Aldi Soundbar

Trev · 16-12-2013, 06:55

Anybody brought one of these yet? Just wondering what these are like. Not a bad price for bluetooth.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...ooth-soundbar/

Lidtop2013 · 16-12-2013, 07:12

Should be better than standard LCD TV speakers but don't expect much more, you get what you pay for with these kind of things.

Check it has the relevant connections if connecting to a tv/sky etc

mac2708 · 16-12-2013, 11:30

Looks very similar to this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...&s=electronics

The above link found here which has cooments
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...php?p=88005346

Trev · 17-12-2013, 18:13

Thanks for the links

I saw a Bush soundbar for the same price yesterday in B&M Stores. It had RCA phono sockets but I don't know if the Aldi one is RCA,HDMI or Optical.

56up · 20-12-2013, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trev

Thanks for the links

I saw a Bush soundbar for the same price yesterday in B&M Stores. It had RCA phono sockets but I don't know if the Aldi one is RCA,HDMI or Optical.

I suspect almost anything will offer an improvement over the sound quality of most TVs, even some quite expensive ones.

Doghouse Riley · 20-12-2013, 17:02

I push my TV sound through a thirty year-old tuner amp and forty year-old Goodmans speakers, for the cost of a couple of RCA to Din plug leads.

Perfect.

Robert__law · 22-12-2013, 22:46

I push my TV sound through a 1990s Phillips high fi connected to a Quadraphonic adapter from the 1970s which mixes the sound through a Hefler circuit to create a quad effect which opens up the sound using four speakers

iangrad · 23-12-2013, 10:26

Both the above post will sound excellent but its worth remembering that very few modern TV's have audio out in phono sockets its all ARC via the hdmi socket or at the worst optical . You might on some models be able to tap into a scart but again its getting rare for a scart to be (a) fitted and (b)be anything other than input only .

Lidtop2013 · 23-12-2013, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by iangrad

Both the above post will sound excellent but its worth remembering that very few modern TV's have audio out in phono sockets its all ARC via the hdmi socket or at the worst optical . You might on some models be able to tap into a scart but again its getting rare for a scart to be (a) fitted and (b)be anything other than input only .

Why is optical "worse" than ARC HDMI? They both achieve the same thing, just you need additional cables if using optical?

iangrad · 24-12-2013, 09:54

Well yes they both give sound to the amp but there is so many instances of lip sync problems with optical which very rarely happen with arc over hdmi .

webbie · 24-12-2013, 14:54

And HDMI can support higher fidelity standards like lossless Dolby and DTS from blu-ray, whereas optical can't support such high data rates.

16-12-2013, 06:55	#1
Trev Forum Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Nottingham Posts: 1,256	Aldi Soundbar Anybody brought one of these yet? Just wondering what these are like. Not a bad price for bluetooth. https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...ooth-soundbar/

16-12-2013, 07:12	#2
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Should be better than standard LCD TV speakers but don't expect much more, you get what you pay for with these kind of things. Check it has the relevant connections if connecting to a tv/sky etc

16-12-2013, 11:30	#3
mac2708 Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,196	Looks very similar to this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...&s=electronics The above link found here which has cooments http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...php?p=88005346

17-12-2013, 18:13	#4
Trev Forum Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Nottingham Posts: 1,256	Thanks for the links I saw a Bush soundbar for the same price yesterday in B&M Stores. It had RCA phono sockets but I don't know if the Aldi one is RCA,HDMI or Optical.

20-12-2013, 16:40	#5
56up Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 779	Quote: Originally Posted by Trev Thanks for the links I saw a Bush soundbar for the same price yesterday in B&M Stores. It had RCA phono sockets but I don't know if the Aldi one is RCA,HDMI or Optical. I suspect almost anything will offer an improvement over the sound quality of most TVs, even some quite expensive ones.

20-12-2013, 17:02	#6
Doghouse Riley Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North-West England Posts: 25,875	I push my TV sound through a thirty year-old tuner amp and forty year-old Goodmans speakers, for the cost of a couple of RCA to Din plug leads. Perfect.

22-12-2013, 22:46	#7
Robert__law Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DUNDEE Posts: 1,318	I push my TV sound through a 1990s Phillips high fi connected to a Quadraphonic adapter from the 1970s which mixes the sound through a Hefler circuit to create a quad effect which opens up the sound using four speakers

23-12-2013, 10:26	#8
iangrad Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 772	Both the above post will sound excellent but its worth remembering that very few modern TV's have audio out in phono sockets its all ARC via the hdmi socket or at the worst optical . You might on some models be able to tap into a scart but again its getting rare for a scart to be (a) fitted and (b)be anything other than input only .

23-12-2013, 18:20	#9
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Quote: Originally Posted by iangrad Both the above post will sound excellent but its worth remembering that very few modern TV's have audio out in phono sockets its all ARC via the hdmi socket or at the worst optical . You might on some models be able to tap into a scart but again its getting rare for a scart to be (a) fitted and (b)be anything other than input only . Why is optical "worse" than ARC HDMI? They both achieve the same thing, just you need additional cables if using optical?

24-12-2013, 09:54	#10
iangrad Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 772	Well yes they both give sound to the amp but there is so many instances of lip sync problems with optical which very rarely happen with arc over hdmi .

24-12-2013, 14:54	#11
webbie Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Devon Posts: 1,568	And HDMI can support higher fidelity standards like lossless Dolby and DTS from blu-ray, whereas optical can't support such high data rates.

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