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Review on 🎮 Revamp Your Gaming Experience with the Panasonic SoundSlayer Soundbar: Final Fantasy XIV Online Edition, Dolby Atmos Gaming Speakers for PC & Home Theater, Built-in Subwoofer – SC-HTB01PP (Black) by Steve Lawrence

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Finally a Dolby Atmos all-in-one desktop soundbar!

I love this speaker! By adding an HDMI 2.0 hub I can connect my PS4 Pro PC and Switch dock to this soundbar, it works perfectly! Leave 3D Surround on and the soundstage will be amazing! Please also turn off the auto power off function to avoid trouble! PC: Install Dolby Access app to enable Dolby Atmos (free, app only paid if you use Atmos for headphones), Netflix and PC games sound great. PS4 Pro: Select HDMI and LPCM audio format to be able to output 7.1 lossless audio to the soundbar, games like Nier are more useful. And it can still play 4K 60 fps with HDR normally. Switch: Choose surround sound format (LPCM 5.1) when connected to docking station to enjoy lossless 5.1 surround sound of Switch games! My old speaker is a Creative Katana, it sounds great too but can only input stereo 2.0 from the switch which kills a lot of the surround effect. PS4 with Dolby Digital 5.1 is also heavily compressed, and for PC, Creative's 7.1 virtual surround sound design isn't as natural as Dolby Atmos, so SoundSlayer is better than Katana in my opinion. The downside I've found so far is only one HDMI input. So you should add multiple HDMI hubs if like me you have multiple systems on your desk. Another issue is that when used on a Windows PC, it tends to sleep when there is no sound playing. So when there is sound, it starts playing music or YouTube videos, you may have to wait a few seconds for the sound to won't start, which is quite annoying but doesn't affect games because it doesn't at a constant sound this is how it works. Finally, the bluetooth on this soundbar is just an outdated 2.1 and a poor SBC connection as shown in the third photo. So forget the Bluetooth function, it sucks! Only use HDMI for the best experience!

Pros
  • Rugged construction
Cons
  • Fits