The Russound Cinema Bar 3.0 is a passive left/center/right soundbar designed to hang below a wall-mounted television and give clearer dialogue and a wider front stage than built-in TV speakers. Each of its three channels gets its own 4-inch polypropylene woofer, a 1-inch soft-dome tweeter with a waveguide and phase plug, and a 4-inch passive radiator that extends low end without adding a subwoofer.
The three channels sit in separate, isolated chambers inside a reinforced MDF cabinet, which keeps them from interfering with one another. Russound rates the bar at 70 Hz to 20 kHz with 87.5 dB sensitivity (2.83 V / 1 m), a nominal 6-ohm load and 100 W RMS power handling per channel, with a 3 kHz crossover.
Because it is passive, the Cinema Bar 3.0 needs a three-channel amplifier or receiver; Russound designed it specifically for its AVA3.1 mini AV receiver, which connects to the TV over HDMI ARC. Three mounting options are built in: a standard hook, a slider bracket for precise centering under the screen, and TV-ready inserts with two M8 screws for attaching to a TV wall mount. A pin-mounted black/gray grille finishes the satin black cabinet, and Russound covers the Cinema Bar 3.0 with a 5-year limited warranty.
Key Features
- Three 4-inch woofers, three 1-inch tweeters, three 4-inch passive radiators
- 70 Hz - 20 kHz, 87.5 dB sensitivity, 6 ohms
- 100 W RMS per channel
- Isolated per-channel MDF chambers
- Hook, slider bracket and TV-mount inserts included
- 5-year limited warranty
Ideal Applications
Living rooms, bedrooms, media rooms, conference rooms, hotel suites and anywhere a wall-mounted TV needs better front-channel sound.
Compatibility
Passive speaker: requires a 3-channel amplifier or AV receiver. Designed to pair with the Russound AVA3.1 mini-AVR (3 x 50 W, HDMI ARC with CEC). Push-type speaker terminals accept up to 12 AWG wire.