By John Archer
Samsung has invested big in the audio space in recent years, including building a state of the art audio laboratory in California. That investment seems to be paying off handsomely, too, if the class-leading K950 and MS650 soundbars we’ve seen this year are anything to go by.
With this in mind we were pretty stoked to get our hands on the MS650’s smaller sibling, the MS550. If this can get close to the performance of the MS650 while saving you £100, it could be a pretty much perfect option for replacing the likely feeble speakers built into your TV.
Design
The MS550 isn’t as outright glamorous as some of today’s soundbars. It’s superbly well built, though, with enough weight and robustness to raise hopes it will pack almost as powerful a punch as the MS650 without succumbing to unwanted vibrations, rattles or dropouts.
The brushed metallic finish on the top edge looks stylish but serious too, while the grille on the front edge looks crisp and no-nonsense. It’s great at this price point, too, to discover an LED display under the right hand side of this grille that tells you which input you’ve got selected.
The projector’s bottom edge carries screw points for …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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