Passive soundbars
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Passive soundbars - how good are they at a price point, compared to 3 separate speakers?
Currently using a 5.1 Quad Lite speaker set and a Denon receiver. Receiver cost about £800 5 years ago, speakers were about a grand back in the day
A redesign of the lounge means a soundbar for the front channels would look a lot cleaner. I'd keep the receiver and the Quad sub, possibly use Monitor Audio ceiling speakers for the rear channels, and something like the Monitor Audio SB3 passive soundbar for the LCR channels.
90% of the use will be for video, with the odd bit of music streaming in 2.1 mode.
Currently using a 5.1 Quad Lite speaker set and a Denon receiver. Receiver cost about £800 5 years ago, speakers were about a grand back in the day
A redesign of the lounge means a soundbar for the front channels would look a lot cleaner. I'd keep the receiver and the Quad sub, possibly use Monitor Audio ceiling speakers for the rear channels, and something like the Monitor Audio SB3 passive soundbar for the LCR channels.
90% of the use will be for video, with the odd bit of music streaming in 2.1 mode.
Thanks for the replies.
Most TV watching is via Netflix or Prime, plus DVD and Blu-ray rips from my NAS.
Music is mostly 320k mp3 or .wav from the NAS. Rarely use physical media these days.
Current room layout means the L & R speakers are only about 4 feet apart, on stands either side of the TV stand. Centre is directly below the TV. The TV stand is across the corner of the room, to one side of the chimney breast. Far from ideal, but that's what the room dictates.
The MA passive soundbar would probably position the individual channels about the same distance apart I think, but will be away from room corners.
We are getting a stud wall built to separate the lounge area from the area between the front porch and the door into the rest of the house.
Part of this stud wall will be very limited in depth, not deep enough to recess traditional speakers, as the left side will be built off the existing porch wall. The idea is to hide the electronics in the wall, accessible via doors in the hallway side of the wall. Above these doors, also on the hallway side, will be built-in display cabinets for my model cars.
Wall length will be 2.7 metres on the lounge side, 1.6 metres on the hallway side.
On the lounge side, there will be a 6" recess, big enough for 75" TV and a soundbar. Backlighting behind the TV to add a splash of colour.
Most TV watching is via Netflix or Prime, plus DVD and Blu-ray rips from my NAS.
Music is mostly 320k mp3 or .wav from the NAS. Rarely use physical media these days.
Current room layout means the L & R speakers are only about 4 feet apart, on stands either side of the TV stand. Centre is directly below the TV. The TV stand is across the corner of the room, to one side of the chimney breast. Far from ideal, but that's what the room dictates.
The MA passive soundbar would probably position the individual channels about the same distance apart I think, but will be away from room corners.
We are getting a stud wall built to separate the lounge area from the area between the front porch and the door into the rest of the house.
Part of this stud wall will be very limited in depth, not deep enough to recess traditional speakers, as the left side will be built off the existing porch wall. The idea is to hide the electronics in the wall, accessible via doors in the hallway side of the wall. Above these doors, also on the hallway side, will be built-in display cabinets for my model cars.
Wall length will be 2.7 metres on the lounge side, 1.6 metres on the hallway side.
On the lounge side, there will be a 6" recess, big enough for 75" TV and a soundbar. Backlighting behind the TV to add a splash of colour.
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