Surround sound or sound bar

bluenose5_2

Hi all, been looking to get surround sound or a sound bar,this is my first time,so not got a clue ? fancy surround sound for about £200 -300,dont want loads of wirers about,living room is long but not wide,TV is 42inch,any tips or advice would be a great help, Thank you.

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Sound bars are perfectly serviceable, especially where customers don't want a lot of trailing wires.

visidigi

In the middle of your budget and rave reviews....

http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars/jbl/cinema-sb400/jbl-sb400

googler

Surround and Sound Bar aren't the only options. I send my TV sound through a high-quality stereo system, which gives a room-filling sound

wongataa

At that budget I would discount surround sound as it will cost more to get something half decent.

brewerdave

Agree with googler -I already had a perfectly serviceable stereo system with two large floor standing speakers - I may not get "surround" sound from the TV via the SCART output .......but there's plenty of volume and bass available and it fills the room when watching films or big sports events.
Recently visited a relation who has a stereo system with speakers already and has now added a "cinema" system for the TV - their lounge is now just a spiders web of wires everywhere!!

WTFH

If you can't wire your TV to a stereo, then soundbar would be the choice.

InsideInsurance

WTFH wrote: »

If you can't wire your TV to a stereo, then soundbar would be the choice.

If you can attach a soundbar then you can attach a stereo and a DAC is going to be cheaper than any soundbar of similar quality (given the sound bar has one built in, plus amps, plus speakers, plus larger casing etc)

WTFH

InsideInsurance wrote: »

If you can attach a soundbar then you can attach a stereo and a DAC is going to be cheaper than any soundbar of similar quality (given the sound bar has one built in, plus amps, plus speakers, plus larger casing etc)

What I mean is - if you can't do it because either you don't have a stereo in that room, or you don't have one near the TV in that room, or the stereo you have does not have any inputs available.

AleaseSharpless

Soundbar's are just awesome. I have one from JBL.

pinkteapot

We have this and it's amazing:

http://www.qacoustics.co.uk/q-tv-speakers-soundbar.htm

When you get a soundbar, you can either get a soundbar alone or a soundbar that comes with a sub. For decent bass, you'll want one that comes with a sub. We did, but didn't want the sub taking up space under the TV. In addition, our TV didn't have room under it for a soundbar.

The Q-TV is brilliant - it's so discreet from the front (adds tall, narrow speakers to the sides of your TV) and screws into the holes on the back of your TV that you'd use for mounting it. There's a big flattish sub across the back.