Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar MAX

 

A state-of-the-art device

Harnessing the power of a multi-speaker home cinema system to deliver a 3D audio experience like you've never heard before.

 

Powered by 13 high-end drivers

Our -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max delivers a 5.1.4 sound experience and produces deep, 30Hz bass without the need for an extra subwoofer.

And thanks to an advanced room calibration, it immerses you in studio-grade sound adapted to the specifics of your living room for an unforgettable 3D experience.

 

A studio-grade audio experience

Engineered to produce more realistic highs and lows, more dimension, and more details.

The Sennheiser -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max lets you tailor your listening experience with a built-in equalizer and three bespoke -AMBEO- 3D technology modes with which you can adjust the output to your own individual tastes.

 

You can’t help but to feel it.

Our -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max features five dedicated high-fidelity tweeters delivering studio quality sound.

Six long-throw woofers producing extreme 30Hz bass, and midrange vocals recreated with breathtaking precision. Together they create a 3D home audio experience like you’ve never heard before.

 

Using the latest virtualization technology

The -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max merges with the acoustics of your environment to create a 3D sound experience.

By capturing the characteristics of your living room and reflective surfaces, and using the latest virtualization technology developed with Fraunhofer, the -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max from Sennheiser merges with the acoustics of your environment to create a 3D sound experience. The 13 independent drivers and the -AMBEO- technology work as virtual speakers, recreating a surround sound installation and placing you in the center of the action.

 

The new way to experience -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max

-AMBEO-|OS expands its eco-system with support for AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and TIDAL Connect.

-AMBEO- Soundbar | Max, the world’s best sounding soundbar, is getting even better. With the launch of an all-new operating system, -AMBEO-|OS, it receives a major update that expands its eco-system with support for AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and TIDAL Connect. A fresh new user experience is offered by the all-new Smart Control App and a new web browser interface, which combine gorgeous modern design with effortless and responsive control.

 

A soundbar that looks as good as it sounds

The brushed aluminum exterior and minimalist details are especially made for the ones seeking design and performance in one bar.

The Sennheiser -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max delivers a fully immersive sound experience with style. The brushed aluminum exterior and minimalist details are especially made for the ones seeking design and performance in one beautiful bar. Never has a single soundbar been capable of reproducing such deep bass that only an external subwoofer could have produced.

 

All connections provided

The soundbar is equipped with the latest HDMI standards, 4K passthrough compatibility, Bluetooth and Chromecast built-in.

Alongside compatibility with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and MPEG-H, the -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max's Upmix Technology can turn stereo or 5.1 audio into a 3D sound experience. And to ensure that it’s easy for you to enjoy high quality entertainment, the soundbar is equipped with the latest HDMI standards (eARC and Dolby Vision), 4K passthrough compatibility, Bluetooth and Chromecast built-in.

 

An end-to-end immersive sound experience

-AMBEO- delivers 3D audio technologies and solutions that achieve as natural and immersive a sound experience as possible.

Everything you hear in the real world is immersive. With -AMBEO-, Sennheiser delivers end-to-end 3D audio technologies and solutions for you to achieve as natural and immersive a sound experience as possible in applications such as Home Audio 3D, 3D Sound Recording and Mixing, VR/XR, and Exhibitions. -AMBEO-’s promise is to empower listeners to experience and shape new perspectives and realities in sound. With audio solutions that capture and amplify real life (-AMBEO- VR Mic and AMBEO Smart Headset), -AMBEO- equips content creators with unique tools to make an impact on their audiences. For listeners who are hungry for breathtaking emotions, the -AMBEO- exhibitions (Pink Floyd, etc.) and the Sennheiser -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max transform every moment into a supernatural audio experience.

 

A new music experience

360 Reality Audio uses Sony's object-based 360 Spatial Sound technology.

Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even sounds of a live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field, giving artists and creators a new way to express their creativity. -AMBEO- Soundbar | Max enables 360 Reality Audio content via Google Chromecast, allowing you to stream music in 3D without any additional devices.

 

Specifications

 

Amplifier

13x class D Amplifiers

Total audio power

500 W (peak)

Total number of speakers

13

Audio processing

DualCore 1,2 GhZ ARM Cortex A7, 2x Dual Core 500 MHz SHARC DSP

Voltage range

100-240V ~ 50/60Hz

Woofers

6x 4" Cellulose Sandwich Cones

Tweeters

5x 1" Tweeters Aluminium Cones

Full range

2x 3,5" Top Facing Full Range

Frequency response

30 Hz - 20kHz (-3dB)

HDMI TV (eARC) OUT

eARC (HDMI 2.1)

HDMI settings

control: CEC

HDMI video formats

up to 4K (60 Hz), Full HD, MHL 2.1

HDMI encoding

HDCP 1.4

HDMI power supply

for accessories (external devices): 5 V ⎓, 1 A

OPT IN

1x S/PDIF, sampling rates: up to 192 kHz

AUX IN

1x Stereo RCA sockets

USB

USB socket (type A), for power supply for accessories (external devices): 5 V ⎓, 1 A;

Subwoofer SW Pre-OUT

1x Mono RCA, max. 2 V

Microphone input for room calibration

1 x 2.5 mm jack socket, mono

Services

Google Chromecast built-in, UPnP, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect

Max power

250W

Eco standby

1,9W (Default)

Smart standby

5,5W

Setup consumption

2,3W

Temperature range (operation)

operation: 0 °C to +45 °C, storage: -20 °C to +70 °C

Relative humidity (operation)

operation: 20 to 85 %, storage: 10 to 95 %

Display

status LED, AMBEO LED, Graphic OLED with brightness sensor

Dimensions (with feet)

approx. 126.5 x 13.5 x 17.1 cm incl. feet

Dimensions (without feet)

approx. 126.5 x 12.5 x 17.1 cm without feet

Weight

approx. 18.5 kg

WiFi

WiFi Standard IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

WiFi transmission system

2 x 2 MIMO

WiFi transmission frequency

2,400 MHz to 2,483.5 MHz / 5,170 MHz to 5,835 MHz

WiFi modulation 2.4 GHz

CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK für DSSS / 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK for OFDM

WiFi modulation

Modulation 5 GHz band: 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK

Bluetooth output power

100 mW (max)

Bluetooth version

4.2, class 1, BR/EDR, BLE

Bluetooth transmission frequency

2,400 MHz to 2,483.5 MHz

Bluetooth modulation

GFSK, π/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK

Bluetooth profiles

A2DP, AVRCP, GATT

Bluetooth output power

10 mW (max)

Bluetooth Audio Codec

AAC, SBC

Bluetooth pairing option

Near Field Communication (NFC)

ETHERNET

1x RJ-45 socket, 100/10 MBit

Audio format / Codec

DSD, MP3, AAC/HE-AAC, LPCM, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, Vorbis, Dolby Atmos Music, Sony 360 Reality Audio / .mp3, .m4a, .aac, .mp4, .3gp, .wav, .flac, .aiff, .aif, .m4a, .ogg