Loud booming and cool-looking we all love soundbars at least most of us do
soundbars have really come a long way in the last 20 years so in this video we
wanted to do something a little bit different and take a trip down memory
lane so this is the very first sound bars and how this great device has
evolved over time as the famous saying goes no way you come from to know where
you're going this applies to sound bars well sort of
anyways is the year 1998 a year that gave music lovers a marvelous gift in
the form of a box called soundbar the credit for creating the first all-in-one
margin of sound box goes to altec lansing who released the first modern
soundbar altec lansing named their first state of the art model the voice
of digital theater this soundbar consisted of a separate sub-woofer and offered only
stereo and Dolby Pro Logic sound the invention was a breakthrough in sound
systems which eliminated the complex writing mesh and was a boon for homes
with limited space it used altec lansing sign firing
technology and algorithms to provide surround sound from the sides rear and
front despite pioneering this field all tech
didn't follow up with subsequent models during the following years many
companies like Pioneer Philips Yamaha B&W another music giants launched their
own versions of sound bars with modifications and new sound driver
technology the first was pioneer who announced the PD sp1 in 2002 the world's
first digital sound projector with more than 500 watts of power and a quite
interesting in bold design pioneers take on the soundbar resulting in a really
huge box that definitely stood out from the crowd later followed polk audio
Philips and Yamaha each with their own interpretation of how sound bars should
lick and sound from them all the company that really took sound bar audio
innovation of the next level was Yamaha in December 2004 gum howl launched its
ysp 1 sound bar the world's most advanced digital sound projector
the time there's considerable breakthrough since the ysp one exceed
the world's first real 5.1 channel surround sound as a completely new kind
of single speaker surround sound system it opened up a new market for home
theater systems yamaha ysp series later continued to evolve and improved with
the subsequent models who is P 1000 released in October 2005 and though I
see 500 released in October 2007 each model brought extra features and
improved the surround technology with more power better sound separation
heavier bass and more features like automatic microphone optimizations
support for newer sound formats additional ports didn't weigh more
alongside Yamaha more and more tech companies continue to enter the sound
bar marker due to increasing popularity companies like Bose which were already
recognized for their premium audio products sauce on bars is a natural next
step for the audio product offerings in 2011 oles released its first sound bar
system the cinemate 1sr from the p with full audio surround bar in 2005 and
philips ambience and in 2007 however it was designed primarily to just receive
audio output from the TV set and enhance the sound experience not only audio
companies have stepped into the sound bar game the market has become the
slowly saturate as giant tech conglomerates like Samsung Sony and LG
have begun developing and launching new models every year now looking back at
the last 15 years design wise we can say that the elements haven't changed too
much as mainstream sound bars mostly kept the same elongated wooden speaker
box appearance it's quite reasonable since there isn't much wiggle room to
evolve with the design of speakers especially for small tweaks and external
appearance but taking a closer look at the internals an audio evolution it's a
completely different matter sound bars went from 3.1 shows as many as seven
point one point four channels from a standalone speaker with wired sub woofer
to complete surround system with wireless speakers and wireless active
subwoofers from stereo and billowy Pro Logic sound to the very cinematic Dolby
this is DTS X which can envelop an entire room with sound from few analog
connections the latest HDMI standards and multiple wireless streaming options
from a TV audio enhancement accessory to full-on independent sound system
streaming device video paths there have been more we've truly come a long way so
what's the next force on bars except for a few insiders nobody who really knows
what the big corporations and the innovative startups are planning for us
next and what interesting sound bars are
currently cooking in their lives for that we'll just have to wait and see
what we do know is after some of us the sound bar really changed the way we set
up our sound systems saving us the cost of space of additional surround speakers
and cable clutter for others the sound bar simply improves our TV watching
experience with richer and more immersive audio we can keep expecting
sound bar audio to keep getting better and better and to see many more features
around audio to keep popping up in future sound bars as technology rapidly
moves forward it's truly going to be an exciting future for sound bar
enthusiasts and tech lovers in general let us know what you think in the
comments and we'll catch you guys next time
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