Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Max (2019)

The AMBEO Soundbar Max is Sennheiser's flagship single-piece Atmos bar, with thirteen drivers powering a 5.1.4-channel virtual surround field calibrated to your room. Its rear jack pack is the most generous in the AMBEO line: a single HDMI 2.1 eARC output to the TV plus three HDMI 2.0 inputs that pass 4K HDR through, an optical TOSLINK input, a stereo RCA aux input, a mono RCA subwoofer pre-out, a Gigabit Ethernet jack and a USB-A service port. The bar still uses a detachable 2-prong IEC C7-to-C8 figure-8 mains cord, despite the 250 W amplifier section.

Flagship 5.1.4 virtual Atmos bar with HDMI 2.1 eARC, 3x HDMI 2.0 inputs, optical, RCA aux, sub pre-out, Gigabit LAN, IEC C8.

Device Information

Manufacturer
Sennheiser
Release Year
2019
Model Number
AMBEO Soundbar Max (SB01)
Category
Audio Equipment

Available Ports

Connector Quantity Label Notes
HDMI 2.1 (Type A – Standard) 1 HDMI OUT (TV, eARC, rear) eARC output to TV. Passes uncompressed Dolby Atmos TrueHD.
HDMI 2.0b (Type A – Standard) 3 HDMI IN 1–3 (rear) 4K HDR passthrough for source devices (Blu-ray, consoles, streamers).
Optical TOSLINK (S/PDIF) 1 Optical IN (rear) Digital optical input for legacy TVs without HDMI ARC/eARC.
RCA Stereo Audio 1 AUX IN (stereo RCA, rear) Analog stereo line-level input — one L+R pair. CD player / legacy stereo source.
RCA Audio (Mono) 1 Subwoofer Pre-Out (rear) Mono RCA subwoofer pre-out for adding a wired subwoofer.
USB Type-A (USB 2.0) 1 USB (service, rear) Firmware and service updates only — does not play audio from USB storage.
RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet) 1 Ethernet (rear) Gigabit Ethernet for streaming services and Sennheiser Smart Control.
IEC C8 (Figure-8 Inlet) 1 AC Power (C8 figure-8 inlet) 2-prong IEC C7 plug mates to a C8 inlet on the bar.

Notes & Compatibility

TV-facing HDMI is HDMI 2.1 with eARC (passes uncompressed Dolby Atmos TrueHD); the three source inputs are HDMI 2.0 (mapped to HDMI 2.0b tier). Single mono RCA subwoofer pre-out for adding a wired sub (the wireless AMBEO Sub uses Wi-Fi). Stereo RCA aux input accepts a CD player or legacy stereo source. Gigabit Ethernet alongside Wi-Fi and Chromecast built-in. USB-A is firmware/service only (no media playback). Power is a detachable 2-prong IEC C7-to-C8 figure-8 cord — represented here as IEC C8 (Figure-8 Inlet) to match the AMBEO Plus convention.

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