Action film, TV program or rather music?

In recent weeks and months, I had the opportunity to test all currently available Sony sound bars and the Sound Plate. While the HT-ST3 is a 4.1 system with virtual surround sound, the HT-CT770 is a 2.1 system as the HT-CT260H and the HT-XT1. His total of 330 watts relates the Soundbar of two 20 mm tweeters and two woofers 60 millimeters. In a 160 mm bass driver is serving. As far as the inevitable theory.

Was my HT-ST3 already too shallow to give even remotely reasonable sound in the style of Yamaha, the HT-CT770 has this problem. A soundbar is purchased to upgrade the partially frightening sound of flat screens, for where to from such thin speakers even volume for sound come from? But if now sound bars are also always flat, they are approaching the volume of its own built in speakers which the TV boxes to. The result can therefore not be much better. Even HT-CT770 is a victim of its own design strategy.

Although here, the cross section of the sound bar is applied rhomboid, so the volume of the boxes can not be much larger. Although such a design has the decisive advantage to stretch out flat in front of the TV, bringing no obstructed view of the TV picture with it, but the sound suffers audible, if one is better used. Here is also the fact that radiates when positioned in front of the TV, the sound apparently towards the ceiling. This dropped to, as the soundbar was operated on edge as when wall mounting. Abruptly more details came to the listening room.

And like with the Sony home theater system BDV-9100WW there is the problem of the aligned diagonally to the rear displays. This ensures that you have to get up to read the volume or the voice levels depending on seat position from the sofa in order to read the information can. If you want not only to read the display steady, but also want to improve the sound again, one should decide from the outset for wall mounting. A Matter of Taste is the subwoofer. A large, completely flat plastic cube is not for everyone for sure. With its 103 centimeters wide, the Soundbar is also suitable for large screen sizes. From a position in front of a 32 inch model would be for aesthetic reasons rather discouraged.

Technically, the HT-CT770 is fully at the height. 4 x HDMI, 1 x output and 3 x input, an optical and an analog connection should for most devices that are otherwise still operated on the TV, to be perfectly adequate. More exciting is there already the question of the various DSP functions, because what is perceived as a good sound in a movie, at a sporting event or a talk show can no longer sound already. As in most of his equipment, Sony has donated various modes here. In addition to the default you can choose between Movie, Sports, Game and Music. In addition, adjust the way of dialogues in three stages regulate. Who is that too much fumbling, leaves the plant Clear Audio + the Choice.

A positive feature is to design technical misfortunes of HT-ST3 and HT-XT1 on the back classic remote control. All knobs are large and clearly labeled, even lay instantly find the function you need, must be sought without secret slider for further adjustments.

Sound is subjective, what displeases me, like another. Personally, I am looking for a clear and analytical structure of Yamaha, but I also enjoyed Toshiba, devils and other. Unfortunately, I'm going with the current sound of Sony in the field of sound bars not really warm. To tinny in dialogues, to less structured bass in films and intense highs in music. Since filigree settings do not help much.
But this is like saying my personal feeling. I would have for films between the Sound Plate HT XT1 and presented here HT-CT770 choose, I'd grab despite the lack of subwoofer purely subjective to Sound Plate. If it were up to me largely to music, turn would get the HT-CT770 because of better stereo image preference. As always, including the purchase of a soundbar is dependent on personal preferences and the priority application.