#CONNEXX SOUNDBAR SB 26 DRIVER#
The SB 16’s powered sub has a 10-inch forward firing driver (magnetically shielded) and requires an AC socket in order to get its juice, but don’t worry about having to run a wire from it to the sound bar. Where to place the sub is not an issue, since the bass being generated is omnidirectional, but you‘ll most likely want it out of the way in an unobtrusive corner or perhaps behind the couch (harman suggests moving it away from the wall, so plan on some dust bunnies settling behind it).
#CONNEXX SOUNDBAR SB 26 TV#
Now your $689 retail buys you more than just the sound bar in what is one honking big box (I’ve seen 32-inch TV boxes that were smaller): a 100 watt subwoofer (also black) comes along for the ride.
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So lets aim our ears at the harman kardon SB 16 2.1-channel active sound bar speaker system. Of course that’s like saying the Queen Mary floats on the water the same as a speedboat: improvements in the audio quality, the physical construction and the technology controlling the audio output has undergone changes and improvements that belie a sound bar’s relatively small size in comparison to stand-alone speakers. At its most basic, you have a set of speakers inside a cabinet that can be directed towards the viewer. This is why stand-alone speakers, while still a sensible approach for a home theater, are often looked askance at when there’s a wall mounted flat panel TV. The advent of the flat panel display being placed on a wall necessitated the audio matching the panel’s unobtrusive appearance. As you can imagine, the concept of speakers outputting the audio from your TV, be it a television image or a movie, has improved since then - matured even. For all systems with height channels "Z" is typically 2 (front left and right height channels) or 4 (front left and right and rear left and right height channels).The first sound bar I ever encountered was, wait for it, a speaker that had been jury rigged to output the sound from a Zenith 19-inch TV. For all systems "Y" indicates the number of subwoofers (typically 0 or 1, but on occasion 2).
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#CONNEXX SOUNDBAR SB 26 PLUS#
With surround systems "X" is total number of channels that are integrated into the soundbar or soundbase enclosure (typically front left and right, or front left and right, and center) plus the number of surround channels handled by separate surround speakers (typically left rear and right rear, but there could also be left side and right side, or more).
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With non-surround systems "X" is the number of non-surround channels that are integrated into the soundbar or soundbase enclosure (2 means front left and right, 3 means front left, right, and center there could be higher numbers - meaning more channels - but it still amounts to non-surround sound). The format is "X.Y" for non-surround and surround sound systems, and "X.Y.Z" for non-surround or surround systems with height channels. The number of audio channels the system has, whether the channels provide surround sound, and if applicable, whether optional accessories can be used to expand the system to more channels and/or to provide surround sound.