Sound quality: Philips's TAB7305/37 has Good overall sound quality. In the Music EQ mode the bass has good impact and goes fairly deep, but is slightly prominent and boomy. The midrange is fairly even, but is somewhat grainy, slightly hazy, and a bit metallic and echoey. Treble is fairly extended, but is slightly subdued and somewhat smeared. Does a decent job of recovering the actual room ambience from the recording; the echoey quality of the midrange creates a sense of room ambience that can sound artificial, and the overall sound is somewhat congested. When playing back stereo program material the sound field extends somewhat above but not much beyond the width of the speaker array and there is no sense of depth. The various sound modes had a noticeable effect on the sound field and tonal balance. When 5.1 channel program material is played back in the Music EQ mode 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. The various sound modes had a noticeable effect on the sound field and tonal balance that was similar to the effect they had with stereo program material. There was no significant difference in sound quality between the HDMI, optical, Aux, USB, and Bluetooth inputs. The system can provide satisfying volume in a medium sized room.
TV ease of use: Very good overall.
Features ease of use: Very good overall.
