JBL
Bar 1000MK2
JBL Bar 1000MK2 (2025): 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X soundbar system with detachable battery surrounds, 10-inch wireless subwoofer and 3 HDMI inputs.
Released 2025
MSRP $1,199.00
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- 7.1.4 speaker setup
- Dolby Atmos (up-firing)
- DTS:X
- HDMI eARC
- 3 HDMI inputs
- Wi-Fi
- AirPlay
- Chromecast
- Room correction
- Wireless sub
- Wireless surrounds
Overview
The Bar 1000MK2 is a soundbar system from the second-generation JBL Bar series, which HARMAN announced in June 2025 for jbl.com. A 10-inch wireless subwoofer and two detachable, battery-powered surround speakers are in the box. The bar is 854 mm wide, 52 mm high and 128 mm deep (1203 mm wide with the surround speakers docked), comes in black and can be wall-mounted with the kit in the box.
JBL lists six racetrack drivers, two 1-inch tweeters and two 2.75-inch up-firing drivers in the bar, and racetrack and up-firing drivers in the surround speakers: 500 W for the bar, 2 x 80 W for the surrounds and 300 W for the subwoofer, 960 W maximum in total. The surround speakers run up to 10 hours on their batteries and recharge when docked. The TV connects over HDMI eARC or optical, and three HDMI inputs take consoles and players. Over dual-band Wi-Fi the bar supports AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Amazon Music, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready; Bluetooth, Ethernet and a USB port (MP3 playback on US units) are also built in. Setup runs through the JBL One app. It has no built-in voice assistant.
What the specs mean
- 7.1.4 channels: seven channels from the bar and surround speakers plus the subwoofer, with height from up-firing drivers in the bar and in the surround speakers, widened by JBL's MultiBeam 3.0 processing. JBL's spec sheet says 7.1.4; HARMAN's launch release table says 7.4.1.
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X: both object-based 3D formats are decoded, plus Dolby Digital.
- Night listening: the surround speakers go in front of you and the bar and subwoofer mute, so you can listen late without disturbing others.
- HDMI eARC: the enhanced Audio Return Channel sends the TV's sound to the soundbar over one HDMI cable, with enough bandwidth for Dolby Atmos.
- 4K passthrough (HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDCP 2.3): sources on the three HDMI inputs pass their 4K HDR picture on to the TV.
- PureVoice 2.0: JBL's dialogue enhancement raises the dialogue based on the scene and the volume.
- Room correction: the sound calibration adapts the surround effect to how sound reflects off the room.
- TV remote: over HDMI-CEC the TV remote controls the bar, and it can also learn IR commands from a TV remote.
Which soundbar is right for you?
| JBLBar 1000MK2 (current soundbar)MSRP $1,199.00Check price on Amazon | JBLBar 1000MSRP $1,199.95Check price on Amazon | LGS80QRMSRP $1,049.99Check price on Amazon | |
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| Overall value A rough features-for-the-price score, compared with every soundbar listed. Bars gain points for things like Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi and room tuning, and lose points without them. Dolby Atmos with up-firing speakers earns more than virtual Atmos. Cheaper bars lose fewer points, or none, for missing premium extras (Dolby Atmos, HDMI eARC, up-firing speakers). 100 is the best deal listed. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Price-band value Like Overall value, but each soundbar is compared only with soundbars in its own price band: up to $300, $300–500, $500–800, $800–1,200 or over $1,200. 100 is the best deal in that band. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 88$800–1,200 | 88$800–1,200 | 87$800–1,200 |
| Speaker setup | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 | 5.1.3 |
| Dolby Atmos | Up-firing | Up-firing | Up-firing |
| Form factor | Bar + sub + surrounds | Bar + sub + surrounds | Bar + sub + surrounds |
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| HDMI inputs | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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| Virtual assistants | None | None |
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| Soundbar dimensions | 854 × 52 × 128 mm | 884 × 56 × 125 mm | 1000 × 63 × 135 mm |
Specifications
Overview
- Overall value
- 81
- Price-band value
- 88$800–1,200
- Speaker setup
- 7.1.4
- Dolby Atmos
- Up-firing
- Form factor
- Bar + sub + surrounds
Expandability
- Is extendable
- No (full setup included)
- Has wireless surrounds
- Yes
- Has wireless subwoofer
- Yes
Connectivity
- Available inputs
- Bluetooth
- HDMI×3
- HDMI eArc
- LAN (RJ-45)
- Optical
- USB
- WiFi
- Streaming support
- AirPlay
- Amazon Music
- Chromecast
- Spotify
- Tidal
- Virtual assistants
- None
- Controllers
- On Device
- Remote Control
- TV Remote Control
- App required
- Not stated
- Same-brand TV features
- Not stated
Audio & video
- Audio support
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Digital
- DTS:X
- Room correction
- Yes
- Dialogue enhancement
- PureVoice 2.0
- Night mode
- Night listening
- Passthrough
- 4K* (Refresh rate not stated by the manufacturer)
- HDR10+
- DV
- HDCP 2.3
- HDMI inputs
- 3
Design
- Soundbar dimensions
- 854 × 52 × 128 mm
- Wall mountable
- Yes
- Colors
- Black
- What's in the box
- Batteries
- Booklets
- HDMI Cable
- Power Cable
- Remote control
- Subwoofer
- Surround speakers
- Wall mount
- Wall mount template
Sources
- https://news.harman.com/releases/jbl-introduces-next-gen-bar-series-for-truly-immersive-entertainment
- https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw43318bdc/pdfs/JBL_BAR_1000MK2_Specsheet_EN.pdf
- https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dwd6295a33/pdfs/HA_JBL_Bar%201000MK2_OM_Global_EN_V3.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250917161144/https://www.jbl.com/BAR-1000MK2.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260906131432/https://www.jbl.com/BAR-1000MK2.html
- https://www.hdmi.org/spec21sub/enhancedaudioreturnchannel
Updated 2026-10-22