Question about soundbar's... - Blu-ray Forum

jvoorhees · 05-17-2009, 09:24 PM

Hey y'all... My wife and I are currently in the midst of building our new home... and it will have a home theatre room down in the basement... but for now I was wondering about setting up a TV, Blu-Ray, 360 and PS3 in our living room... its not gonna be big enough to have 5.1 surround... so I was wondering about a soundbar....

Anyone here have one? If so how are they???? What brand is recommended?

We could probably get the speakers in the living room... but it might get a bit crowded... and this will be the room we'll be in when company is over...

Cheers in advance!

Johnny Vinyl · 05-17-2009, 09:37 PM

I'm not a fan of them, if it can be avoided. However I do recognize that in some applications it may be the only realistic (read WAF and aesthetics) option.

If, like you say, it's a room when company is over and you just want some basic sound...why not! I don't have a TV in the bedroom, but if I did I'd consider one. Better than just the TV speakers, right?

John

jvoorhees · 05-17-2009, 09:47 PM

Yeah thats what I was thinking.... I mean for the time being... we'll be spending most of our time in there too... until the media room is done downstairs... so I mean for watching TV, playing 360/PS3 and watching Blu's... we dont need anything super fancy.... but yeah its better then just having sound from the TV I guess...

Johnny Vinyl · 05-17-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jvoorhees

Yeah thats what I was thinking.... I mean for the time being... we'll be spending most of our time in there too... until the media room is done downstairs... so I mean for watching TV, playing 360/PS3 and watching Blu's... we dont need anything super fancy.... but yeah its better then just having sound from the TV I guess...

And that's when you want to spend the money for a proper HT setup!

John

Steve · 05-17-2009, 09:59 PM

Instead of a soundbar, why not just set up a 3.0/3.1 system? No need for huge speakers, but separate mains and center would be an improvement over a soundbar. You may or may not want to add a small subwoofer. Many soundbars come with a subwoofer of some kind though. What kind of budget are you on?

Petra_Kalbrain · 05-17-2009, 10:30 PM

Avoid a soundbar! Since you are building a proper HT room, save the money for putting towards that. Good things are worth waiting for. Using a soundbar in a room that isn't ENGINEERED FROM THE FLOORPLANS to work with a soundbar makes it highly unefficient at creating the "surround sound experience."

05-17-2009, 09:24 PM	#1
jvoorhees Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CANADA!	Question about soundbar's... Hey y'all... My wife and I are currently in the midst of building our new home... and it will have a home theatre room down in the basement... but for now I was wondering about setting up a TV, Blu-Ray, 360 and PS3 in our living room... its not gonna be big enough to have 5.1 surround... so I was wondering about a soundbar.... Anyone here have one? If so how are they???? What brand is recommended? We could probably get the speakers in the living room... but it might get a bit crowded... and this will be the room we'll be in when company is over... Cheers in advance!

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05-17-2009, 09:37 PM	#2
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I'm not a fan of them, if it can be avoided. However I do recognize that in some applications it may be the only realistic (read WAF and aesthetics) option. If, like you say, it's a room when company is over and you just want some basic sound...why not! I don't have a TV in the bedroom, but if I did I'd consider one. Better than just the TV speakers, right? John

05-17-2009, 09:47 PM	#3
jvoorhees Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CANADA!	Yeah thats what I was thinking.... I mean for the time being... we'll be spending most of our time in there too... until the media room is done downstairs... so I mean for watching TV, playing 360/PS3 and watching Blu's... we dont need anything super fancy.... but yeah its better then just having sound from the TV I guess...

05-17-2009, 09:59 PM	#5
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	Instead of a soundbar, why not just set up a 3.0/3.1 system? No need for huge speakers, but separate mains and center would be an improvement over a soundbar. You may or may not want to add a small subwoofer. Many soundbars come with a subwoofer of some kind though. What kind of budget are you on?

05-17-2009, 10:30 PM	#6
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	Avoid a soundbar! Since you are building a proper HT room, save the money for putting towards that. Good things are worth waiting for. Using a soundbar in a room that isn't ENGINEERED FROM THE FLOORPLANS to work with a soundbar makes it highly unefficient at creating the "surround sound experience."

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