Our quick take
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar - 3.5 / 5
Stylish looks and solid engineering
- Soundbar: 1240 x 109 x 107mm; 5.5kg Available in black
B&W Formation Bar features
- Proprietary Formation mesh network 3-channel audio from soundbar Dolby Digital and DTS support Formation multiroom system Optional rear speakers Optional subwoofer
Connections and controls
- 1x optical digital input; 1x Ethernet Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; AirPlay 2 Formation app (iOS/Android)
Accomplished yet limited performance
3 channel audio from soundbar: 1x 25mm ‘double dome’ tweeter 2x 65mm woven glass fibre mid/bass woofers Frequency response: 40Hz to 28kHz
1x 25mm ‘double dome’ tweeter 2x 65mm woven glass fibre mid/bass woofers
To recap
An attractively designed, well-crafted and accomplished soundbar – but it suffers from limited features (no HDMI connections, no remote control in the box), limited bass, and a high price all considered.
