We got to take a look (and listen) to Definitive Technology's new SoloCinema XT Soundbar. It's a fully active system - a full 5.1 channel bar and comes with a 250W wireless subwoofer. It's an ultra slim design, has 3 HDMI inputs, analogue and digital audio inputs and 1 HDMI output. Now, across the front of the physical sound bar there are three MTM (mid-tweeter-mid) speakers, and they use DSP to both increase the front soundstage and also to create the "discrete" surround sound effects channels you hear.
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