Soundbar for PS3
I`m looking to improve the sound from my gaming set up,32 " LG and PS3. At present I just use the TV speakers so obviously am not getting the best out of the sound. I`m thinking a soundbar could be the answer,definately don`t want a multi speaker set up. Budget is £200 max and would also like advice re. how to connect it all up. Many thanks
Thanks for the reply BB, had been looking at the Yamaha but noticed it has no HDMI connections,am I right in thinking that I`d connect the TV to the soundbar via optical and PS3 to TV with HDMI ?
You can do that. If you can stretch your budget a little bit more, then check these:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars/panasonic/schtb520/pana-sc...
http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars/samsung/hwe551/sams-hwe551
The Samsung one has 2 HDMI inputs.
The latest Yamaha soundbars aren't as good as the old 400 models from last year , so i would look for an older second hand model and it would be cheaper too.
Has anyone done reviews on the Bose soundbar yet?
No expert reviews yet, but customer reviews are quite decent:
http://www.amazon.com/Bose®-Solo-TV-Sound-System/product-reviews/B008EWNVI4/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Just got a Roth audio Bar 1. Bit limited on inputs but works for me via headphone socket on tv which covers my Ps3 and 2 different boxes connected by hdmi to the tv.
£170 delivered Amazon, includes wireless sub.
After much pondering,as in "do I really need this ? " decided I wanted rather than needed so have just got a Yam 101 off the flea bay for £160 delivered. Should be here next Tue or Weds.
Yammy 101 all set up and has made a big difference,playing FFXIII at the moment and the improved sound makes killing all those monsters much more satisfying !
I was thinking of the Q-TV 2 for my PS3. The parents have a Sony soundbar with wireless sub but it's all a bit cumbersome for me.
Does connecting via optical or headphone make a difference in sound quality? I'm assuming these things don't have DAC/DSP etc. So I can't imagine it makes a big difference on sound quality.
The ability to control volume by the TV remote when using the headphone socket is very useful.
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http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars/yamaha/yas101/yama-yas101-sil
If you can increase your budget a bit for the subwoofer:
http://www.richersounds.com/package/speakers/soundbars/pah01801
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