Panasonic SC-HTB20EB-K 240w Soundbar (New for 2012)

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Panasonic SC-HTB20EB-K 240w Soundbar (New for 2012)

5.0 out of 5 stars The sound is truly great, 2 Feb 2013

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David F. Polley (united kingdom) - See all my reviews

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Panasonic i really think it has really got that something when you listen to it its comes straight out at you with a real punch and so clear

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, 2 Feb 2013

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pc - See all my reviews

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The speakers were very well packaged with many mounting options. Very easy to set up and my Panasonic TV was able to be fed with a single hdmi lead only. The speakers I joined and layed horizontally in front of the Sky box witch had to be raised 2cm to allow the Sky remote to function. The large Base speaker stands behind the tv stand in a corner so is not visible, but can be heard well
The sound is easily switched between the TV internal speakers and "Home Cinema" as it calls itself and is volume controlled or muted with Sky or TV handset. Sound is superb.

5.0 out of 5 stars panasonic sc-htb20eb-k 240w soundbar, 30 Jan 2013

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mr robin cole - See all my reviews

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it suites my panosonic 50iinch plasma.fantastic sound.wel worth buying.good price.i find the sound bar far better than surround sound speakers around the room. highly recomend it

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Available Extra for the Panasonic TV, 29 Jan 2013

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wiifanatic - See all my reviews

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Having chosen the Panasonic TX-L37E5B 37" TV and reading reviews about the Soundbar we purchased it at the same time - and it is so good! The speakers fit in perfectly on the shelf unit we have the TV on and the quality of the sound is brilliant and they look good too. We like playing music DVD's via the TV and the sound is like being at a live concert. There is no distortion when we turn the sound up (when the neighbours aren't at home!) and my husband (who wears hearing aids) doesn't have any problems. Money well spent!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Booming sub-woofer! Susanna Reid is a bit hissy though..., 26 Jan 2013

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stuartru - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic SC-HTB20EB-K 240w Soundbar (New for 2012) (Electronics)

I have a Samsung 32" TV, which has a great picture, but disappointing sound, especially in the dialogue range. I bought this product after reading the positive reviews on Amazon and Which. It was hard to find a soundbar that fits under a smaller TV and doesn't stick out the sides. I got this one as it can be separated in the middle to allow you to set it up in various arrangements. In the end I kept it as a single bar and placed it under the TV on the sticky pads provided (the legs provided make it a little high and it blocks the remote receiver, as other reveiwers reported). In this setup the bar looks great, perfect for a 32" TV, looking as if it was made for it. The sub-woofer is bigger than I was expecting (yes I could have looked at the measurements...), but sits beside the TV stand quite nicely.

Setting up was easy, but I tried connecting various devices a few different ways through HDMI and Toslink cables. Luckily there were different options, and with three different devices to connect, I eventually settled for a single input from the TV optical output into the back of the sub-woofer. This had the minor disadvantage of having to control the sound with the separate remote (provided) instead of the TV control. There are ways round this, but my Blu-ray player doesn't have a TOSlink output (only coaxial, why?!), so I would have to get some kind of adapter to do this...

In terms of sounds quality: so far so good. Music is noticeably richer with a deep boom to the bass from the sub-woofer that was never possible with the TV speakers. The soundbar has a twinkling high end too. In fact it sounds better than it used to when I plugged the headphone socket of the TV through an amp and good quality stereo speakers. I was just listening to Radio 2, and Temper Trap was rocking my living room, even sounding clear and thumping while I was in the bath a couple of rooms away...

The only real negative is the lack of graphic equaliser. Having output through the soundbar renders the equaliser on the TV redundant, and there is none on the soundbar itself (other than a "dialogue level" control). The need for a graphic equaliser is most noticable in the dialogue: it doesn't like women much. When watching "The Bake-Off" Paul Hollywood's voice sounds like honey, but Mary Berry's is a bit foggy (but the incidental music sounds fantastic); and on Breakfast News, Charlie comes across crystal clear, but Susanna is a bit hissy. I will try to fiddle with the settings a bit, but I found that each channel has a different level of dialogue output, so you have to keep adjsuting for the hiss when you switch. I never noticed this before, so it is obviously a sensitive system. If anyone has any tips for getting this right I would be grateful. I'm going to have a proper fiddle when Paul O'Grady comes on, as I think his shrieking will put it to the test...

All in all I am happy with the system and would recommend it to others. I'm probably going to get rid of my old amplifier and stereo speakers now and route my music from my MP3 player to the soundbar, as I think it sounds good or even better!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound, 17 Jan 2013

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Adjustable. Good Bass and also speech. Put on stand at base of TV; much better than having wires trailing everywhere.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very sleek and loud!, 17 Jan 2013

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David John Steedman - See all my reviews

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I bought this with a new Panasonic Viera 42inch tv and it works very well. I was super impressed at how loud it is.

Maybe the only downside is how loud the bass is, you can only turn it up and down in stages and I have it on the lowest stage as this is still super bassy, which is good, but I just wish I could turn it down a bit more at night for my neighbours sake!!

Otrher than that, being able to have the speakers joined together and sit underneath the tv not only looks cool, but sounds good too. The whole setup looks quite impressive if I do say so myself.

There was a negative, the first unit that was sent out to me was faulty and would not power up, but in true amazon style they sent out another one straight away and picked up the broken unit, no problem.

Over all a very satisfied customer!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible one-note boomy bass., 16 Jan 2013

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Peter Graham Clarke - See all my reviews

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I bought this one because it was possible to split the speakers and position them vertically. However, the boomy bass is terrible, and the dialogue/sub-woofer level controls seem to be almost ineffective. The sub-woofer cabinet has no damping material at all, and this is a cardinal sin. I have managed to improve the bass by removing the bass reflex tube and stuffing the cabinet with long fibre wool, but I am still far from satisfied with the product.

5.0 out of 5 stars Small compact,but very loud and great sound, 15 Jan 2013

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eddie - See all my reviews

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Why buy five pieces of surround sound when this is just as good,have the sound bar on the wall or like me split in two on the speaker stands provided.the sound quality is brilliant and for the price well worth it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Improved Sound, 14 Jan 2013

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Percy May - See all my reviews

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Overall I am pleased with the new sound from these speakers. It was pretty easy to set up, but even though have a Panasonic television there were some issues with the set up with regards to the TV communications. I also find it slightly annoying that the volume levels are different from Terrestrial and Satellite TV signals.

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