Soundbars - Sonos or B&W

Darrensen · 15 Aug 2013 at 13:39

Hi all,

Had a demo of the B&W Panorama 2, Sonos Playbar and the Bose Cinemate 1SR in John Lewis, but unfortunately on different video clips. I've narrowed it down to the Sonos or the B&W.

Now I know they are worlds apart when it comes to price, but I wondered if anyone here has got either of these and what they are like to live with?

They both produced good bass levels, so I don't think there would be any immediate need for a sub.

Would be great to hear your thoughts.

Thanks
Darren

Darrensen · 15 Aug 2013 at 20:58

So for the lounge the Sonos doesn't produce enough powerful bass?

Darrensen · 16 Aug 2013 at 08:36

The_Baron said:
Thought the Sonos didn't do HD sound? Could be wrong.

Yeah that's the only thing that puts me off. The missing DTS is a real bummer.

But obviously that reflects in the cost.

Darrensen · 17 Aug 2013 at 15:27

nantucket66 said:
Monitor Audio have a soundbar coming out apparently which is supposed to be really good. About £1k, supposedly better than the Panorama 2 from my "source".

Interesting. I'm planning on waiting until dec.