![]() With further music listening I found Foals' What Went Down was especially enjoyable. Even Alt-J's notoriously speaker-destroying 3WW didn't overload the cabinet with its deep bass bed - at least, not after pulling back the bass control previously. While I did notice subtle fading effects on the sparse spoken-word interlude of Fucked Up's Year of the Horse Act 1, I only heard it once during my week with the speaker. Luckily, this was less of an issue with the AV357. Bass-heavy music could pulse in and out to the beat, for example. Of course, this means a lot of behind-the-scenes signal processing, and I found this could lead to some weird behavior. In my previous experiences with Zvox soundbars, one of the company's consistent strengths - in addition to great dialogue - has been the amount of bass the brand can squeeze out of a compact cabinet. Finally, when set in SD 3 (Surround 3) mode, the soundbar was capable of a wide enough soundstage and bass for music. Additionally, AccuVoice settings 2 and above were loud and too forward and bright - not good for music. For instance, I needed to reduce "Lo" by 2, or bass drums sounded loose and floppy. It wasn't quite ready to go out of the box - probably due to it using an analog TV source instead of digital. When setting up the AV357, I needed to tweak the sound to get it exactly how I wanted. I actually prefer the unique, brushed look of Zvox's aluminum soundbars to the AV357's somewhat pedestrian black ash. But could I tell the soundbar was wood and not aluminum by looking at it? Not really. The increased physical volume most likely contributes to the bass weight that I heard. While I haven't heard the AV257, the other main differences are the AV357 is much wider and it features wood construction. Personally, I prefer the features of the AV257 to the AV357 as it offers both the extra optical-analog input and has controls on the unit. ![]() If you want more bass oomph, there is a combined headphone and subwoofer output. The soundbar is powered by a 24-watt Class D digital amplifier - just like the AV257 - and a complement of 3-inch, full-range speakers.
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