TechTvsI tried 2023’s best-sounding OLED TV – Panasonic offers something LG can’t rivalI’ve been using the Panasonic MZ2000 for two weeks and it features an unrivalled integrated soundsystemWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTvsI tried 2023’s best-sounding OLED TV – Panasonic offers something LG can’t rivalI’ve been using the Panasonic MZ2000 for two weeks and it features an unrivalled integrated soundsystemWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
I’ve been using the Panasonic MZ2000 for two weeks and it features an unrivalled integrated soundsystem
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
When it comes tothe best TVs, it seems kind of bizarre for me to be talking about the best-sounding one straight off the bat – isn’t that whatthe best soundbarsare meant for? – rather than, y’know, the utmost in picture quality first and foremost.
But having had thePanasonic MZ2000setup in my living room for a full two weeks now, it’s hard not to gush about its sound quality – because I’m yet to hear anything better. And seeing as thePhilips OLED 937– that’s more akin to an integrated soundbar with TV solution – and formerPanasonic LZ2000sounded sensational, that goes to show what a special thing the MZ2000 is. It’s got sound quality miles ahead of theLG C3orLG G3 OLEDmodels.
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
When first setting up the MZ2000 it prompted me to use its Space Tune feature – a loud and somewhat obnoxious-sounding process that uses various frequencies from all of those eight channels to bounce sound around the room and from surrounding surfaces so it can adapt the sound profile to best deliver sound to you, the listener )(and, indeed, watcher) sat in your favourite seat, front and centre to the TV.
It’s an important process, because it gives the TV an understanding of where surrounding reflective surfaces are and it can then use those to its advantage. As the MZ2000 has upfiring speakers – part of the reason it’s so bloomin' thick, I wouldn’t fancy having this 65-incher as a wall-hanging telly – it can bounce sound for an overhead ambience and additional immersion.
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
But while I find the Panasonic MZ2000 can hit sound highs that not even LG can muster, there are some points that will be a problem for a large portion of the world: if you want to buy this Panasonic you’ll need to be based outside of the States, as it doesn’t sell there. And if you can buy it, then you’ll need a fairly serious bank balance.
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Just how much am I talking? The Panasonic MZ2000 comes in three sizes: the 55-inch TX-55MZ2000B, priced at £2,699; the 65-inch TX-65MZ2000B, priced at £3,599; and the even larger 77-inch TX-77MZ2000B, which is priced at £4,499. Although you’d not really want to consider the 77-incher as it doesn’t feature the same ultra-bright panel as the 55- and 65-inch versions.
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