Soundbar or Echo Studios & Sub....

Conanius

Conanius

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So I'm about to buy a new TV in the lounge.

To give a baseline for 'what I think is good' - I've currently got a 40" Samsung 4k TV that came with a soundbar. All in from John Lewis it was probably £600 for the pair about 3 years ago. I think this sounds OK, but could be punchier.

I previously had an Onkyo Amp with 5.0 Setup (Morduant Short - 2 floorstanders, 2 Bookshelves and a centre) ... I thought this was epic. I was a fool for selling but hey, that's life.

I had watched a few reviews, and a lot of people were saying that a pair of Amazon Echo Studios with their Sub was surprisingly good for the price - £500. I'm "all in" on Amazon home speakers already, so this would integrate well.

However, I've seen Samsung have some good deals on if you buy a soundbar with a qualifying TV - 50% off. So their higher end sound bars suddenly seem a bit more reasonable - Something like the Q800T would be ~£400 and the Q900T about ~£550....

What do people think of these suggestions?

I think you're getting the idea of the budget. Open to suggestions and recommendations.
 
Sorry, I accept whatever I get wouldn't be as good as separates. Like you however, two young kids and two dogs.

At the moment I'm just trying to understand:

- if anyone has the echo studios and sub, and what they thought of them
- if anyone has had a go with any of the more expensive Samsung Soundbars, and were they anygood
 
So, update. I went for two Echo Studios, a Fire TV Cube and the sub. The Sub is due to come in a couple of weeks. I'd also bought a new TV in the Prime Day deals - an LG Nanocell 55NANO86.

I have to be honest, I'm really impressed with the Echo Studios. Setup was a piece of cake once everything had all the latest software updates applied. I'm already an 'Amazon Echo Household' so integration into this ecosystem was really nice.

Sound wise - they are super clear at low volumes, and have plenty of power at the top end. It is a *significant* improvement to the old Samsung Soundbar I had. However, being critical I really hope the sub gives a bit more punch.

For the price I got it all for on Prime Day, I am very happy.
 
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