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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 06, 2013 02:24 PM

Soundbars seem to becoming popular. I see a lot of them for sale at WalMart and Best Buy. Anybody here have any experience with them, or are they no substitute for a proper surround sound system?

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted December 06, 2013 03:33 PM

No substitute. However they do sound great.

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted December 06, 2013 03:53 PM

I bought one for my Mom from Walmart when she was complaining she couldn't hear the TV. After getting the soundbar connected...she then complained it was too loud [Roll Eyes]

As Pat said ... they are no replacement for a good sound system...but the ones with a sub-woofer do an excellent job ...take up less space and cost less then an amplifier and speakers.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 06, 2013 03:56 PM

There's not a lot in this world than makes me feel older than going to a store that sells consumer electronics lately. TVs don't have a coax input (never mind an antenna!), "stereos" seem to be evolving into docking ports for cell phones (your chance to lose all your music at the same time) and Heaven forbid you should walk into a place looking for a "pair of speakers!".

I bought a new car this year: there is still a steering wheel, a gas pedal and a brake pedal and they act like the ones on my old car.

-at least that much I can still count on!

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted December 07, 2013 01:52 AM

Well put, Steve.

It's Bose's fault. He/they were the first to appear to "ignore" the laws of physics with compact designs that outperformed the size. They did it via shrewd acoustic engineering and electronic compensation.

Good sound takes money, space and a little effort. If you got none 'o that, and your ears don't care, why not a sound bar? But I agree with you all - it's not the same as a "real" system.

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Michael Wright
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 184
From: Chorley, Lancashire, England
Registered: Dec 2008

posted December 07, 2013 02:55 AM

I feel just just like Steve! but worse, I don't even know what a sound bar is. MIKE

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John Davis
Master Film Handler

Posts: 286
From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Registered: Jun 2008

posted December 07, 2013 12:27 PM

I bought a Sony sound bar to make up for the woeful speakers in my TV and certainly they provide a richer, more substantial sound. The bar I have comes with a subwoofer and the ability to extent to additional surround speakers but my flat is so cluttered I'd never find the additional speakers!

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