I bought a Panasonic SBX-N700 sound bar
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On Thursday the OH informed me that the builders were coming in today to knock through the back of the house.
Amongst many other things that meant I had to very quickly source a new TV, TV unit and sound system. Due to the room layout I can't do my normal trick of cabling my TV through the same amp I use for music.
So after work on Friday I went to Richer Sounds to get the TV and a sound base.
Once I'd had a look at the sound bases I discounted them as the decent ones are surprisingly bulky and so on impulse bought a Panasonic SBX-N700 sound bar instead.
I was pretty dubious about what sound quality £250 of soundbar and wireless sub would actually give and, frankly, thought some of the reviews I'd read after I bought it were way over the top. But I have to say that the end result is pretty impressive considering the price. Once I'd fiddled around with it and run it for a while it was great. I actually ended up playing some tunes through it of Sunday afternoon and had it cranked right up.
I'll keep my existing audio set up for serious volume/proper sound but for day to day I can see myself bluetoothing Spotify to the soundbar.
Best £250 I've spent in a long time. And no, I don't work for Panasonic or Richer Sounds. It's just if you are looking for a soundbar in this price range you could do a lot worse.
The only downside is that I was hoping to be able to use Miracast to throw images/videos from my iPad to the TV but looks like those lovely people from Apple don't support it. There's a surprise.....
Amongst many other things that meant I had to very quickly source a new TV, TV unit and sound system. Due to the room layout I can't do my normal trick of cabling my TV through the same amp I use for music.
So after work on Friday I went to Richer Sounds to get the TV and a sound base.
Once I'd had a look at the sound bases I discounted them as the decent ones are surprisingly bulky and so on impulse bought a Panasonic SBX-N700 sound bar instead.
I was pretty dubious about what sound quality £250 of soundbar and wireless sub would actually give and, frankly, thought some of the reviews I'd read after I bought it were way over the top. But I have to say that the end result is pretty impressive considering the price. Once I'd fiddled around with it and run it for a while it was great. I actually ended up playing some tunes through it of Sunday afternoon and had it cranked right up.
I'll keep my existing audio set up for serious volume/proper sound but for day to day I can see myself bluetoothing Spotify to the soundbar.
Best £250 I've spent in a long time. And no, I don't work for Panasonic or Richer Sounds. It's just if you are looking for a soundbar in this price range you could do a lot worse.
The only downside is that I was hoping to be able to use Miracast to throw images/videos from my iPad to the TV but looks like those lovely people from Apple don't support it. There's a surprise.....
Do you mean pioneer ?
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
How are you cabling it? How did you get around the lack of hdmi?
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
How are you cabling it? How did you get around the lack of hdmi?
Flat6er said:
Do you mean pioneer ?
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
How are you cabling it? How did you get around the lack of hdmi?
Oh yeah. Pioneer.http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
How are you cabling it? How did you get around the lack of hdmi?
I haven't done the full install yet as the builders are only starting with the demolition today.
But I did set it up briefly. Lack of HDMI not an issue for me as it's a very simple set up - decent enough sound for a secondary TV in open plan kitchen/lounge.
Edited by AC43 on Wednesday 21st January 23:18
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