Panorama 2 or cheaper alternative

Would you be able to get a 5.1 or 7.1 system? For that money and with a big room, I'm sure that would be better for you if you can swing it.

My vote:

http://www.hometheater.com/content/atlantic-technology-pb-235-powerbar-soundbar

I purchased the Panorama 2 and kept it for a whole month and regrettabley returned it. I had mine paired with a B&W ASW700 (10" @ 500 watts) sub woofer.
The base was dead on, and so was everything else. it was actually great for music. mind you, my other system is a dual mono block amp with tower speakers standing at 5+ foot tall. but B&W held it's own. sounded great, never fatiguing never tiring.

I wish B&W had worked in some sort of an wireless option for the rear speakers to get you true surround. The Pano-2 delivers on surround, but at the end of the day is a sound bar. A fracking great soundbar, an incredible sound bar for music...but still lacks it for movies.

If you live near a Magnolia store they have the original Panorama on clearance for $1100. I've been A/B'ing it with a SpeakerCraft CS3 for the past couple weeks and I'm having an incredibly tough time deciding which one to keep. The Speakercraft does a better job of creating a surround effect, but the B&W sounds slightly more dynamic. The Speakercraft has Bluetooth and is only $599. The amount of bass is about the same from both.

I haven't used the B&W burt have used the Yamaha and Atlantic Technology. I have heard the B&W in Magnolia but that was not a great environment so I wouldn't use that for an evaluation. If surround sound is your priority the Yamaha does a better job and is very tweak able to get the best effect in a given room. The auto setup doesn't always get the best result. The sub that comes with it is nothing to write home about. Although you should be able to use a different sub with their wireless adapter I haven't tried it. I like the 4100/5100 better with a separate sub but again does need some tweaking and not as sleek as the 3300/4300.

The AT is just a better sounding sound bar. It is accurate and although we have always installed it with a sub it is the first sound bar that could be used without one and most would be happy. One customer commented on the bass of the unit and I didn't have the sub connected yet. The disadvantages to the AT are the surround effect is not tweak able and is room dependent, it is bigger than most other sound bars and not as aesthetic/ sleek looking as others. For powered sound bars it would be my first choice for sound quality.

My guess is you'd like the B&W better for sound quality.

I have heard from a friend that the Bose has a real problem with dialogue. Voices ar difficult to hear requiring you to turn up the volume. But when an action scene kicks in, his wife ends up yelling at him.

I am new here and looking to buy a new soundbar. Thought i would ask your opinions. I currently have a Bose 2.1 gs. I am due for an upgrade.

Right now I am looking at the b & w, definitive technology solocinema xtr, the Martin logan, the yamaha 3300 or the outlaw. I have glimpsed at the boxs, such as the zbox, but not sure I want that giant box sitting on my table. Although would consider it if the sound quality was worth it.

Thoughts? I want good cable and blu ray sound, but don't want to sacrifice music. I would like to connect my sonos to it as well. Thanks for any feedback you may have. I am confused at this point. I would like to avoid having to spendupwards of 2,000 dollars, but it seems you do get what you pay for. Or so I have read.