Panasonic SoundSlayer Gaming Speaker (SC-HTB01)

The pricey Panasonic SoundSlayer is a gaming-focused mini soundbar designed to sit under your monitor or TV and bring room-filling audio power to your gaming experience.

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Panasonic SoundSlayer Gaming Spe 1

Product details

  • Powerful, Realistic Home Audio with Cinema-Quality 3D Sound: Experience full dramatic tension and realism of movies and TV with revolutionary Dolby Atmos technology and DTS; individual sounds move all around you, delivering astonishing detail and depth
  • Incredibly Compact with Mind-Blowing Sound: Its small size fits unobtrusively even in small spaces; Panasonic partnered with Final Fantasy XIV (FFIXV) Online sound team to create a speaker with game-changing sound for movies, music, & games
  • High-Definition 4K Content with No Loss in Image Quality: 2.1 Channel 3-Way Speaker System with 4K HDR passthrough ensures zero loss in image quality; supports DTSX/DTSX virtual, adding spatial and temporal metadata to position audio objects in space
  • Custom Settings for Optimized Sound: Experience new intensity and realism across every genre; dedicated modes for movies and music, plus three gaming modes—RPG (Role-Playing Gamer), FPS (First Person Shooter) or Voice Mode (games with a lot of dialogue)
  • Connects to Everything: TV, Blu-ray player/recorder, PC or USB hard disk, or NAS with HDMI; pairs to your smart devices via Bluetooth; included remote control for ease and convenience.

PROS

+ Strong audio with a large sound field
+ Bluetooth, HDMI, and optical connectivity

CONS

- Expensive
- No analog inputs

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on September 28, 2020
The pricey Panasonic SoundSlayer is a gaming-focused mini soundbar designed to sit under your monitor or TV and bring room-filling audio power to your gaming experience.
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