers that boast 100 watts of audio power, and has a number of inbuilt audio options to help you fine-tune the system for your room. For...
Deep bass; Good build quality; Looks good; Rich sound
Poor instruction manual
Consumer review (ao.com)
"I had previously owned a 5.1 surround sound system and when I decided to change I was recommended to get a soundbar. I did a little research and found that Harman/Kardon speakers are the very best option. I was really impressed that they create...
Ease to use; Good build quality; Looks good; Sounds Fantastic; Value for money
Poor Quality Remote Control
Consumer review (amazon.in)
Not really a great sound. May be my expectations from this product was too much.