INTRODUCTION

   When i got my very first 55 inch LCD TV roughly 15 years ago (circa 2008) i remember being so impressed by its size that i was watching movies non-stop (on both my Toshiba HD-DVD and my SONY Blu-Ray) and that's also why almost immediately i went out and got a Yamaha based 5.1 surround system to go with it. Fast forward to today and even though i don't really have the time to watch movies on a daily basis i do dedicate a few hours each week, if there's a new one out that I’d really like to see (unfortunately not many of those as of late). For good or bad i recently decided to "retire" all three of my 5.1/7.1 surround systems (too many cables around and my A/V amplifiers lack quite a few features) and replace them with soundbars which means I'm looking to test as many such models as possible in order to see what that technology has to offer. Today's review is obviously for one such soundbar and more specifically the Sierra by Majority.

   Founded by two friends from Cambridge in 2012, Majority has gone on to become an Amazon best-selling brand with a device in over three million homes across the globe. From the very beginning, founders, Eddie Latham, and PJ Scott’s focus has been to use ground-breaking technology to deliver quality consumer electronics at an affordable price. “Our goal has always been inclusivity” Latham and Scott use their years of know-how to continue to build a brand that designs products for a variety of budgets.

   The Majority Sierra is a Dolby Atmos soundbar which is currently available with (2.1.2) and without (2.0.2) a wireless subwoofer, the latter of which is what arrived in the lab roughly a month ago. So, without the wireless subwoofer the standalone Sierra sports a total power output of 280W (400W for the subwoofer version) which should still be more than plenty for home use. In terms of speakers aside the 4 main drivers and the two air ports the Sierra delivers on something we don't see in its price range (and even higher), two up-firing drivers which can be used to produce a more realistic Dolby Atmos effect (compared to soundbars without them). The Sierra also features Bluetooth v5.0 connectivity, USB port (supports MP3, FLAC, WAV and WMA file formats), two HDMI v2.0 4K HDR pass-through ports, HDMI ARC port, optical port and a 3.5mm jack. Needless to say, since the Sierra has an ARC port (and not an eARC one) it can't decode lossless (True HD) Dolby Atmos (only lossy Digital Plus) but since that's pretty much available only on Blu-Ray and not streaming services it's far from a deal breaker. So, let's see what Majority brings to the table with their Sierra 2.0.2 Dolby Atmos Soundbar.