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Some soundbars are just stereo speakers with a built-in amp, providing a basic way of upgrading a TV’s sound quality. But others are all-singing, all-dancing home cinema systems, offering a built-in disc player and audio decoding...

Powerful sound, Easy to use, Extensive feature list...

Comparatively pricey, No surround sound presence, Tricky to connect HDMI cables...

The HT-E8200 is a superb soundbar, offering a wealth of compelling features and thrilling performance. Its sound is dynamic, detailed and bolstered by punchy bass from the wireless sub. What’s more, it’s easy to use and makes a stylish addition to your...
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There’s a lot to be said for convenience, and there’s no doubt that Samsung’s beautifully realised is about as convenient a way to boost the (almost certainly) hopeless sound of your shiny, expensive TV as you can get.The Samsung HT-E8200 consists of...

Good build and finish, great spec, wireless sub, expansive, punchy sound, vivid pictures...

Big bar, rather coloured midrange reproduction, some motion issues...
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The Samsung HT-E8200 is a 2.1-channel soundbar system designed to bring thrilling cinema sound into your home without the hassle that goes with a regular 5.1 speaker system. It keeps mess to a minimum in several ways – firstly, the Blu-ray player, amplif...

Packed with features, Superb sound quality, Convenient, spacesaving design, Attractive operating system...

No surround sound presence, Tight recess for sockets, Fairly expensive...

The Samsung HT-E8200 is one of the best soundbar systems we've tested. It ticks all the boxes – excellent pictures, assured 2.1 sound quality, lashings of features and a chic, space-saving design.Simplicity and convenience are its MO, thanks to the wirele...
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Samsung is a company which has its fingers in just about every pie imaginable. The Korean chaebol makes notebooks, monitors, smartphones, tablets televisions and also home theater audio products. The HT-E8200 is an entry to mid-level sound bar which is in...

Wireless Subwoofer, Excellent suite of smart features, Wide soundstage...

Weak and anemic low reigsters, Muted highs and trebles, Bulky and heavy construction...
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The Samsung HT-E8200 is certainly not the only ‘all-in-one' system we've covered recently – just look to our reviews of the Panasonic SC-BTT590, Sony BDV-N590, BH9520TW, Samsung HT-E5530 and LG-BH7240P for evidence of that - but it is unique in that it de...
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The sound is spacious (with four great ‘3D' audio modes – ‘high' is our favourite) giving movies a truly cinematic quiet-to-really-loud intensity. It's punchy, though the sub sounds a little overstated, even at low levels. Picture quality from the Blu-ray...

Powerful even at low volumes, Wireless streaming...

Sound can be a bit bold...

This is a 3D Blu-ray-playing, smart-TV-streaming, HDMI-switching soundbar par excellence. Admittedly, the wireless sub can overstate itself a bit, but the overall sound quality and feature set – shortly with added Spotify – make this a bargain at the pri...
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