If u r after sound quality then I won't really recommend soundbar that cost 1k n below as the sound is worse than a lot of pc speakers. But it does look nice sitting below the TV.

I've owned sony soundbar at rm1. 5k(forgot about the model already) 7 years ago, it did ok at dialog, ok at sound separation, not so to project sound behind u, bass is ok with the price.

Then soon after that I got myself a yammy ysp 5100. The sound field and quality is night and day compared to Sony (yeah I know the price gap). I can clearly hear the sound from behind me. Dialog not bad, sound separation is great. Bass is near to zero from the unit because u have to get ur own sub for it.

Few years later I bought the philips Fidelio b5. The sound is a lot more better than my LG TV,  and the great thing about it is the detachable rear speakers. Sound quality on par, separation ok, bass not so.

After years of trying to get back to soundbar, I think I will give it a pass for awhile and stick back to my 2.0 system (although my heart is always telling me to give soundbar a try).

Oh ya, I demoed b&w panorama 2. Great system if u r able to get it at decent prices. But if u r really after sound separation and sound field, just get cheap 5.1 and try to hide those cable