CINEMA IN A BOX SYSTEM
1. PHILIPS 48OLED806 £999
2. SONY HT-A9 £1799
SYSTEM PRICE: £2798
The practicalities of a soundbar can’t be denied, and a good one is always better than a TV’s own sound. What’s more, as technology and, with it, the ambitions of engineers increases, so do the benefits of investing in a soundbar. The best can now give a decent impression of surround sound without the need for bulky and possibly inconvenient extra speakers cluttering up the room.
The key phrase there, however, is ‘give a decent impression’; having physical speakers doing the surround sound work is pretty much always the best option if you can accommodate them. That isn’t always easy, especially when you take into account having to place speakers precisely,
