Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2

64% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sleek, classy styling. Smooth sound quality. Plenty of robust bass output even without a separate subwoofer. Impressive imaging for a soundbar. Cool proximity sensor activates the display. Includes HDMI, optical, and analog inputs. Flexible HDMI...

Extremely expensive. Chesty midrange sound is a little unnatural. No wireless streaming. Poor remote. Uninformative display.

Performance and Conclusions The Panorama 2 supports Dolby Digital and DTS surround encoding, and also features an all-new array of tweeters, midrange, and low-frequency drivers. There are two 1-inch metal dome tweeters, two 3-inch midrange drivers, two...

$2,200 is a lot of money in any capacity, especially in regard to soundbars, which routinely retail for $200 to $500 rather than two grand. That said, there are few that possess the refinement, grace and gravitas that the Panorama 2 brings to the...

Sublime sound quality ; Huge bass output from built-in woofers ; Luxurious build quality and chic design ; Easy to setup and use

No USB music playback ; No HD audio decoding ; Expensive

There are six class D digital amplifiers on board – 5 x 25W for the centre and surrounds, and 50W for the subwoofer. The unit decodes Dolby Digital and DTS but not Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio, which is surprising for the money but not a major...

Sophisticated, potent sound; jaw-dropping build quality and design; three HDMI inputs

No wireless music streaming or USB; expensive; HD audio decoding not built-in; no dedicated subwoofer