Curiously as you spend more money on a sound bar, you often wind up with fewer features. You can find $300 sound bars with multiple HDMI inputs, Bluetooth, and an IR repeater. Once you get to more expensive, and often better sounding, sound bars that sell for $1,000 and up you find ones without any of those. The Arcam Solo Sound Bar is a sound bar designed by an audiophile … [Read more...] about Arcam Solo Sound Bar
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Yamaha YSP-2500 Sound Bar Review
Yamaha sets their high-end sound bars apart from the competition with their Digital Sound Projection technology. Using an array of drivers and measuring the reflections of the room lets it create virtual surround sound. The Yamaha YSP-2500 is their cheapest sound bar with full Digital Sound Projection technology and IntelliBeam calibration at $1,000. It provides an immersive … [Read more...] about Yamaha YSP-2500 Sound Bar Review
Sony HT-CT370 Sound Bar Review
The Sony HT-CT370 replaces the successful Sony HT-CT260H in their sound bar lineup. With three HDMI inputs and an HDMI output with ARC, it works as your HDMI switcher instead of your TV. It also has Bluetooth with NFC for easy pairing, an Optical input for TVs without HDMI ARC support, and a wireless subwoofer. It is an attractive package that sounds good, but if you can do … [Read more...] about Sony HT-CT370 Sound Bar Review
Vizio S5451W-C2 Sound Bar Review
Earlier this year I reviewed the Vizio S5430W-C2. An extra-wide sound bar designed for larger TVs it sounds good with movies and music. With a dedicated center channel and bass-reflex ports for extra bass it upgrades the audio in any TV. Now Vizio has introduced an upgraded model, the S5451W-C2. … [Read more...] about Vizio S5451W-C2 Sound Bar Review
Paradigm Soundscape Review
When looking for a high-end sound bar, the first thing you should look at is what drivers they use. While you can get good sound with a single driver for each channel, a sound bar that uses multiple drivers for each channel will invariably sound better. When the music gets complex or a movie has rapid-fire dialogue and sound effects, the clarity of a multi-driver system will … [Read more...] about Paradigm Soundscape Review