S80QR
Excellent soundstage and…
19/11/2022 13:29
For clarity and fairness I'm writing this as someone coming from a full custom 5.1 setup so my view will be compared against this not simply TV speakers. The setup process is very straight forward with the only fiddly part deciding where to place the rear speaker box as it needs power. The included speaker cables for the rears are colour coded for positive and negative and feel high quality and as such as nice touch. The subwoofer is huge and heavy and inspires confidence in its ability to deliver deep low bass. The main soundbar is an excellent design that is aesthetically pleasing enough to have on display without being covered in speaker grills. The hidden display that only comes on when powered is a nice touch. The accompanying app allows the soundstage to be auto calibrated for your room setup and allows the soundbar to be easily connected to the wifi for music and alexa streaming. The soundstage when connected via arc to my 6800xt gpu with dolby atmos was impressive. The music scores in the Revenant film and the deep bass of arrow thump hit hard. The rear speakers despite a single driver and small size punched hard and provided excellent surround sound when required without feeling like they struggled. Vocals did appear to be a little low at first but a quick change to the center channel via the app to boost this balanced it nicely. Its an impressive sound for such a sleek package and I was more than happy enough to get rid of my bulky old 5.1 setup for this. The passthrough works perfectly with both PC and PS5 allows VRR but only up to 4k 60. Tested optical input and BT streaming and both worked as expected with no perceptible audio issues. As with everything nothing is perfect. The feet of the soundbar as simple rubber nubs and not adjustable so to clear the TV stand I had to use some isolation speaker mounts see picture. Adjustable feet would be a great addition. As previously mentioned 4k @60hz should ideally be 4k @120hz at this price range same as competitors but not a deal breaker for most users. Rear speaker wall mounts should also be included.
pcdave21
Dundee , Spojené království
Age: 38
Gender: Female