Sound quality: Bowers & Wilkins's Panorama3 has Fair overall sound quality - this model has sonic shortcomings that leave a lot to be desired when listening to music but don't rule it out for dialog. Bass goes fairly deep and has good impact, but the attack is somewhat soft and overall the bass is a bit prominent and boomy. Midrange is fairly even but is somewhat muffled, and grainy. Treble is extended, but is subdued and a bit smeared and sizzly. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience, and the overall sound is somewhat congested and lacking in dynamics. With stereo program material, the sound field extends somewhat above, but not beyond the soundbar, and lacks depth. When playing Dolby Digital 5.1 channel program material the width and height of the sound stage expands and depending on the program material extends well beyond the height and width of the soundbar enclosure and can fill the front end of the room, but still lacks depth. When playing Dolby Atmos material the width and height of the sound stage expands and depending on the program material can fill the front end of the room; audio imaging can extend up and above from the front of the room to almost directly overhead depending on the program material, but there was no rear surround effect, and sounds that should have been in the rear come from the front. There was no significant difference in sound quality between the HDMI, optical, WiFi and Bluetooth inputs. Dolby Atmos program material can only be played through the HDMI ARC/eARC input when it is connected to a TV that has a HDMI ARC connection that supports Dolby Digital+ or a HDMI eARC connection that supports Dolby Digital+ or Dolby Digital TrueHD. The system can provide satisfying volume in a medium sized room.
TV ease of use: Acceptable overall.
Features ease of use: Mediocre overall.
