The different audio modes could be good but if you are using an Apple TV you could be switching between playing music, TV and movies pretty frequently so what would the best sound mode be to leave it on as a default?
The brackets are fairly discreet and I'd suggest using the Music mode as a general setting.Just ordered one from Richer Sounds online (my local shop in Bath didn’t have them in yet).
Can’t find any pictures of the mounting brackets, I hope that you can’t see them when mounted.
The different audio modes could be good but if you are using an Apple TV you could be switching between playing music, TV and movies pretty frequently so what would the best sound mode be to leave it on as a default?
I’ll have play on Monday when it arrives and leave some feedback.
That's my local Richer Sounds as well.Just ordered one from Richer Sounds online (my local shop in Bath didn’t have them in yet).
We do indeed. I'm at Wadswick, about halfway between Box and Corsham.I’m in Corsham (we share a certain UPS driver)
Mystery solved.I was the one that told Tony that he was mentioned on the podcast
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure you can't do that.I hope this has IR Learning because I’ll be using optical not ARC.
I’ll need to use the TV remote to do the basic Vol up and down and On/Off
I haven't reviewed the YAS-207 but I did find DTS Virtual:X to be quite effective on the soundbars I have tested.Would you recommend this or the Yamaha YAS-207? The DTS Virtual:X intrigues me on the Yamaha.
On a slightly different note, does DTS:X also do virtual surround sound or not? I'm a bit confused by it all!
I haven't reviewed the YAS-207 but I did find DTS Virtual:X to be quite effective on the soundbars I have tested.
Sorry to hear your were so dissatisfied with a product I recommended. There aren't many other soundbar/subwoofer options for £219. I don't know how big your TV is, but since music is important to you and you're not using HDMI, then the Acoustic Energy Aego Soundbar might be worth a try: it's the same price but doesn't have HDMI. It's quite small but sounds bigger than it looks, and is particularly good with music. The sub is wired rather than wireless, and all the amplification is built into the sub, which is a slightly different approach. However I thought it sounded good and the soundbar and subwoofer were really nicely integrated.Well I’ve got mine and been demo’ing it for a while and it’s not great.
You can’t really wall mount it in any neat way, the HDMI connection is very close to the top of the soundbar and the mounting brackets leave a 5cm gap between the bar and the wall so cables are all on display, no design thought has gone into this at all - its almost laughable. (The only way round this would be to fit it tight up under the TV to hide the cables)
With TV and films the subwoofer rumbles slightly when there’s just dialog as if it’s trying to join in - a bit like a muffled morse code.
Music suffers from the same problem. Sigrid’s I don’t feel like crying has the sub grumble in the intro but sound fine as the track picks up.
Kate Bush’s And Dream of Sheep is ruined by the sub trying to join in but Waking the witch sounds pretty good when you get to the middle of the track. Khruangbin live at Pitchfork on YouTube sounded pretty damn good all the way through. Basically it’s hit and miss with music (which is no good at all really)
This feels like a pretty good sound bar with a sub that is taking away more than its adds overall.
Now I just have to check Richer Sounds return policy.
With TV and films the subwoofer rumbles slightly when there’s just dialog as if it’s trying to join in - a bit like a muffled morse code.
Music suffers from the same problem. Sigrid’s I don’t feel like crying has the sub grumble in the intro but sound fine as the track picks up.
Kate Bush’s And Dream of Sheep is ruined by the sub trying to join in but Waking the witch sounds pretty good when you get to the middle of the track. Khruangbin live at Pitchfork on YouTube sounded pretty damn good all the way through. Basically it’s hit and miss with music (which is no good at all really)
This feels like a pretty good sound bar with a sub that is taking away more than its adds overall.
Fair enough, after all beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I did consider the Polk.. On paper, it seems great!
But aesthetically speaking, its.. well.. let's just say not to my taste.