Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all the
wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4 metres.
Would this be ok?

TIA.....

Richie

Richie wrote:

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models?

What's a 'sound bar' ?

Graham

Richie wrote:

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all the
wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4 metres.
Would this be ok?

For the life of me I can't imagine why you'd want surround sound in a room that
small. I find even a wide stereo for TV etc distracting.

Graham

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Richie wrote:

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all
the
wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4
metres.
Would this be ok?

For the life of me I can't imagine why you'd want surround sound in a room
that
small. I find even a wide stereo for TV etc distracting.

Graham


No, no, no. The room size is irrelevant. The "sound bars" work on
psychoacoustics. An inexactive science at present, but keep an open mind -
and ears. The Sunday Times reviewed several of the offerings in the market
a couple of weeks ago - can't remember what they recommended, but it came
down to some work, some don't.

Small rooms? Working on that right now.

G

Geoff Mackenzie wrote:

"Eeyore" wrote
Richie wrote:

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all
the wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4
metres.
Would this be ok?

For the life of me I can't imagine why you'd want surround sound in a room
that small. I find even a wide stereo for TV etc distracting.


No, no, no. The room size is irrelevant.

Not in my opinion. A smallish room has its own very prominent acoustic
environment that your hearing naturally interprets.


The "sound bars" work on
psychoacoustics. An inexactive science at present, but keep an open mind -
and ears. The Sunday Times reviewed several of the offerings in the market
a couple of weeks ago - can't remember what they recommended, but it came
down to some work, some don't.

Small rooms? Working on that right now.

I just don't see the point.

Graham

Eeyore wrote:

Richie wrote:

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all the
wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4 metres.
Would this be ok?

For the life of me I can't imagine why you'd want surround sound in a room that
small. I find even a wide stereo for TV etc distracting.

Graham


I found it worked just fine in a similar sized room, and added a nice
layer of atmosphere to some DVDs. Not fine enough for me to keep it that
way I hasten to add - too much wiring mess.

Richie wrote:
Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models?

I bought a Yamaha YSP 800 for the reasons you gave.

It works well enough but not as well as a five speaker system would.

You need to place the TV centrally and not in a corner for the effects
to work and for some this will not be possible.

So, if like me this was the best you could do and a five speaker system
was out, go for it but do consider room layout possibilities first.

Regards

David

"Richie" wrote in message
...

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks
like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all the
wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4
metres.
Would this be ok?

Through an unusual set of circumstances, I ended up being the owner of the
Niro Reference system:

http://www.avguide.com/products/prod...Freview%3D1823

Trust me, I didn't loose my mind and pay even a tiny fraction of the list
price for it. ;-)

I have it set up in my second floor enclosed front porch, which is off the
master bedroom suite.

The porch is about 12 x 12 x 9. More than 50% of the wall space is glass
(sort of overlooks Lake St Clair off about a mile and a half). There is a
large opening into the far larger sleeping area. The floor is resilient
tile, while the walls and ceiling are drywall. It is furnished with two Ikea
bentwood lounge chairs and a small wooden table.

Right now, the sound of the system is dominated by the horrid acoustics of
the room. The room is so reverberant that piling some dirty clothes on the
floor actually reduced the excess reverberation a bit.

The Niro Reference can get to be amazingly loud. It sounds better in the
next room, which has a king bed and therefore is quite a bit less
reveberent. I hope to get some acoustic treatments in place, and I'll report
back when I do.