Its sound is improved more than TV; however, input is limited
and not ideal to use with decoding box.
Bose Solo
According to Bose’s standard, Solo is a basic system of
loudspeaker. It is loudspeaker that is designed to lie under TV. It can also
use something that is stronger to replace loudspeakers attached inside.
Like most of Bose products, Solo has small and beautiful
design and it can play well with any TV although the company advises you
loudspeaker with 42-inch TV or smaller to make sound not become small. 4
loudspeaker drivers and 2 bass gates are inside. Although it isn’t surround
sound system, it will provide bigger improvement than drivers that are limited
to set up to most of flat-screen televisions availably.
Around the back side, connection is limited with optical
digital inputs and coaxial digital and one stereo phono analogue connection. Besides,
there is also a USB gate and 3.500 plugging jack; however, they are only used
for service.
Connection is
limited with optical digital inputs and coaxial digital and one stereo phono
analogue.
There aren’t HDMI or pass-through inputs, so you will need
source with integrated outputs to help you not to connect cables from TV to
loudspeaker. It seems to be more complex than plugging HDMI cables through
Solo. But most of TVs that we saw have optical output or some analogue for
stereo sound. Each of the cables that you need to use for inputs is included in
box, so you won’t have to buy only it for system.
It’s difficult to believe a remote that is included in
system and has buttons for source, mute and controlling volume. Because Solo
can be compatible with general remotes, you can use it to control both TV and
loudspeaker to simplify your A/V establishment. However, if you don’t have HDMI
connection, you will not have any way to use Anynet+ universal on our referred
TV’s remote.
For daily television programs, Solo loudspeaker is a bigger
improvement than integrated TV drivers. It creates clear sound with big volume
and good quantity of bass. It can work with digital radio, with noise from high
end sound and even in heavy rock and electric rock well.
An only loudspeaker unit cannot compete with specialized
surround sound system. Therefore, Solo helps us see its advantages when we are
watching film. Loudspeakers that have virtual surround sound also overwhelms
than an only unit. Hence, if you are looking for something that is neat and
light to use for nights of watching film, it is sure that you should find
another place.
We have used Solo together with TV’s loudspeaker before;
however, an inconvenient thing is that delaying between sound output of TV and
Solo in half of second. It means that you have to choose between this thing and
that thing or be caught with constant resound. Some TVs allow you to set up
audio delay, but not all. If your TV doesn’t have this mode, you will not have
any other choices besides make TV dumb.
When you consider it not suitable to big TVs, maybe you will
set up Solo under the second TV in bedroom more than in living room. Its
quality of images increases more than loudspeakers that are set up on TV
availably. However, it isn’t as good as other loudspeaker systems with its
price. You can also buy Blu-ray 5.1 system form companies such as Panasonic or
Sony with similar price or a loudspeaker that has HDMI input to use it with
decoding box or Blu-ray without connecting with cables from TV. Consequently,
Solo proves that it is too limited and expensive to take an introduction.
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Information
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$523, including VAT
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Website: www.comet.com
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Ranking: 3/5
Technological
features
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Input: 1 digital phono, 1 digital optical, 1 analogue stereo
phono
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Consumption of energy: 18W for operating, 0W for waiting
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Warranty: 2-year RTB
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