

The compromise for you then is the effort required in getting the right placement, ideally wall mounting below the TV to ensure the soundbar is somewhere near ear height when seated, if that’s possible for you. The DALI soundbar has more space for larger drivers, so there’s less of a compromise than many other designs. You’ll notice that the Katch One is not flat (vertically) like many soundbars. However if you put a gun to my head and I absolutely had to recommend a soundbar, I’d say the DALI Katch One. The NAD has an HDMI ARC input for your TV, and has Bluetooth and a number of other inputs too. So I’d personally look at something like the NAD D3045 amplifier and a pair of stereo speakers, depending on what your budget is. So sonically, soundbars are a huge engineering compromise that places looks some way north of actual performance. Whereas ideally, tweeters should be at approximately ear height. Personally, I would always go for an amplifier and set of stereo speakers over a soundbar, as they would provide a far better, wider and more accurate soundstage than any single box speaker and would also outperform any single box for music duties too.Īlso, typically, unless wall-mounted, many people place their soundbars below the TV, which points the treble (which is directional) at your knees. Will you be using it to listen to music at all, or just TV sound and movies? I’m not a great soundbar fan, so may not be the best person to respond to your query, but a couple of questions might be helpful first to help other forum members.
