As part of my wide array of test subjects I was shopping some Soundbars yesterday and decided to see if anyone was actively testing them as to make sure I avoided any significant overlap in my own future tests. I came across this site:
https://www.rtings.com/soundbar
The site states they are ad-free and buy all their own equipment and test samples (none provided from the mfg) and in order to keep that model you must pay to see reviews after a limited number of free views.
While their tests aren't necessarily "standard" in the way we expect (for example, they do not make any attempt at quasi-anechoic measurements and instead opt for a 16-microphone array inside a makeshift 'room' (shown below) and average the results) they do seem to have a pretty good method of their own and a lot of tests completed with the same procedure which makes, if nothing else, for a good comparative base to peruse.
Go browse. Make sure to read their section on how they test so you have an understanding. Here's an example page to start with: https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/samsung/hw-q90r#page-test-results
At any rate, I found the site interesting and thought I'd share in case you guys were interested as well.
https://www.rtings.com/images/reviews/soundbar/lg/sk9y/sk9y-in-test-large.jpg
https://www.rtings.com/soundbar
The site states they are ad-free and buy all their own equipment and test samples (none provided from the mfg) and in order to keep that model you must pay to see reviews after a limited number of free views.
While their tests aren't necessarily "standard" in the way we expect (for example, they do not make any attempt at quasi-anechoic measurements and instead opt for a 16-microphone array inside a makeshift 'room' (shown below) and average the results) they do seem to have a pretty good method of their own and a lot of tests completed with the same procedure which makes, if nothing else, for a good comparative base to peruse.
Go browse. Make sure to read their section on how they test so you have an understanding. Here's an example page to start with: https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/samsung/hw-q90r#page-test-results
At any rate, I found the site interesting and thought I'd share in case you guys were interested as well.
https://www.rtings.com/images/reviews/soundbar/lg/sk9y/sk9y-in-test-large.jpg