9 of 15 Soundbars Include a Wall Mount; Sonos and Bose Don’t

Often, yes: of 15 current soundbars whose makers’ US pages we read on 16 October 2026, 9 list a wall bracket in the box, including all eight Samsung, JBL and TCL models we checked and Sony’s Bravia Theater Bar 8. Sonos and Bose sell theirs separately, at $39 to $79 for a Sonos bracket and $49 for Bose’s, and Sony’s cheaper Bar 5 lists none.

What you need to mount one is the bracket made for that bar, its cables plugged in before it goes onto the bracket, and a gap under the TV. For the Sonos Arc Ultra (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), Sonos asks for at least 4 inches.

Bracket in the box, by model

Soundbar	Bracket in the box?	What the maker lists, or sells	Source
Samsung HW-Q990H	Yes	“Wall Mount Bracket: Yes”	Samsung US spec sheet
Samsung HW-S800D (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	“Wall Mount Kit: Yes”	Samsung US spec sheet
Samsung HW-B630F (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	“Wall Mount Bracket: Yes”	Samsung US spec sheet
JBL Bar 300MK2	Yes	Two L-shape brackets, wall-mount template	JBL, What’s in the box
JBL Bar 1000MK2 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	Two L-shape brackets for the bar, two U-shape for the surround speakers, template	JBL, What’s in the box
TCL Q85H (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	“Free Wall Mount Kit”	TCL US store
TCL S55H (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	“Free Wall Mount Kit”	TCL US store
TCL S45H (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	“Free Wall Mount Kit”	TCL US store
Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 (HT-A8000) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Yes	Wall mounting bracket and template	Sony US, supplied accessories
Sony Bravia Theater Bar 5 (HT-B500) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	Not listed	Box list: remote, batteries, AC cord	Sony US, what’s in the box
Sonos Arc Ultra	No	Sonos Arc & Arc Ultra Wall Mount, $79	Sonos US store
Sonos Beam Ultra	No	Sonos Beam Ultra Wall Mount, $69	Sonos US store
Sonos Beam (Gen 2)	No	Sonos Beam Wall Mount, $49	Sonos US store
Sonos Ray	No	Sonos Ray Wall Mount, $39	Sonos US store
Bose Smart Soundbar	No	Bose Soundbar Wall Bracket, $49	Bose US store

Prices are the makers’ US list prices on 16 October 2026. Among these 15, the split follows the maker more than the price: TCL’s two-channel S45H includes a kit, and Sonos’s flagship Arc Ultra does not.

Sonos: match the bracket to the bar

Sonos makes a bracket per model, and they do not all cross over. The Arc Ultra fits both its own mount and the older Sonos Arc Wall Mount, Sonos’s guide says. The Beam Ultra fits only its own: Sonos says it “is not compatible with wall mounts for other Sonos soundbars, including Beam Gen 2, Arc, and Arc Ultra”, and that “using an incompatible mount poses a safety risk.” A Beam Ultra needs its own $69 mount, not a Beam Gen 2 bracket.

Sonos adds that, unlike the Arc’s mount, the Beam Ultra mount “does not include magnets for tuning”. Its guides do not say what the Arc mount’s magnets do.

Bose goes the other way: one $49 bracket, listed for the Smart Soundbar, Smart Ultra Soundbar, Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar, Smart Soundbar 600, 700 and 900, Soundbar 500 and others.

How far below the TV

Sonos is the one maker here whose clearance figures we read. Its guides recommend below the TV for the Arc Ultra and Beam Ultra, and allow above.

Sonos bar	Space between bar and TV	Space at the ends
Arc Ultra (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	At least 4 in (10 cm); the bracket’s top edge sits 5.5 in (14 cm) under the TV	At least 1 ft (30 cm) from a wall or obstruction
Beam Ultra (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	At least 4 in (10 cm) clear above, for its overhead sound	At least 1 in (2.5 cm)
Beam (Gen 2) (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	At least 1 in (25 mm) above, to reach the touch controls	The guide gives both 1 in and 1 ft
Ray	Enough to reach the touch controls; the bracket’s top at least 2.5 in under a wall-mounted TV	The guide gives both 1 in and 1 ft

Sonos asks for the touch controls facing up on the Arc Ultra, Beam Ultra and Ray. The Arc Ultra and Beam Ultra kits include a positioning guide, and Sonos warns not to discard it because “it may look like packing material”.

The setting that changes

Mount a Beam Ultra (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) with less than 4 inches above it and Sonos recommends turning on Simulated Overhead Sound in Settings › Beam Ultra › Height Audio, which simulates the effect without sending sound to the ceiling.

The Arc Ultra guide names no setting to change after mounting. Its Trueplay section says the tuning “measures how sound reflects off walls, furnishings, and other surfaces”, which is the reason to run it again (Settings, choose the speaker, Trueplay) once the bar has moved to the wall.

Cables and power

Plug the power and HDMI cables into the bar before it goes on the bracket; Sonos’s Arc Ultra steps do this before you slide the bar down onto the bracket’s slots. The HDMI end goes into the TV’s HDMI ARC or eARC port. A standard Sonos power cord is 6 ft (2 m), and Sonos sells shorter and longer ones.

When choosing the spot, Sonos says to avoid heat, steam, dripping water and hidden wiring. Its kits come with wall anchors and screws, and the guides give a drill bit size for each wall type.

Sonos’s store also lists Sanus mounts sold as TV mounts rather than wall mounts: the Sanus TV Mount for Sonos Beam at $79.99 and the Sanus Extendable TV Mount for Sonos Arc at $159.99. We did not read their compatibility details.

Before you drill

If you are still choosing a bar, a bracket in the box saves the $39 to $79 a Sonos bracket costs. Our roundup of the soundbars reviewers rate highest and the question of whether you need a separate sub come first. And if the TV is going on the wall too, settle what size suits your seating distance before you mark where the bar goes under it.

Questions people ask

Do soundbars come with wall mounts?

Many do. Of 15 current models we checked on makers’ US pages, 9 list a bracket in the box: all three Samsung, both JBL and all three TCL models we read, plus Sony’s Bravia Theater Bar 8. Sonos and Bose sell theirs separately.

Does the Sonos Arc Ultra come with a wall mount?

No. Sonos sells the Arc & Arc Ultra Wall Mount for $79 on its US store (16 October 2026). Sonos’s guide says the Arc Ultra also fits the older Sonos Arc Wall Mount.

Do Samsung soundbars come with a wall mount?

The three we checked do: the HW-Q990H and HW-B630F list a wall mount bracket in their US spec sheets, and the HW-S800D a wall mount kit. Check the spec sheet of the exact model before you buy a bracket.

Does the Bose Smart Soundbar come with a wall bracket?

No. Its box holds the bar, HDMI and optical cables, a power cord and the remote. Bose sells the Bose Soundbar Wall Bracket for $49, and lists it for the Smart Soundbar, Smart Ultra Soundbar, Smart Soundbar 600 and 900, and others.

How much space should be between a soundbar and the TV?

It depends on the bar. Sonos asks for at least 4 inches under the TV for the Arc Ultra, 4 inches clear above the Beam Ultra for its overhead sound, and 1 inch above the Beam (Gen 2) so you can reach its controls.

Can I use a Sonos Beam wall mount for the Beam Ultra?

No. Sonos says the Beam Ultra is not compatible with wall mounts for its other soundbars, including the Beam Gen 2, Arc and Arc Ultra, and that using one poses a safety risk. Its own mount is $69.

Should a soundbar go above or below the TV?

Below, if you follow Sonos: its Arc Ultra and Beam Ultra guides recommend mounting under the TV and allow above. We did not read the other makers’ manuals, so check yours.