Looks like the best budget soundbar maker is bringing a 9.2.6-channel beast of a compact home theater system to CES 2026
Ultimea will launch a 9.2.6 soundbar system and multiple home audio products at CES 2026.
(Image credit: Ultimea)
- Ultimea will unveil a 9.2.6-channel soundbar surround system at CES
- Dual subwoofers and four satellite speakers
- Also available in a single-sub version
Ultimea makes some of the best soundbars at the cheaper end, such as the Ultimea Nova S50 and our current pick of the ultra-cheap soundbars, the Ultimea Poseidon D50. So wer're intrigued to see that the brand will be unveiling a new, premium soundbar surround system with up to seven speaker units at CES – the Skywave X100 Dual.
Ultimea describes the Skywave as its "flagship product for 2026" and it's been teasing two versions of the product on Instagram and Facebook: The Skywave X100 and the Skywave X100 Dual. The former is a single-subwoofer surround sound system while the Dual has two.
Ultimea is coming out of the holidays with a "complete home audio ecosystem" (Image credit: Ultimea)
Ultimea Skywave X100 / X100 Dual: key features
So far Ultimea is keeping the details secret, preferring instead to show videos and images hinting at the design. But based on its CES preview image at the top of this post, the setup appears to be a 9.2.6-channel system with a central soundbar, four satellite speakers, and those two subwoofers, with Ultimea promising "cinema-grade bass" and "effortless simplicity."
If we zoom and enhance the picture above using advanced imaging technology (yes, it's Photoshop) we see the expected layout of the new system: soundbar at the front, two small satellite speaker at the side, two rear speakers, two subs on either of the soundbar, TV showing Edge of Tomorrow for demo-ing it (naturally).
I'm assuming that each of the small satellites packs one surround channel and one upfiring channel, with the soundbar suppling five surround channels and two upfiring channels.
