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October 2009
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The editors liked
Stylish design. Well built. Thunderous low end – no need for subwoofer. Loud
Dynamic sound
Purposeful looks
Quality of construction
Startling low frequency presence – no need for a subwoofer
Loud
Practical and beautiful design
Superb build quality
Refined
Powerful sound with beefy bass
Faultless build quality
To look at the B&W Panorama is to want a B&W Panorama. This is one of the most stylish sounbars we've ever seen (not something we ever thought we'd find ourselves saying) with a glossy aluminium top panel and seductively curvaceous rear end that w...
Excellent sound quality
Impeccable finish
Great spatialisation
The editors didn't like
Unexpected holes in spec. Bass can plod. Doesn’t really surround
Unexpected holes in spec
Given the price
Bass can plod
Midrange is coloured
Doesn't really surround
No video switching
Limited rear channel effects
Rear channels don’t envelop you
No HD audio decoding or HDMIs
The real problem here is the "surround sound". No matter how hard soundbars try
They're never really a substitute for proper 5.1 offerings. Here the Panorama does provide some width to the sound
But you never truly feel engulfed by the sound emanati...
No HDMI input!
Needs to be positioned carefullyno room correction
Nine drivers pack superwide stereo field and paranoiainducing surround in a small package (43 x 7 x 5 inches). Builtin sub = rumpshaking lows. Swank mirroredblack finish (polishing cloth included).
Can't autocalibrate surround effects for room layout — and little ability to tweak manually.
Abstract: 5.1-channel decoding in a single soundbar , Decoding for Dolby Digital and DTS, not lossless , Strong bass even when subwoofer output is not used Why shouldn’t respectability and innovation be on speaking terms? In loudspeakers, that’s not as easy as ...
Ultimately, though, this isn't for stereo — on the manual B&W subtitles it an “Integrated A/V Sound System”, and that's where it achieves quite superb results, bringing high-impact high-detail cinematic sound without the box count. If your family is likel...
Show-stealing looks, great sound quality, great virtual surround
Complicated and unintuitive optimisation setup, short on connectors, expensive
Bowers & Wilkins’ Panorama soundbar is one of the best single-speaker home theatre systems on the market. Apart from its unnecessarily complicated setup, it’s a great all-rounder with unparalleled sound quality in both our movie and music test...
Qualité sonore exceptionnelle, Finition impeccable, Bon fonctionnement de la spatialisation
Pas de HDMI, Sensible au positionnement: pas de correction de pièce
La Panorama n'est pas parfaite mais demeure une belle démonstration de la maîtrise audio de B&W. Il ne manque plus qu'un léger effort sur le multimédia....
La qualité sonore (musique et vidéo), Le design et la finition exemplaire, Livraison de plusieurs pieds et les autres accessoires, Les connectiques nombreuses, Le contrôle, La facilité d’installation
Le prix élevé, La configuration légèrement délicate sans écran, L’absence d’un système d’autocalibration, À ne pas placer juste devant l’écran
Eines ist sicher: Wer einen schicken Flachbildschirm sein Eigen nennt und Heimkino-Feeling sucht, dessen technische Umsetzung aber bitte so unauffällig wie möglich und nur so aufwendig wie nötig sein soll, der ist mit B&Ws Panorama bestens bedient. Für...
