AFFORDABLE ATMOS BARS

● LG SL9YG

Virtual surround sound might trick your ears, but it takes bass for full-body immersion. LG’S wall-mountable bar ships with a separate sub for extra wireless whump-whump.

£380 / lg.com

● JBL Bar 5.0 Multibeam JBL’S Multibeam simulates the Atmos effect with a standard five-driver setup. Automatic calibration takes care of the tinkering, tuning its output to suit your room.

£350 / uk.jbl.com

● Sony HT-X8500

Unless you’re a sonic superhero, you can’t hear with your peepers. Luckily, Sony’s slim but punchy oblong with Vertical Surround Engine is easy on both the ears and the eyes.

£350 / sony.co.uk