One should remember that soundbars are really designed for a TV and to be used with other surround sound speakers, if you want good quality stereo sound for a computer a set of speakers will always beat a soundbar and I am a huge Sonos fan and have the Sonos Arc, the Beam's big brother, with full surround setup in my living room, but everywhere else I have either a stereo pair of Sonos One speakers or a pair of Sonos 5 speakers. A pair of Sonos One speakers cost about the same than a Beam, but if placed 5 or 6 feet apart in a room will sound much better.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: September 13, 2021 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Out of topic That depends on what you call "affordable." Good ones aren't cheap, and alternatively, cheap ones aren't good--they lack features one wants in a sound bar, like wireless operation and not Bluetooth wireless. OK, the caveats out of the way, I love my Sonos Beam, about $400. It's compact--about two feel long and four inches high and deep. It has four radiators that deliver a lot of sound and a lot of low end without sounding forced, and without the low end sounding delayed in any way like some of the old Bose Wave systems sounded. The beam can work on a Wi-Fi network, or be hardwired into your in-house LAN, you can connect it to a computer via an HDMI cable, or to a sound source via an eighth-inch (3.5mm) jack, all on its rear panel. The iPhone and Windows setup applications are accessible and straightforward to use. It doesn't weigh a ton, so it's easily movable from room to room. I even took it on a gig one day instead of putting a big-box amplified speaker in my shopping cart with all the other stuff I brought because the room was small. Even so, the Beam audio filled the room and spilled out into the hallway where people were sticking their heads in the door wondering where the jazz band was! One thing the Beam has which is not fun is controls on its top surface that are not in any way tactile. I suppose one could mark their positions with tape or Loc Dots, but I never bothered doing that. Instead, I just control it from the computer. On 9/3/2021 11:53 AM, Marco Chan wrote: > Hi folks, > Any good sound bar recommendation? Affordable and easy to set up for my PC. > For music lover too! > > Thx, > Marco > > Sent from my iPhone > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/f98fde38-af27-0899-ddfb-b824abd2e924%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/SJ0PR06MB7862A53B2C3016F85C34D009C7DA9%40SJ0PR06MB7862.namprd06.prod.outlook.com.
