I’ve been watching some YouTube reviews of some sound bars with dolby atmos and it seems pretty cool. I’m wondering about a few things...
If you’re not a huge audiophile, will it sound just as good or better than an average 5.1 system? Or will separate speakers always still be better than 1 sound bar in the front? My ears aren’t the greatest but I still like to be able to tell when bad guys are sneaking up behind me in video games. And of course explosions all around me in movies.
Does the sound bar also replace your receiver, so you connect your HDMI components to that, and then another cable goes to your TV? All I have is my cable box and my Xbox One, so I don’t need lots of different ports. Or, do you connect all of your speaker cables to the sound bar?
I’m moving soon and I like the idea of a cleaner look and not having to run cables all along the baseboards and stuff, but I don’t want to switch if the 5.1 system with separate speakers I have now is going to be better. My system right now isn't fancy or anything though.. it's a $200 sony receiver and some Polk speakers with a really old Sony subwoofter. It gets the job done, but I'd love to have a better experience with a cleaner look if I can.
If you’re not a huge audiophile, will it sound just as good or better than an average 5.1 system? Or will separate speakers always still be better than 1 sound bar in the front? My ears aren’t the greatest but I still like to be able to tell when bad guys are sneaking up behind me in video games. And of course explosions all around me in movies.
Does the sound bar also replace your receiver, so you connect your HDMI components to that, and then another cable goes to your TV? All I have is my cable box and my Xbox One, so I don’t need lots of different ports. Or, do you connect all of your speaker cables to the sound bar?
I’m moving soon and I like the idea of a cleaner look and not having to run cables all along the baseboards and stuff, but I don’t want to switch if the 5.1 system with separate speakers I have now is going to be better. My system right now isn't fancy or anything though.. it's a $200 sony receiver and some Polk speakers with a really old Sony subwoofter. It gets the job done, but I'd love to have a better experience with a cleaner look if I can.