hi all....my philips 9100 finally arrived.....
received box yesterday, immediately setup right after i got it
price bought was 2350 cash term only.....errrr can't find any shop selling below 2300

first impression......built is quite solid.....unpacking was fairly fast and easy

setup.....simple out of box setup.....didn't need to read the manual.....just to see how easy it was

pairing with my ipad, iphone and android was easy
ARC tested and android TV tested as well....all worked flawlessly

so here's my first listening impression.......but wait....i'm comparing SQ against my main audio rig.....so its kinda far off by means of SQ, room and tuning
but anyway.......

so i had Peter White playing for a start with the Playing Favourites album.....
the sound surprisingly clean, crisp and with some attack
tonal balance is somewhat skewed a little bright.....but i guess its new and not run in yet
bass needed some time to work.....d sub sounded tight and a little boomy for now
transient is acceptable
pace between d soundbar and woofer is ok albeit some volume matching needed but i have yet to discover how do i match the volume between the two

some lack of synergy at certain areas.....

overall for a budget tv/quick movie/light music listening that's worth looking at

for those who is looking for a 2 in 1, stylish, average sounding multi media evening enjoyment without the hassle of high end gears with cables all over....i would say this is the unit.....

ok....here's a little question that i have for current owners

i'm using the soundbar paired against Sharp LC60LE950X
to recognize the soundbar...i have to turn on the soundbar then only the tv....
and half way through....i select bluetooth.....i can play from my ipad
but switching back to HDMI ARC after that.....the tv doesn't recognize it.....then i hv to power off the tv and on it again in order to have the arc working...

any thoughts???

also CEC turned on...but turning the tv doesn't on the soundbar at the same time.....

This post has been edited by hushymushy: Mar 12 2015, 07:34 PM

tested it a couple of times....impressed with it.....
sadly no more in production...i think they are selling the tail end stocks as new model coming soon....

i find sb400 sound better.....the price in MV is quite high
b4 CNY....i asked at SS2 shops...they were going for 2700
went back after cny......no stock

settled with Fidelio 9100....pretty good too

guys...those who wanna shop for soundbar....just fyi for those looking for a good one

groupon is sellingJBL SB-400 at RM1999....good deal....
used to be 2800 cheapest....harvey norman used to sell it at 3k plus

though end of life model.....this is one good HT soundbar and wireless sub....