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Soundbar | £899 | whf.cm/Panorama_3
It can be easy to cloak weaknesses in a product with myriad customisable features and add-ons. A more straightforward, pared-back approach is a braver option, as it requires near-perfect execution or else runs the risk of its inflexibility exposing its flaws.
The Panorama 3, the first Dolby Atmos soundbar from Bowers & Wilkins, confidently strives to simplify immersive home cinema, providing no settings, room calibration or sound modes to tweak beyond a basic two-band EQ and volume. The company says that the soundbar will always automatically decode content appropriately, be it movie, music or game – removing any guesswork for the user.
The brand, well known for its range of integrated Formation wireless speakers, is so certain of the Panorama 3’s prowess that, rarely for a product at this level, it does not provide an optional sub or rear speakers to enlarge the system into a ‘true’ surround set-up, instead pitching it as an all-in-one home theatre solution.
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