Hear what you’ve been missing with Bluesound’s incredible wireless AV

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(Image credit: Bluesound) It’s amazing how much the way we enjoy movies and TV shows has changed while home theaters… haven’t. In a world of smart TVs, streaming apps and multi-room media, the advice for home theater newcomers has stayed remarkably old-fashioned: buy an AV receiver and a bunch of speakers, and get ready to run a lot of wires. And while there’s nothing wrong with that old-school advice there’s a better, easier way to get audiophile-grade performance without the expense, hassle or complexity of an old-fashioned multi-channel setup. Bluesound calls it Simple AV.

Bluesound’s Simple AV philosophy combines immersive TV audio with the simplicity people expect from today’s streaming devices. Rather than building a system around a traditional AV receiver, Bluesound starts you with a soundbar and wirelessly expands from there, creating a cleaner, more intuitive experience that fits seamlessly into the home with our smart tech devices.

Simple AV replaces the traditional receiver with a streamlined system that’s designed to fit naturally into living spaces. Instead of navigating complicated menus, buttons and inputs, you get intuitive control and immersive sound from home audio products that are purpose-built for the way people watch TV and movies today. Whether you’re upgrading your living room, family room or entertainment space, Bluesound makes it easy to enjoy immersive audio without taking over the room.

Your Simple AV setup begins with a soundbar such as the PULSE CINEMA or the compact PULSE CINEMA MINI. Both deliver exceptional audio with smart digital signal processing and automatic orientation sensing, and both pack serious power – 500W for the PULSE CINEMA and 280W for the PULSE CINEMA MINI – to bring you incredible room-filling audio. The smaller soundbar delivers Dolby Atmos audio with virtualized height effects, while the full-size PULSE CINEMA’s 16 dedicated drivers, including dedicated up-firing and center channels, create an incredibly immersive sound field.

If you’d like an even more immersive experience, you can add rear surround speakers without wires. The PULSE FLEX speakers work brilliantly as surround speakers with the PULSE CINEMA or PULSE CINEMA MINI, and they’re great music speakers too with support for Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz Connect and high quality aptX HD over Bluetooth. With precision-engineered drivers and SmartDSP amplification, they deliver a balanced, natural performance that brings music, movies and shows to life.

If like us you love movies or games with powerful low-end punch, you’ll love the new PULSE SUB. Once again it connects without wires, and it delivers 350W of precise, punchy power through dual opposed 6.5-inch woofers designed to reduce unwanted cabinet vibration.

Bluesound’s Simple AV design isn’t just for movies, TV shows and gaming. The same simplicity and ease of use means you can expand to other rooms with more Bluesound Players, using your favorite streaming service or your local music library to bring you wireless hi-res music in any or every room in your home.

All of your Bluesound speakers are connected via BluOS, the most comprehensive hi-res, multi-room streaming ecosystem in the industry, and you can set them up and pick your favorite audio with ease in the exceptionally user-friendly BluOS Controller app. That supports over 20 music streaming services, internet radio and local music libraries. Whether it’s one room or your whole home, BluOS Controller makes it easy to stream hi-res audio anywhere and everywhere.

Bluesound makes incredibly smart, incredible sounding products for people who love music. Whether you stream, download hi-res tracks or have a carefully curated library of CDs, Bluesound makes it simple to access millions of songs and enjoy the full impact of movie soundtracks in every corner of your home. You don’t need to be an audiophile to appreciate high resolution sound, but once you hear what you’ve been missing you’ll fall in love with your favorite music and movies all over again.

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