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Are sound bars worth purchasing?
I have a nice pioneer 5.1 but i dont really want to be having speakers on the wall\stands and would like something a bit more minimal.
SO...... i am looking at SAMSUNG HW-J450 2.1 Wireless Sound Bar.
£250 the same price i paid for my Pioneer 5.1 but its small and wire free to the Sub.
I was thinking of putting the Pioneer 5.1 in but i would have to sink the 4 speaker cables into the wall, hide the Sub and base unit. I dont think i can be arsed...
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I have a nice pioneer 5.1 but i dont really want to be having speakers on the wall\stands and would like something a bit more minimal.
SO...... i am looking at SAMSUNG HW-J450 2.1 Wireless Sound Bar.
£250 the same price i paid for my Pioneer 5.1 but its small and wire free to the Sub.
I was thinking of putting the Pioneer 5.1 in but i would have to sink the 4 speaker cables into the wall, hide the Sub and base unit. I dont think i can be arsed...
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belleair302 said:
Sound bases are more common these days, a single plinth box, sits under the TV and improves the sound. For my money a better way to spend than a sound bar and sub woofer. The question is how much do you want to spend and how big is your room and screen?
Sounds bases.... Wow, some of those are expensive... pfnsht said:
I have a yamaha YAS 201 which I have been pretty happy with. It replaced my entry level separates in the end (Yamaha AX396, NAD C525Bee, Tannoy F4 mercurys).
Think mines the same one, replaced a Yamaha surround amp & Roksan amp with Monitor Audio / KEF speakers. Not as good but good enough as it's a whole lot less clutter & easier to use.ETA Mine's actually a YAS-203, not a 201.
Edited by LordHaveMurci on Tuesday 4th August 13:50
Podie said:
Had a Yamaha YSP-2200, and now have a Sonos Playbar (and Play 1s).
The Yamaha was better for TV / Films, but the Sonos is better as a music (without the TV) system.
How does the YSP-2200 compare to a middle of the road home cinema system? The Yamaha was better for TV / Films, but the Sonos is better as a music (without the TV) system.
I'm thinking about upgrading and a sound bar type device would be nice...
I needed a new TV stand about 5 years ago so bought this
http://www.aptx.com/product/yamaha-yrs-1500-tv-sta...
All the power of a proper home cinema without the speakers and wires
It's got a 65" TV on it now but bigger wouldn't look out of place
Don't know if the still do something similar but it's wife friendly
http://www.aptx.com/product/yamaha-yrs-1500-tv-sta...
All the power of a proper home cinema without the speakers and wires
It's got a 65" TV on it now but bigger wouldn't look out of place
Don't know if the still do something similar but it's wife friendly
Sound bars can be great, but you need to spend a little more really to get the best quality.
Can't go wrong with a Q Acoustics sound bar http://kitchenbathroomradio.co.uk/speakers/home-ci... but they're a little more than £250.
It also depends on what you want really, I put a Samsung £150 sound bar with wireless sub on my mums TV and it sounds great for general TV, just to improve the standard TV sound but anything more than that and it's not worth the money.
Can't go wrong with a Q Acoustics sound bar http://kitchenbathroomradio.co.uk/speakers/home-ci... but they're a little more than £250.
It also depends on what you want really, I put a Samsung £150 sound bar with wireless sub on my mums TV and it sounds great for general TV, just to improve the standard TV sound but anything more than that and it's not worth the money.
I bought a Pioneer SBX N700 for my second TV and originally raved about it on here. I think I was over-euphoric about coming to the end of a refurb project TBH and the novelty of having a new TV and speaker set up was huge.
Anyway, now I've been using the SBX for six months my conclusion is that the main sound bar is very good for TV work. The sub, however, gets very muddy very quickly - I now have it set one just one click up from minimum.
So it's a bit limited in that respect but then again for £250 you'd expect some tradeoffs. (and I'm comparing it to a proper audio set up I used previously where the sub alone cost more than the SBX components in their entirety).
I did look at soundbases but SWMBO'd didn't like the look of them and the decent ones are a bit hefty. The sun on the SBX is pretty dinky and, being wireless, is easy to tuck away.
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
Anyway, now I've been using the SBX for six months my conclusion is that the main sound bar is very good for TV work. The sub, however, gets very muddy very quickly - I now have it set one just one click up from minimum.
So it's a bit limited in that respect but then again for £250 you'd expect some tradeoffs. (and I'm comparing it to a proper audio set up I used previously where the sub alone cost more than the SBX components in their entirety).
I did look at soundbases but SWMBO'd didn't like the look of them and the decent ones are a bit hefty. The sun on the SBX is pretty dinky and, being wireless, is easy to tuck away.
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
AC43 said:
I bought a Pioneer SBX N700 for my second TV and originally raved about it on here. I think I was over-euphoric about coming to the end of a refurb project TBH and the novelty of having a new TV and speaker set up was huge.
Anyway, now I've been using the SBX for six months my conclusion is that the main sound bar is very good for TV work. The sub, however, gets very muddy very quickly - I now have it set one just one click up from minimum.
So it's a bit limited in that respect but then again for £250 you'd expect some tradeoffs. (and I'm comparing it to a proper audio set up I used previously where the sub alone cost more than the SBX components in their entirety).
I did look at soundbases but SWMBO'd didn't like the look of them and the decent ones are a bit hefty. The sun on the SBX is pretty dinky and, being wireless, is easy to tuck away.
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
I have one of these but the PSU blew up in the early days (customer service was turd). Now it's back and has been in use for a while I can agree with the above, but we tend to just use the onboard subs as they IMO have a clearer output than the seperate sub (tried all permutations of the settings). Anyway, now I've been using the SBX for six months my conclusion is that the main sound bar is very good for TV work. The sub, however, gets very muddy very quickly - I now have it set one just one click up from minimum.
So it's a bit limited in that respect but then again for £250 you'd expect some tradeoffs. (and I'm comparing it to a proper audio set up I used previously where the sub alone cost more than the SBX components in their entirety).
I did look at soundbases but SWMBO'd didn't like the look of them and the decent ones are a bit hefty. The sun on the SBX is pretty dinky and, being wireless, is easy to tuck away.
http://www.whathifi.com/pioneer/sbx-n700/review
The settings, media and network gubbins that comes with it is let down by the clunkiest interface known to man. Pick any other media playing device at random and its's better than this. If I was buying again, I would not bother with pioneer and look to another brand.
Thread resurrection:
Considering a sound base (rather than a sound bar which will block the TV sensor, unless I pack it up).
My initial idea on budget was around £200 but as usual I see nearer £300 will by me a better system.
The main reason is to improve clarity as both me and wife are finding it more and more difficult to understand the spoken word. I use headphones she uses sub titles.
For every good review I read a bad review.
Bose
Yamaha
Panasonic
are the three names I know of but wonder if there isn't a Ruark unit I don't know about and have seen a good review of a Canton unit - thought with that name it was Chinese but apparently German.
What's best without going too expansive please
Considering a sound base (rather than a sound bar which will block the TV sensor, unless I pack it up).
My initial idea on budget was around £200 but as usual I see nearer £300 will by me a better system.
The main reason is to improve clarity as both me and wife are finding it more and more difficult to understand the spoken word. I use headphones she uses sub titles.
For every good review I read a bad review.
Bose
Yamaha
Panasonic
are the three names I know of but wonder if there isn't a Ruark unit I don't know about and have seen a good review of a Canton unit - thought with that name it was Chinese but apparently German.
What's best without going too expansive please
I bought a Canton DM75 this year for the same reason. Very pleased with it. Wish I'd bought one years ago. A DM55 is probably better value but my TV would not have fitted on top of it!
http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/cant-dm75-gla...
http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/cant-dm75-gla...
Thanks
A few years ago while buying a Ruark unit, the respected guy in the shop in Darlington(Music Matters now gone unfortunately) recommended Yamaha sound bars.
The Canton unit looks very good and gets a lot of good reviews. I'm always a little wary of reviews as you don't know how they come about (paid for?).
Black Friday - is it really worth the wait, hassle, push and shove?
A few years ago while buying a Ruark unit, the respected guy in the shop in Darlington(Music Matters now gone unfortunately) recommended Yamaha sound bars.
The Canton unit looks very good and gets a lot of good reviews. I'm always a little wary of reviews as you don't know how they come about (paid for?).
Black Friday - is it really worth the wait, hassle, push and shove?
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