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whitter45
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15th Apr 16 at 10:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right guys, looks like I will downgrade my AV system. Wife is fed up of the big cabinets and I must admit for the amount of use it get, I think I would prefer a soundbar and sub setup and take the hit on sound quality

The sub needs to be wireless. So far I seem to be looking at (not heard any of them though)

- Yamaha YSP2500 - seems to get good reviews and decodes Dolby
- Bose Soundtouch 220 - can't find much info
- Sonos Bar and wireless sub - just seems very expensive for basically and optical lead only input

Anyone had any experiences or gone down a similar route or offer alternative

Side note - my AV setup will be for sale
evilrob
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15th Apr 16 at 16:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Playbar won't decode DTS and has a number of other issues (like simulating 5.1 from a 2.0 source)
Bose is too expensive for what it is and the Bose sound gets fatiguing after a while, I find
Yamaha all the way for me - they are *the* name in soundbars.

Gimme a shout re: the sale of your old gear.
pow
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18th Apr 16 at 07:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The Sonos stuff is overpriced for what it does really.
James
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29th Apr 16 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Have you looked at sound bases? I got the Canton DM50 last year and it's great. Has excellent reviews too.

Looks like it has been replaced by the DM55:

http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars-sound-base/canton/dm55/cant-dm55-blk
baza31
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8th May 16 at 00:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have a Yamaha ysp2500 in my bedroom,it's good. I had a sonos and it was shit I took it back after a week. Waste of money.
whitter45
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31st May 16 at 10:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ok

So I have decided to stick with it - got a new Av Cabinet and made my subwoofer wireless

This has had 2 huge positives

- better bass now with placement in the corner at the rear of the room

- its now much more wife friendly

Munchie
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20th Jun 16 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Belter. Any pics?

 
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