Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Customer Reviews for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

Model: PANORAMA
SKU: 1290121
UPC: 714346308255
Learn more about Magnolia Premium Installation   Enjoy brilliant audio with this center-channel speaker that features dual 3-1/2" glass fiber cone woofers and a 1" aluminum dome tweeter for enhanced audio.
Average Customer Rating:
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100% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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Customer Reviews for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel
Review 1 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

Fantastic as a standalone sound bar.

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: 3100DSP
from Falls Church VA
on 05/16/2012
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
What's great about it: Goes from 20k highs to 37 lows.
What's not so great: Heavy and expensive.
I use this as a standalone sound bar with a sub-woofer for the low lows.
The Panorama really makes a wonderful all-in-one surround with a sub-woofer. Not a replacement for a true 5.1 system, but is able to decode 5.1 soundtracks and play back as such through the sound bar. I really enjoy using this.
This product has... Easy to use controls, Good connection options
About me... Budget Conscious, Avid movie watcher
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

Incredible

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: mdmania
from Boise, ID
on 04/04/2012
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Incredible sound
What's not so great: Not a lot people can afford it.
Before I learn that this soundbar unit existed, Bose soundbar was the choice for my home theater. Sometimes I wish I never learn about this unit but at the same time I'm glad I did. It was almost a love and hate relationship. I love the fact that the sound is incredibly unbelievable and I hate that it cost so much. At the end of the day, I'm blessed to even be able to afford this soundbar and gave me more reason to watch movies and appreciate every bit of what the directors intended. Also this unit sounds good from the get go. Get it out the box, plug it in and put DVD and press play. Sit back and get ready to blown away. Overall, I think this unit justify it's worth once you hear it for yourself. Until then, you never know what you are missing.
This product has... Easy to use controls, Good connection options
About me... Avid movie watcher
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
2out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

Blown Away

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: TXJohn
from Wylie, TX
on 03/03/2012
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality and appearance
What's not so great: Price - but totally worth it
I am not someone who generally writes reviews but I feel compelled to do so here. I have been looking for a sound solution for some time now. I have had different surround sound packages in the past but my current living room doesn't really allow for speakers all over the place (neither does the Mrs.). This led me down the soundbar path since our TV is mounted over the fireplace. The problem is that most don't sound much better than the TV speakers. A few weeks ago a Best Buy rep showed me this soundbar and I was immediately impressed - and also immediately scared by the price so I walked away. I went to differnent home theater stores and there were some other solutions but the cost was about the same and it would have been much more cumbersome. I kept coming back to this and finally pulled the trigger and I could not be happier! It's amazing how much the sound fills the room from such a small sound bar! I bought Transformers to get a movie sample and it was amazing - I can feel the vibrations through the floor at only half volume.
Bottom line, if you are considering this and it's in your price range but you're scared it won't be worth the price - don't be. This will not disappoint. Thank you Joe at the McKinney store for helping me make my final decision - couldn't be happier with it!!!
This product has... Easy to use controls, Good connection options
About me... Budget Conscious, Casual movie watcher
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
4out of 5found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

PURE JOY !!!!!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: clh03054
from North Billerica,Ma.
on 02/26/2012
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: everything,absolutely everything......and then some!
What's not so great: BEWARE--it can easily turn you into a "couch potato" !!!!!
We have a large living room with 12 foot ceilings and a lot of furniture and we did not want a lot of wires and speakers everywhere yet we wanted studio quality sound for movies,tv and music.I have owned B+W speakers in the past coupled with high end audio systems and I did not expect this sound bar to sound quite as good.
I first heard this at a Magnolia showroom-it was sitting in the midst of a home theater system several thousand dollars more expensive.Asthetically,this is a gorgeous piece of equipment.I asked the sales associate,Mark at Best Buy in Nashua,NH(awesome and knowledgeable young man)to please switch to the Panorama from the $5000 + system .When he informed me that it was already on and the sounds I heard absolutely everywhere was from the Panorama.I WAS IMMEDIATLEY SOLD ON IT.
Not too many words can describe it but I think that anyone that hears this will all say the same thing-PURE JOY.You will marvel at the beauty and sound reproduction of this Panorama and will want to show it of to friends and family-I did and here is what I could see in everyone's faces-PURE JOY and AMAZEMENT.
Pros-construction,beauty,weight,bass,treble,easy set up and B+W precision engineering.
Cons-just one-it makes you want to couple it with the largest best television you can find........
This product has... Easy to use controls, Good connection options, unsurpassed enjoyment!
About me... Avid movie watcher, Love to stream movies, i love precision high tech.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
8out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

The best sound bar out there!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: yoshi2012
from chesterfield,mo
on 01/03/2012
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Many things
What's not so great: No HDMI
Great sound bar, save lots of space and wires...only drawback is there is no HDMI for $2000 system...ok...
This product has... Easy to use controls
About me... Casual movie watcher
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
4out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

WOWWW!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: BIGGSHAUN
from Washington, DC
on 11/12/2011
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality rivals large complete home theater systems
What's not so great: I only have one!
For everyone looking for a full-room surround sound system, save yourselves $1000's of dollars and get this soundbar. It is unbelieveable. Extremely low lows and crisp and clear high highs. You may laugh, but for the price and quality, this is an unreal value.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
14out of 24found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

HUGE sound in small unit

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: lowlcb
on 07/08/2011
Ease to Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Sleek, simple, amazing sound
What's not so great: Some people may not like price (although well worth it)
I have this unit in my living room and it fills our entire first floor with sound. We listen to a ton of music and this projects very well. It has built in woofers that go pretty low for rocking out when people are over. My wife and i both love movies as well and the surround sound processing in this is great. It does a fantastic job of simulating speakers all around you. We wanted a sleek sound bar that would fit in with our decor, but we didn't want to be disappointed by the performance. We tested the other options in the store and they couldn't come close to the sound this put out.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+19points
27out of 35found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

OH YEAH

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: sallybaby
from newyork NY
on 05/29/2011
What's great about it: sound
What's not so great: the tease of alicia keys being in my left ear again
have you ever had alicia Keys sing in your left ear??? well i have and this is the closest thing to that. i would buy this 100 times in a row, the sound is amazing and like i said it sounds just like she is singing in my ear
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
30out of 46found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Bowers and Wilkins Panorama Powered Soundbar Speaker - Mirror Black/Stainless-Steel

best soundbar I ever own

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: puncho
on 03/28/2011
I receive this soundbar yesterday and it sound great. No need for a added subwoofer because it have alot of thunder for a soundbar. I got a good deal on it and plus it was on sale. If you are looking for a good thunder sound with less speaker and wires than this is the king kong of soundbars.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-46points
20out of 86found this review helpful.