SO I’ve often waxed lyrical about the soundbar (and bluetooth sub) combo that I’ve had for our lounge TV for sometime.
Often chirping into threads where people ask about them – I’ve said that it sounds MUCH better than the stock speakers on LED TVs etc etc – this much is true.
I’ve never been too keen on the trailing wires of a full 7.1 setup, and TBH i typically listen to music (via soundbar) and watch crap/kids TV – hence no need for full surround.
A few days ago, on a whim, I got delivered a pair of the Q-acoustic BT3 speakers – I thought I’d give them a try to see what the hype was about, as I was considering having something ‘like them’ wall mounted when we get our kitchen done.. I like the fact the ‘amp’ is contained within the speaker itself, and it’s got an adequate number of inputs.
So I’ve taken the soundbar away, and plonked a speaker either side of the TV, plugged the TV in via optical, and have an echo dot in via 3.5mm..
Blimey – it’s as if my ears have ‘woken up‘ and I’m hearing sounds for the first time!!! It sounds ruddy fantastic! Literally, it’s like new noises are entering my ears!
Don’t get me wrong – the soundbar was such a step up over the TV’s own speakers, but the BT3 are fab!
I used to have a lovely audio setup (pre kids..) with some nice denon bookshelf speakers (Up in the loft still) and amp – these really are comparible to that.
The TV sounds incredible, and listening to music has become a pleasure again!
So basically, if you’re looking to get a sound bar to improve your TV sound adn listen to music, really do consider these!
DrP
Also, the q-acoustic M4 soundbar gets really good reviews too – it’s about £330 so a bit more pricey..that would be interesting to test drive too! (though the wife would kill me if I get any more audio stuff – now up to 2 echos and an echo dot this year!)