Surround sound or sound bar

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sja75 wrote: »

I couldn't see the price that Bose were asking apart from the attractive trade in...

That's because if you have to ask the price you can't afford it!:D
http://www.johnlewis.com/bose-cinemate-1-sr-soundbar-home-cinema-speaker-system/p231567833

sja75

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

That's because if you have to ask the price you can't afford it!:D
http://www.johnlewis.com/bose-cinemate-1-sr-soundbar-home-cinema-speaker-system/p231567833

Thanks for that. Order placed...

swift1_2

With these soundbars, is there enough channel separation to get a meaningful Left and Right sound and even centre sound?

brewerdave

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

That's because if you have to ask the price you can't afford it!:D
http://www.johnlewis.com/bose-cinemate-1-sr-soundbar-home-cinema-speaker-system/p231567833

...who in their right mind, pays that sort of price!!!!!!!!:rotfl:

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swift1 wrote: »

With these soundbars, is there enough channel separation to get a meaningful Left and Right sound and even centre sound?

Yes, they work very well as a one box solution for people who don't want trailing wires and speakers dotted about the room.

I'm not so sure about the ones costing £100-£200 though!

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brewerdave wrote: »

...who in their right mind, pays that sort of price!!!!!!!!:rotfl:

Premium product with a premium price!

(Bose don't seem to be in any danger of going out of business, so plenty of people in their "right mind" must be still purchasing their expensive products!:p )

brewerdave

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Premium product with a premium price!

(Bose don't seem to be in any danger of going out of business, so plenty of people in their "right mind" must be still purchasing their expensive products!:p )

This is supposed to be a "moneysaving site"??............Bose gear?...watching their adverts always reminds me of the Hans Christian Andersen epic "The Emperor's New Clothes":rotfl:

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brewerdave wrote: »

This is supposed to be a "moneysaving site"??............Bose gear?..

Yes, I only posted the link at the behest of the poster who asked the price. I agree that an excellent sound bar can be purchased with all the features of the Bose for about half the price.
However, I think the "budget" versions linked to in this thread are generally poor quality and are not therefore a true "moneysaving" option either.

sja75

Merely a micky take my request and subsequent 'order'.

My Samsung HT-E550 tall boy system is far superior to Sound Bars which retail at £350 (the price I paid for said system) or below for reasons I outlined in an earlier post on the thread.

If physical space to accommodate such a traditional surround sound system is an issue, I fail to see the point in buying a Sound Bar.

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sja75 wrote: »

If physical space to accommodate such a traditional surround sound system is an issue, I fail to see the point in buying a Sound Bar.

You make it seem like you think sound bars are something of a gimmick, but I think the reason they have become so popular is that there is a definite demand for a sound system without the clutter of extra speakers and wiring. The improvements in the technology used to create these sound bars is there to be heard. People aren't buying these as expensive doorstops, they really are a vast improvement over the sound provided by most television integral speakers.