The ports on the back of the JBL Link Bar: Power (power supply is internal, so no extra bricks to add to your TV setup), service port, optical in, analog audio in, Ethernet (Wifi works as well), 3 ...

The port supplies 5 volts of power, so you could use it to power a low-powered device like a Firestick. ... Sound quality. JBL Bar 500 soundbar. Picture: Noel Campion.

JBL’s highly-rated Bar 500 5.1 soundbar system is on sale for a whopping 33% off, bringing its price down from $600 to just $399 — the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this system.

Tech review: JBL Link Bar sound bar is a jack of all trades. The JBL Link Bar sounds better than built-in TV speakers but there is a distinct lack of bass compared to some other soundbars.