Bluesound Pulse Cinema Mini P431 soundbar (titanium)

This sleek bar delivers high-fidelity sound and comes with a ton of music streaming options. A compact bar with audiophile quality The Bluesound PULSE CINEMA MINI offers high-performance sound, including immersive Dolby Atmos virtualization, from a compact footprint. This slim sound bar combines eight audiophile-grade speakers with powerful amplification and built-in DSP to deliver clear, detailed sound for movies, music, and more. I got to spend some quality time with a sample of this sound bar before release. Read on for my thoughts. Firsthand listening impressions Bluesound has a great reputation with my peers here at Crutchfield. So, naturally, I was pumped to get hands-on with the CINEMA MINI. Fortunately, I didn't need to wait long. The setup was nearly effortless. The bar fit under my TV with room to spare. I plugged in a couple cables, pulled up the BluOS app to connect to my Wi-Fi, and that was it. With everything up and running in a few minutes, I was ready to go. One of the best holiday movies ever With falling leaves and cool weather on the mind, I started my test with Nightmare Before Christmas . The autumn air wasn't the only thing that was crisp that day. The MINI was a perfect match for Danny Elfman's classic, dare I say "spooktacular," soundtrack. The sound was clear as a bell with clean separation and staging. I've seen this movie many times, but this time the unique tone voice of each strange denizen of Halloween Town seemed more distinct than I remembered. The MINI's output was impressive for its compact size. When the opening rises into a crescendo and the Pumpkin King is lifted out of the fountain, an average TV viewer might've been tempted to lower the volume (not me). Thanks to the MINI, my coworkers will probably hear me singing "Jack's Lament" while typing for the foreseeable future. (The fury of my recitations, indeed.) Jamming to K-pop It was time for some music, and my expectations were high. After all, high-fidelity streaming music is