Although this system lacks Wi-Fi wireless streaming, Sony fitted it with its Digital Sound Enhancement Engine to enhance the sound quality of compressed audio via Bluetooth streaming. The System 6 is compatible with wireless streaming via Bluetooth, and the main soundbar includes an optical input for a host of Dolby Digital audio formats. The soundbar's HDMI eARC input is responsible for accessing Dolby Digital audio formats, Dolby Atmos, and DTS:X spatial audio formats.
The best thing about the JBL Bar 1000MK2 is its versatile design. The design makes it easy for those with smaller living rooms to get a surround sound setup without permanently mounted, wired surround speakers. It's kind of a genius concept. The two surround speakers simply look like part of the soundbar itself when they're attached to the sides, and they charge when they're attached.
It's hard to convince anyone to spend over a thousand dollars on a soundbar system. Ask a home theater nerd or Redditor, and they'll say spending real cash on anything other than a receiver and dedicated speakers and subwoofer is a fool's errand. As an A/V reviewer, I see this as a hilariously case of gatekeeping. These arguments are predicated on the fact that everyone has the room, know-how, and desire to deal with cables, speakers, and the associated setup.