Well, supporting ARC is one thing your speakers don't. 
I just priced soundbars a week ago for my daughter's TV, as they had a couple of speakers die and can't afford a complete 5.1 system at this time. I got them a pretty decent 2.1 soundbar for $150, and that included a sub. It doesn't support ARC, and of course neither it nor your speakers also contain a Roku Ultra within it. So, figuring about $80 of the price is the Ultra, the another $70 for the soundbar is actually a pretty good price. It's adding the sub for an addition $180 is where it's past the bargain level. I'd say a total of about $200, and you get a Roku Ultra, the soundbar and the sub, that would be an exceptional deal.
I just priced soundbars a week ago for my daughter's TV, as they had a couple of speakers die and can't afford a complete 5.1 system at this time. I got them a pretty decent 2.1 soundbar for $150, and that included a sub. It doesn't support ARC, and of course neither it nor your speakers also contain a Roku Ultra within it. So, figuring about $80 of the price is the Ultra, the another $70 for the soundbar is actually a pretty good price. It's adding the sub for an addition $180 is where it's past the bargain level. I'd say a total of about $200, and you get a Roku Ultra, the soundbar and the sub, that would be an exceptional deal.
"atc98092" wrote:
Well, supporting ARC is one thing your speakers don't.
Right, well, not even knowing what ARC is I googled a bit:
https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-audio-return-channel-arc/
My Roku Ultra Remote - the battery eater it is - controls the TV's volume (and in turn the 'headphone jack') and it also controls the TV power. I realize this isn't the case for many, but here in DubTown it's working ok. I'm glad I didn't need to spend an extra C-Note or more on some sound to replace some really crappy speakers (are there ANY TV speakers that aren't really crappy?) (rhetorical - TV Speakers are really crappy these days).
The moral of the story?
If you're Roku brand loyal, have a couple hundred burning a hole in your pocket, need an Ultra and some crappy speaker replacement - Roku has a new sound bar that will fill ALL those needs.
$80 is about what I paid for my Ultra Refurb at Amazon. So in the end it's not a bad deal, but the speakers are a little pricey (where have I heard that before?).
