Panasonic SC-HTE180

Discreet yet attractive styling and solid build quality ; Dynamic, room filling sound with good volume and crisp detail ; Generous connections and sound modes

Bass lacks agility and precision ; Not as detailed as certain rivals ; Front panel menus a little slow to respond

The SC-HTE180 is a stylish, easy-to-use soundbase with plentiful sockets and sound modes, but it’s pipped to the post on sound quality by its more polished rivals.

Transforms the sound experience when watching any TV performing much deeper sound notes than the small speakers in the LED TV, as its also Panasonic this links and turns on/off with the TV so seamless

Limited instruction on other functions like Bluetooth etc. But main reason to purchase was for TV improvement and that's been sorted

Fits the tv and doesn't look out of place. Easy installation to the tv.

Can't turn the bass off fully which is annoying!

Very good in both sound and looks. Much nicer than having a tube in front of the front of the tv. Matched this with a Panasonic tv so when you turn on the tv, the whole system comes on together. Also great to play audio from the phone using bluetooth....

integration with panasonic TV

it's a bit big!

Nice neat design. Can be controlled with Panasonic TV remote. Much better sound quality than the speakers they put in these super-flat TVs nowadays. So you have to go out and buy a soundbar or soundbase and re-bulk up the size of a super-flat TV. Just...

Not very clear at low level, needs to be turned up to give dynamic sound, at low levels you might as well just have the TV speakers on. Also, price could be better.

very good sound quality and very easy to use

unclear connection instructions . i have had great dificulty in trying to connect both my sky hd box and dvd player through the sound board, i think i have sorted this out now through trial and error and having to use a hdmi switch although it is still...