Sounds Good

Soundbars Are Revolutionising The Audio Experience On Television.
 

- Nidhi Singal

Slim is in, especially when it comes to TVs. No matter what your budget, you can get a feature-rich, slim, LED TV that suits your whim. Although these sleek TVs come with high-resolution panels and a host of connectivity options, the sound quality leaves a lot to be desired – there is little or no room for a decent speaker to be fitted in. Can’t have everything, right? But those of you who take sound quality seriously, this is hardly a worry. Audio equipment manufacturers are offering soundbars, that enhance the audio performance of TVs, are unobtrusive and aesthetically designed. They can be mounted on the wall or be placed on a cabinet below the TV.

The Indian market, which is flooded with affordable LED TVs from brands such as Xiaomi, VU, TCL and Sanyo, is an attractive market for soundbars. Santosh Varghese, General Manager, Toshiba Gulf FZE, says that India’s audio market is poised to reach the billion-dollar mark by 2020; a sizeable portion of this will come from soundbars due to the increasing adoption of LED TVs.