Vizio’s new monstrous (in the best way) new sound bar packs some smart new features including center channel vocal boost and different levels of surround virtualization, but the best thing about it? It’s super cheap.
Review: Sonos Playbar
Posted in: Today's Chili Sonos is aiming to revolutionize home theater audio by taking all the high quality sound you need and want, and cramming it all into one big ol’ soundbar you can drop at the bottom of your TV. Sure, it’ll work with other Sonos units you have hanging around, the Sonos Playbar is also a starter piece that can stand alone. And for a soundbar, this sucker sounds good. More »
Sonos Playbar: The Awesomest Wireless Music System Wants to Be Your Home Theater Too
Posted in: Today's Chili Sonos continues its righteous quest to dominate every room in your house with easy, awesome wireless music with its new Playbar. Except it’s trying to be the easy solution for your home theater, too. The sound bar joins the Sonos subwoofer introduced last year as well as two standalone tabletop systems already available. More »
Vizio 2013 Sound Bar
Posted in: Today's ChiliVizio has made a successful entry in the sound bar market and it intends to continue this trend for 2013. I have to admit the ratio between price and sound quality is very good. At CES, the company has laid out its course of action for 2013: first of all, all the sound bars will have a unified design. This is a change from the 2012 editions, and a welcome one in my opinion. While it may not make a huge difference in your living room, having a design consistency is great for Vizio’s brand and will allow the company to focus on delivering sound quality instead of managing more industrial designs. (more…)
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