Soundbars
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Is her main concern drilling walls to fit the speakers or us it the wires running along the floor? If it’s the former then all speakers need ‘placing’ somewhere! If it’s the latter then you can buy some great decorative trunking to run along skirtings etc. If she wants compact wireless then again I would recommend the Sonos Play 1. Along with the soundbar and a sub you can get great 5.1. Of course they still need mains power so are not truly wireless!
There are plenty sockets about!
She has had wooden floor covering so doesn’t want that distiurbed nor holes in the wall - I suggested the corner of walls and ceiling with neat coving but that got the thumbs down as well- it was then I be suggested a sound bar - the Sonos looks OK on paper.
Personally I would bite the bullet and drill the walls etc!
Thanks for the advice so far
She has had wooden floor covering so doesn’t want that distiurbed nor holes in the wall - I suggested the corner of walls and ceiling with neat coving but that got the thumbs down as well- it was then I be suggested a sound bar - the Sonos looks OK on paper.
Personally I would bite the bullet and drill the walls etc!
Thanks for the advice so far
i rate the sound bars.
i have a sony, and its pretty good.....
i have a sony, and its pretty good.....
My Son's just bought a soundbar with Alexa built in.
Turns on the TV, alters the volume etc etc :roll:
Great sound and very neat
I can't remember if its a Bose or Sonos. He bought it on Black Friday for about £180-200.
He's also looking at a couple of WiFi/Bluetooth satellite speakers but think they are a similar price each
Turns on the TV, alters the volume etc etc :roll:
Great sound and very neat
I can't remember if its a Bose or Sonos. He bought it on Black Friday for about £180-200.
He's also looking at a couple of WiFi/Bluetooth satellite speakers but think they are a similar price each
Kef eggs are not exactly renowned for great music reproduction to be completely honest. I owned some years ago and they’re decent for film soundtracks, but not dedicated music listening.
Soundbars have improved significantly over the years, and it’s now possible to get very good surround sound from a soundbar set up with wireless rear surround speakers. The rears still need to be plugged in, but no need to run speakers cables around the room
Depends what her budget is, but I suspect she’d be quite happy with a decent set up like the one I’ve described
Soundbars have improved significantly over the years, and it’s now possible to get very good surround sound from a soundbar set up with wireless rear surround speakers. The rears still need to be plugged in, but no need to run speakers cables around the room
Depends what her budget is, but I suspect she’d be quite happy with a decent set up like the one I’ve described
After quite a few disappointments with a few soundbars, in particular an LG one with a blutooth sub and bluray player built in which was brilliant for the day it lasted, we ended up settling for a PC sound system which is basically a bass speaker and 2 very small speakers.
The main thing we wanted it for was to boost the TVs sound which it does extremely well, the downside is we need to use the PS4 if we want to play music from a CD.
The main thing we wanted it for was to boost the TVs sound which it does extremely well, the downside is we need to use the PS4 if we want to play music from a CD.
I’m a big Nakamichi fan so I bought a 2nd hand Shockwafe bar. Only, the bar mind. It usually comes with an additional set of satellite speakers and a sub but I already had those.
Nakamichi now isn’t the same company as it was in the 80’s when it made top class hifi stuff but they retain much of the same quality ethic with their new products.
I use it mainly for Zwifting in winter in front of the big screen upstairs and it actually sounds good enough to watch with music videos. I used it last night to watch Pink Floyd’s ‘live at pompeii’ and it sounded tip top!
Not cheap new I think tho, but decent.
https://www.nakamichi-usa.com/shockwafe-ultra-92-dolby-atmos
Nakamichi now isn’t the same company as it was in the 80’s when it made top class hifi stuff but they retain much of the same quality ethic with their new products.
I use it mainly for Zwifting in winter in front of the big screen upstairs and it actually sounds good enough to watch with music videos. I used it last night to watch Pink Floyd’s ‘live at pompeii’ and it sounded tip top!
Not cheap new I think tho, but decent.
https://www.nakamichi-usa.com/shockwafe-ultra-92-dolby-atmos
I presume she is on about putting the KEF`s on a wall bracket/shelf as opposed to a stand or in a unit?
Soundbars are really good these days, they are never going to fully replicate a good surround sound system, but some do a fairly decent job, Richer sounds would be good place to go and have a listen to a few different ones
Soundbars are really good these days, they are never going to fully replicate a good surround sound system, but some do a fairly decent job, Richer sounds would be good place to go and have a listen to a few different ones
Not cheap but I'd definitely recommend the Sonos set up. I've had mine for a year now & love it. A play base under the tv, 2 sonos play ones (alexa built in) & a subwoofer. Great 5.1 sound with the tv & it defaults to the majority of the sound coming from the play ones when playing music. All wireless save for the mains plugs & an optical lead between the tv & playbase .
.I'll second (or third) the Sonos.
I am a bona fide audio maniac and keep an over the top main system plus two other fairly serious systems and a sort of audiophile pocket system in my library as well. For other areas of the house where no serious listening takes place, I use a Sonos system and the speakers are very decent.
That system is also handy for distribution of my digital library from a server on my home system to either the Sonos speakers or via a Connect, to one of my other systems (I have 4000+ CDs ripped in flac on the server)
I am a bona fide audio maniac and keep an over the top main system plus two other fairly serious systems and a sort of audiophile pocket system in my library as well. For other areas of the house where no serious listening takes place, I use a Sonos system and the speakers are very decent.
That system is also handy for distribution of my digital library from a server on my home system to either the Sonos speakers or via a Connect, to one of my other systems (I have 4000+ CDs ripped in flac on the server)
Bit late to the chat, I bought a Bose soundbar from Ingram street yesterday and I am already loving it. It is enhancing the sound for all my shows and watched Star Wars on it, picked up a few blasts. I would recommend a sound bar
ThomasDE85Z4 said:Bit late to the chat, I bought a Bose soundbar from Ingram street yesterday and I am already loving it. It is enhancing the sound for all my shows and watched Star Wars on it, picked up a few blasts. I would recommend a sound bar
A soundbar would do nothing for me as my main viewing system is integrated with my main audio system, but for anyone with a stand alone TV, most soundbars will beat the speakers that come in a TV by a huge margin - I have listened to some TVs that have a deplorable sound quality, given their cost.
I have a projection set up with 120" screen but don't bother using that for anything but movies, so I also have a 65" flat screen for regular viewing in the same room (the big screen rolls up into the ceiling and disappears when not in use). I have an OLED 65" and heartily recommend them - brilliant picture quality rivalled only by plasma screens (which are no longer made).
If you have a TV with mediocre sound quality, the soundbar should be a big improvement. If you have a very recently purchased TV, chances are that you will have a pretty decent on-board speaker set up already, although like any (including soundbars) rather compromised on low bass.