- Dream launches 3.1.2-channel soundbar system with 500W total output
- And a 5.1.2 channel system with 630W power
- About $310 and $630, currently only for China
Nature, they say, abhors a vacuum cleaner—and sometimes it seems that vacuum cleaner companies would rather make more exciting things, too.
Following in the footsteps of Dyson, which decided to move into the headphone market with its OnTrac headphones, another vacuum manufacturer is embracing sound. This time it’s Dreame, best known for its robotic, corded and corded vacuum cleaners. But the company also makes home entertainment products, and now it’s moving into sound bars.
Let’s get the joke out of the way, shall we? All together now… I hope they don’t stink!
As with Dyson’s headphones, the jump to soundbars might not be so strange if you’re thinking creatively: Most of Dreame’s products are about moving air around, and that’s what speaker and headphone drivers do.
And Dreame’s Pano S1 and S2 are designed to move one lot air around, with the S2 emitting a whopping 630 watts.
Dreame Pano S1 and S2: key features and prices
Both models support Dolby Atmos and have Bluetooth 5.4, and both are very loud: the more modest of the two, the Pano S1, still emits 500 W of power.
The S1 is a 3.1.2 system with a main soundbar with nine speaker drivers – three full-range, three tweeters and two Atmos speakers – and a 6.5-inch wireless subwoofer. The diaphragms in the drivers are plant fiber composite and the tweeters are silk domes.
The connectivity options are decent: HDMI with eARC; optical, aux and USB. The frequency response is 45Hz to 20kHz and there are three sound modes for music, cinema and games.
The more powerful Pano S2 is a 5.1.2 channel system with a larger sub: 8 inches to the S1’s 6.5. It includes rear speakers which have one tweeter and one full-range driver each, while the main soundbar has three full-range drivers, two Atmos up-fours and two tweeters.
The larger sub means lower bass – the frequency response of the S2 goes down to 40Hz.
For now, these are exclusive to the Chinese market, where Notebookcheck.net says they’re priced at around $310 / £234 / AU$469 for the S1 and $630 / £477 / AU$955 for the S2 before shipping, tariffs and taxes.
Dreame has broken into the American and European markets, so perhaps there will soon be a new competitor among the best soundbars.
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