The connection and the initial setup of Soundbase designed accustomed easily. In principle, the speaker stands after connection of power and the connection to the TV immediately available. Other settings and rummaging through menus omitted fortunately. Because the Sound Base responds to the remote control of most TV (Funai, LG, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Vizio) and can be mitbedienen so easy. Important and well: The soundbar turns not only with the TV on and off, but also responds to the change in volume. Other manufacturers are not always as usability oriented here. All necessary cables (digital optical, power and 3.5mm) and even a vibration damping rubber mat are already in. On the USB port as the little brother has dispensed with, but optimizes the Bluetooth connection again. The device supports Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR (Extended Data Rate), which on the one hand an over Bluetooth1 enables faster and more secure connection intake and increased by about a factor of 3 data rate is even better suited for streaming example of mobile devices and Spotify and co.
In practice, the Brocken sounds with conventional television material focusing on spoken content, eg in the classic Tagesschau by default slightly nasal and overtones. If you set the built-in sound program on "voice mode", uses the DSP technology from DTS typical speech frequency range, strengthened in light and reduces at the same time from the lower frequencies, which inhibit granted. The effect is clear erhörbar. In particular, the clarity and airiness is clearly improved here. Who looks like films and also action-packed foods and listening, which is not found his fortune here. For the stereo mode and the surround mode is recommended. The surround mode will simulate signals that sound like a 5.1 system also behind the spectators. Here, however, shows the limits of the compromise described at the beginning. It sounds in the surround mode while significantly wider and individual Atmoeffekte even a little staggered into the room. But a true surround Feeling the speaker is simply far away. In direct comparison with the LS-T 10 with additional lateral boxes can be a touch better detectability in some effects, such as the attack on the White House in White House Down hear. For the LS-T can not even begin to go with the momentum of its big brother. Overall, the LS-T30 sounds hearty with a significant amount of bass and that's what is missing indeed the vast majority of flat screens. Here, actually makes the large 16cm woofer in combination with the extremely stable housing noticeable. In this price range, there are no better Soundbar. More is always safe, but you also have to clearly dig deeper into their pockets. And the optically pure silver LS-T 30 convinced me even most.