The thing with sound bar is that if the TV isn't mounted on the wall the sound bar tends to block a portion of the TV.

if your TV on a bench, put the soundbar at the lower shelf

My experinces with sound bar is terrible as I am comparing to normal hifi expectation.

With RM3k sound bar, the price can buy a stereo amp with decent speakers. Even a RM1k amp + RM1k+ speaker like Wharfedale Diamond 10.2 will perform much better than sound bar.

The only logical reason to use sound bar is there are woman in house complaits about looks and insist on simplicity looks... 

Generally soundbar has to be more expensive than a 2.1 speaker simply because it has more features and complexity. You need design in the wireless audio for the subwoofer. You need to design in the extra LCD and the IR remote circuitry. Probably need to be able to accept more inputs(optical, hdmi, coaxial, etc).  Need to decode DTS. Some comes with bluetooth function.

3k is probably too much 1k range seems reasonable given the extra features that they give on top of a typical 2.1 system.

Many thanks for the fast feedback    Just a quick question. Do the movies you watch do they come with DTS-track? Have you watched any true bluray movies and would there be a difference for those movies?

I understand it will of course downmix the source but as it can decode the DTS signal according to it specification it could do a difference. I'm not sure though.

ct-260, it sound awesome if u have high quality input, but how frequent u have good media with that kind of quality :/
and it doesn't distribute the sound and subwoofer nicely, tried many positioning but not much improvement, mainly use it for video gaming btw

i was thinking of those 5ch surround system, but they always come with a player and i have no clue of how to connect the speaker to the tv without the player so the sound come directly from the tv not the player itself, heard that it can be done but i'm noob in this field

how about Pioneer SP-SB23SW?
http://referencehometheater.com/review/pio...p-sb23w-review/
http://www.senq.com.my/hear-what-youve-bee...speaker-system/

good observations. The Senq price is RCP, so maybe other places could offer better pricing. Like you said, it's if SQ comes first, but I think the latest Philips Fidelio is also quite competitive...

It's available at Harvey Norman now, RM3000 however (which is overpriced).

I do not own it anymore, but I have tested it enough and I truly think that the HTL9100 is the best soundbar on the market now without paying even more for a Yamaha or JBL which doesn't even sound as good as the HTL9100.

On its own in 2.1 mode, it's just scintillating in how much detail the soundbar has in the mids (perhaps best of any soundbar so far), yet the soundstage is sufficient enough to rival even some high-end 2.1 speakers. The mid-treble is a little bit on the neutral side, but on the absolute highs there is enough energy in the HTL9100 without sounding harsh.
The sub then is obviously not going to even rival any mid-end sub you can get individually in a custom 2.1 setup, but at the very least the mid-bass hits with plenty of impact for its size and rarely bleeds into the mids. I do want more sub-bass for the rumbling factor and wouldn't mind for the sub to be a little bit tighter too.

Okay then, the main feature of the HTL9100... detach the sides and it becomes a 5.1 setup, though it's more like 4.1. There is no center speaker in the HTL9100, but the soundstage is wide enough to present the phantom center speaker not to lack too much detail. The detachable speakers may sound gimmicky, but boy does it sound pretty darn decent.
It obviously will not compare even to a modest entry level setup like the Pioneer Andrew Jones SP series of speakers. It does however rival something like a Sony N9100 HTIB, just with less volume.

There's enough detail in the rear speakers, without sounding muted and thin and 5.1 is always a welcome in movies, especially when it isn't half-assed like in many entry-level HTIBs today. The detached speakers has a battery life rated at 10 hours, but I think mine died out in under 5-7 hours though keep in mind I was playing at a relatively high volume (around 70%).

So then, is the HTL9100 worth RM3000? Not really, if sound quality is of the utmost importance to you. You can get a Pioneer HTP-AJ523 for just slightly more and that would handedly beat the HTL9100 with no answers from the latter. But if you need simplicity and you are planning to have a system in a rather small living room or even a bedroom, there's really not much else better than a HTL9100 other than going for a custom 2.1 setup.

If the HTL9100 is half the price of what it is selling now, it'd be an instant no-brainer for most moderate consumers I believe.

have you heard the sony st3 and st7 before? Wonder if sony themselves aren't happy with it. Since they only came out late last year right? and there's a replacement already.

So which one to go?  Soundbar is somehow more expensive in comparison to those 5ch speaker combo, somr even sell as high as 2k, but is the quality really better or just because of its modern stylish compact design?

so any good soundbar other than that ht-260 i'm currently using? (it's a big turn off )

Yamaha YS-2200 with Philips HTL9100?

Which is better?

Hi, Just got the HTL9100 philips fidelio from Legends Sri Petaling at RM2299 + RM99 for the Philips media player which I believe it's actually complimentary from philips anyway doesn't bother me much as it's still cheaper to be compare with Harvey or seng heng which is now selling at rm2699. Retail price is RM2999. Well must admit I really like this soundbar. It sounds great, it’s versatile, and I think the surround-on-demand option is a really neat idea. If you want good sound without the hassle of trailing cables and fiddly set-ups, this is the way to go. Anyway just want to find out with you guys about the cable connection for audio and video. FYI, I m hooking up this system with my Sony Smart tv. Question 1:Which cable actually gives or produce the best AUDIO output from my tv to the soundbar? Is it the HDMI or Optical cable?
Question 2:  Which cable can pump out the best video from Philip Media player to my Sony Tv? should I use the HDMI ARC or supposed just normal HDMI input for video connection? PLs advice. Cheers!

hdmi support newer lossless format like dolby true hd and dts master audio.
optical cannot