Tom Brauser
Tom Brauser
I love to try new technologies and I have a practical approach to techie stuff - it has to be easy to use and make my life better. I have my house fully wired, with a surround sound system in my family room for music and TV viewing, but also drive music throughout the house as well as outdoors. I Internet stream content on all my devices at home, which provides a huge variety of entertainment to enjoy.

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  1. One thing to consider is how many channels you want supported.  2.0 is just stereo.  2.1 comes with a subwoofer.

     

    However there are are also surround bars like the Yamaha YSP2200.  With 7.1 channels, it uses your walls to reflect sound around the room.

     

    Many new TV’s are curved… have you heard about the Sammy curved bar?

      http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/samsung-samsung-320w-curved-sound-bar-with-wireless-subwoofer-hw-h7500-zc-hw-h7500-zc/10321103.aspx

     

    I guess if you sit too far back, the left and right channels would get reversed?

  2. Thank you for pointing out the 7.1 channel surround bars.  I also wanted to bring up this point for those who are in the market for one.

  3. I should also add… for those having problems hearing dialog… Soundbars with a center channel (3.1, 5.1 or 7.1)…. there is a dedicated dialog channel that you can turn up without raising the volume of the music.

     

    Great for this senior’s ears.

  4. Hi XL and Oldschool,

     

    I agree that 7.1 channel soundbars like the Yamaha YSP2200.  They are great alternatives that do add another sound dimension to soundbars that is better.  The reason that they didn’t make this post is because it was all about the TOP rated soundbars and the 7.1’s haven’t hit that list yet.  I suspect because they are typically a much higher price point and so don’t get bought or rated quite as often.  Nevertheless, I do really like them.

     

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