Surround sound bar

[illmonkey]

Anyone have any experience with these?

I'd rather not have to have speakers in each corner of the room, so figured this might be a nice replacement for the basic Sony stereo we're using currently.

[Daniel1]

if thats the one that sits under the tele? Ive heard good things, but then im no source of quality, just upping my post count really.

[headcase]

Your not suppost to have surround sound speakers in the corners

[Bonefish Blues]

I use a Yamaha YSPsomething - not surround, but surprisingly good, worth a listen.

[illmonkey]

Bump for the weekday lot.

[Grotbags]

I have an Orbitsound T12. Very happy with it.

[matt173407]

dont get the samsung one i really was not impressed at all with it, quite a few people havwe highly rated the yamaha one though

[VEX]

The Polk Audio one is very good, I have used it on installs a number of times and always impressed with the results.

Still need an amp and sub with it so it is not cheap.

V.

[Marty Funkhouser]

Yamaha YSP900 is the one, supposed to give excellent results but you need to be in its "sweet spot".

[Luke.]

I've got a smaller YSP thing and cant get it to create any surround sound effect at all. It is in the corner of a slightly odd shaped room however.

[Moreymach]

Luke. said:

I've got a smaller YSP thing and cant get it to create any surround sound effect at all. It is in the corner of a slightly odd shaped room however.

Me too. YSP 600. Best it can manage is a sort of wide stereo effect with maybe a hint of surroundishness on occasions. There isnt much bass either so I got the recommended Yamaha sub as well.

What Hifi gave it 5 stars so I guess it must be a good example of its type. Overall its much more enjoyable than the TV sound only but not a patch on the cheapest 5.1 system IMHO.

[pb1695]

If budget allows, try the Bower & Wilkins Panorama Soundbar. My experience is that none of the sounbars will give a full surround experience however the B&W is the one that seems to come closest. It also has a crystal clear sound with a nice punchy bass.