{"id":6937,"date":"2015-03-13T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/28\/philips-fidelio-soundbar-review\/"},"modified":"2015-03-13T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:04:05","slug":"philips-fidelio-soundbar-pain-free-surround-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindpowertimes.com\/?p=6937","title":{"rendered":"Philips Fidelio Soundbar: Pain-Free Surround Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Philips Fidelio Soundbar Review<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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    Soundbar by Day, Surround Sound by Night<\/h2>\n
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    The Philips HTL7180 Fidelio soundbar ($799) brings real surround sound back to the soundbar category by including a pair of surround speakers that detach from the sides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Wireless Surround Speaker<\/h2>\n
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    The surround speakers are wireless, bestowing a lot of flexibility in placement. Philips rates the battery life at eight hours, but with heavy use (i.e. movies with lots of surround sound), you may get less than that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Single-Speaker Mode<\/h2>\n
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    When attached to the main unit, the Fidelio acts as a regular soundbar, and can produce “virtual” surround sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Surround Mode<\/h2>\n
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    When detached, the modular speakers act as left and right surrounds, while the center unit becomes the front left, right and center channels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Indicators<\/h2>\n
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    The LED indicators on the front show the input engaged, as well as the volume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Detached Speaker<\/h2>\n
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    Whether detached or not, the surround speakers require no stands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Connector<\/h2>\n
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    Each surround speaker connects to the main unit via a proprietary connector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    System<\/h2>\n
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    The complete Philips Fidelio soundbar system, including subwoofer and remote control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Connectors<\/h2>\n
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    The unit has connectors for HDMI, standard RCA and coaxial\/optical digital audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Subwoofer<\/h2>\n
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    The Fidelio subwoofer is a couple of feet tall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Simple Hookup<\/h2>\n
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    Here’s the extent of the “controls” on the subwoofer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Remote Control<\/h2>\n
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    The remote has controls for volume, mute, bass, treble, inputs and the various modes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Read more: http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/28\/philips-fidelio-soundbar-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Philips Fidelio Soundbar Review Soundbar by Day, Surround Sound by Night The Philips HTL7180 Fidelio soundbar ($799) brings real surround sound back to the soundbar category by including a pair of surround speakers that detach from the sides. Wireless Surround Speaker The surround speakers are wireless, bestowing a lot of flexibility in placement. Philips rates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,45,44,20],"tags":[345,259,171,916,354,917,327,206],"class_list":["post-6937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-music","category-tech","category-technology","tag-dev-design","tag-gadgets","tag-home","tag-mashable-choice","tag-reviews","tag-soundbar","tag-speakers","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"\nPhilips Fidelio Soundbar: Pain-Free Surround Sound - The Mind Power Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themindpowertimes.com\/?p=6937\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themindpowertimes.com\/?p=6937\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/themindpowertimes.com\/?p=6937\",\"name\":\"Philips Fidelio Soundbar: Pain-Free Surround Sound - 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