| SOUND IS EVOLVING IF you have any desire to enjoy room-filling, windo wrattling sound for TV or computer but don’t want to spend a lot — we suggest Evolve Audio’s SB-2500. It’s essentially a 2.1 soundbar/ sub-woofer combo but with a host of extra features to really make the Evolve Audio SB-2500 sing. Visual and Build Quality: The info is presented by coloured LEDs which stand out nicely against the cold-black of the two main components. Build quality is superb — heavy, wooden woofer-box with a lightweight but sturdy, metal soundbar. Set-up is easy if you have any experience with rudimentary AV equipment or take a moment to read the manual. A great first impression all-round. EVOLVE AUDIO SB-2500 €245, amazon.co.uk The Sound: Very good to excellent depending on content, faux-3D effects were great with TV and movies, with gaming SB-2500 is a fantastic experience. Explosions, whispering, panning of footsteps etc make these speakers worth the upgrade from your TV or puny 15-Watt PC speakers. Music is where it is least effective but not due to the quality of output — I would have liked a custom EQ. But overall there was enough to play with to cover most eventualities. The Features: Included is an optical cable for your consoles or PC, and a set of high-quality wireless headphones. You read that correctly. The headset has up/down volume controls on the earpiece and switching between main and headphone output can be controlled simply by switching the phones on or off, again on the earpiece. The provided remote has a dimmer for the LEDs, very nice touch. The unit takes bluetooth so it can double as a wireless system for parties or when you can’t bother plugging in the 3.5mm and it can play tracks straight from your mobile phone. The headset charges via a USB port on the back of the woofer, standard cable is provided Overall: I loved the big, wide sound of the SB-2500, it looks great and is very easy to use even as full-featured as it is. It is not an expensive soundbar, nor particularly expensive for PC speakers of quality. That makes it even easier to recommend — the features sweeten the deal while never compromising on quality. 9.5. |
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