Sound bars have become popular at the same time as Smart TVs. The large-inch flat-panel displays that we increasingly have at home are focused on delivering an exceptional viewing experience. However, audio is not usually treated with the same conditions, except for honorable exceptions. We have had to turn to external sound systems to achieve the necessary impact. These devices bring multiple connections, but today we wanted to focus on one in particular: the best sound bars with NFC .
The NFC will also sound to us from the last few years. Even some of you may have become familiar with this technology from the confinement. It is rare to see a top-of-the-range mobile without NFC, and manufacturers are increasingly including it in their input and mid-range terminals. The technology allows two devices to be paired and share data quickly, although for this they have to be very close to each other, almost close to each other.
Not only payments in stores and Amiibos
The main use that we all give it is when making payments with our mobile terminals (smartphones or smartwatches). There are many of us who have replaced physical bank cards with mobile phones, especially during 2020, where contact between people has decreased due to COVID-19 and we take more precautions with everything.
Gamers will have tried NFC too, even without knowing it. Nintendo Amiibos exchange data with the 3DS, Wii U and Switch consoles. These figures are used to get improvements in some video games, and, yes, you guessed it: they also use NFC to talk to the console.
However, payment in stores or Nintendo Amiibos are not the only thing that NFC technology can offer us. In fact, its main use, as we have mentioned, is to exchange information quickly between devices, and it is something that sound bars have adopted to quickly pair with mobile phones and thus receive music through Bluetooth.
The NFC is used to make yourself known. By bringing the mobile closer to the sound bar, both will exchange information quickly and the user will not have anything else to do to configure the connection. It will be done automatically.
NFC connection: easy and fast
You may be wondering what this is for having Bluetooth. The answer is simple: save time , basically. A search for Bluetooth devices is slow. The first thing it will do is look for everything it finds around our house, which today can be many terminals, but it may also find us the neighbors’ mobile phones, so in the end it becomes a nuisance.
Also, I’m sure that on many occasions there are names that you don’t recognize at first glance, and you have to go one by one, knowing if that is the terminal you want to connect to. NFC technology eliminates this hassle: you just have to pass your mobile near the NFC point of the soundbar (marked with an N, usually) and everything will be ready in a couple of seconds.
In this list of sound bars with NFC we want to give you 10 of the best proposals.
Sony HT-MT300
Sony is one of the manufacturers that includes NFC in many of its sound bar models. The HT-MT300 is a compact 2.1 system, ideal for placing it virtually anywhere in the home. It has a fully configurable wireless subwoofer and thanks to NFC it can be connected to another compatible device by simply moving the terminal closer.
Philips Fidelio B5
The Philips Fidelio B5 is a 4.1 soundbar with detachable Bluetooth speakers. It supports Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II surround sound, and its design allows for high-quality sound, which they call Crystal Clear. In addition, it has a minimalist design that can be adapted to any decoration. Of course compatible with our friend NFC for quick setup.
Sangean SB-100
The Sangean SB-100 sound bar is an option for lovers of good sound and those with a spacious living room. It is one of the heaviest bars (6.3 kg), but also the ones that sound the best in power.
QLPP Bluetooth and NFC
The QLPP soundbar features 2.1 surround sound that emulates cinema sound with 32W of power. It can be mounted on the wall, like the vast majority of systems of this type, although in this case the manufacturer has taken care to include a very simple system. Together with NFC technology, everything will be very simple to start listening to music or movies through this sound bar.
WEHQ Sound Bar for TV
The WEHQ sound bar is specially designed to amplify the sound of our television, although it has a power of 40 W which is also ideal for enjoying good music. It has 2.1 speakers and it even has a hands-free function thanks to its included microphone.
Sony HTRT 4
We return to Sony to examine another of their soundbar models, the HTRT 4 . This time it is also a complete 5.1 system with rear speakers, with a clamping foot, and an exceptional power of 600 W. If you are looking for something more than to expand the sound of the television, it is an option to take into account.
WHCCL Sound Bar
An easier option than the Sony behemoth above is this WHCCL soundbar with a front LED display. It has a much more modest power, with two speakers of 5 W each, but in addition to the NFC, it also has a 2200 mAh battery that makes it ideal for outdoor use. Summer 2020 has come to an end, but the pool parties of 2021 may sound great.
DGHJK Sound Bars
Another sound bar with an LED screen and a hands-free option for the mobile. Like the previous option, it also has 5 W speakers, although this time there are four instead of two. The included subwoofer improves the bass and, as a curiosity, includes a thermometer that will show the room temperature, in case it is necessary to heat the environment.
Bose SoundTouch 300
We return to trusted manufacturers. In this case, one of those who best treat sound, Bose . Your SoundTouch 300 soundbar offers 65 watts of power, spacious surround sound, and the ADAPTiQ calibration system, which tailors the sound to the room so that it sounds its best.
Sony HT-ST5000
We finished the list with a brown beast, the HT-ST5000 soundbar . Its 800 W of power leaves no doubt about it. It is a 7.1 sound system with Dolby Atmos, high resolution audio, WiFi, 3D Surround, … It does not lack anything to be one of the best sound bars, and, of course, not for all budgets. But if you can afford it, why not enjoy sound at home like this.
