First impressions… SUPERB.
I will write another when I’ve had this sound bar for a while.
Out of the box, plug the power lead in, plug in the 3.5mm jack, plug the other end into my projector (it’s the reason I’m using it for now), use the remote to pair it etc. Amazing.
It works so well, bass, treble, whatever I want. Brilliant clear sound.
I’ll write a more detailed one soon.
However, as things stand, I would highly recommend this product.
added to a very old tv with poor sound quality – sound is clear and it looks ‘neat’ – I thought there might be a bit more ‘bass’ when using it with spotify/playing music – but perhaps I was being a bit optimistic and should have paid a bit more and gone with a sub woofer included item.
A good soundbar for a decent price. Sound is exceptional. Only flaw is that there is no HDMI output so when connected to a TV you can’t sync it to one remote only. Wish Majority could sort this issue out and include for an HDMI. Everything else works perfectly.
Bought this sound bar for my Dad’s tv in his room in his nursing home. It is absolutely brilliant, sound is amazing and very clear and excellent value for money. Would definitely recommend this produc
delivered quickly and on time. completely undamaged. well packed and easy to install and start up. even without the bluetooth. used the included wire connections and am very impressed with ease of use and sound quality. excellent and good solid build quality too.
Very pleased with this as it was easy to set up and operate. The last one that I returned from a major Japanese company was nothing but a pain to set up and then to live with. This is just great and I will shortly be ordering another from the same company and it is claimed that it is a British company too!
Amazon dealt with my return of the unsatisfactory sound bar in their usual superb manner, Thanks Amazon.
I bought it 4 years ago at 49 (even cheaper than current price) and still going like first day…
I love dialogue mode, which reduce volume on action and shooting scenes and increases on dialogues to hear better what people are saying…
You can use it via bluetooth as well…
Good investment!
Surprisingly good sound for the money: the bass is decent, but the rest of the frequency spectrum is excellent, quite well balanced and very clear. I boosted the bass and cut the treble a bit to get a sound that is more balanced to my ears. I’m using it for a bedroom stereo and can’t fault it, given its meagre dimensions. The remote is fine and BT pairing was painless.
I’m connecting using a Bluetooth transmitter to the Soundbar. It was easy and quick to pair and its range on Bluetooth is approx 5m from transmitter with no distortion to sound. The sound quality could do with a little more bass for my taste but is more than adequate when watching movies and listening to music. Overall I am very pleased with the quality of the soundbar and is great value for money it is also backed up by a 3 year guarantee which you don’t always get with more expensive ones.
I was wary of buying an unknown make at a “bargain” price, but this was a genuine bargain. If you are looking for something that produces a clearer, richer tone that most flat screen TVs, this is excellent. Thoroughly recommended.
This has helped the sound of the tv, especially when watching films as we often found the music was too loud and the dialog too quiet. Music sounds better and it has helped the dialog be easier to hear too. A good purchase.
I got this to use for my tv, but I’m loving playing my music from it. Great quality and sound. Very impressed considering the price point. Would highly recommend.
Great sound for the money .. Would not connect via Bluetooth to the TV but the TV is a cheap one given to me and the sound was tinny so maybe the Bluetooth on the TV as would connect via Bluetooth to my Sony phone.. Had to buy an optical cable then worked a treat .. Would recommend buying this.
We haven’t got the hugest tv so I wasn’t going to spend a couple of hundred on a soundbar, but after doing some research before buying I’m now not convinced I’d have needed to anyway! the Majority Snowdon II is perfect for our needs and has way more volume than we can use! it’s a sleek and simple design, wall mountable and really easy to hook up, even to a slightly older model tv! I can play my phone through it via Bluetooth and my slightly deaf partner can irritate the neighbours at 75% volume quite easily! lol
Overall very pleased with this purchase, the sound is excellent and set up was very easy. The only minus point so far is that the default volume is set quite loud if you power on from standby… so it’s advisable to try and remember to turn that down before trying to play anything.
We brought this as we were finding that we were struggling with the sound quality of speech through the normal TV speakers. Having looked around many people suggested that this could be improved through the use of a soundbar. Being somewhat skeptical we opted for an entry price point sound bar and hoped for the best. The sound quality from this bar is brilliant. Great base, movie sound effects are really enhanced vs normal TV speakers and at last we can hear what people are saying! Having paid less than 50 for this soundbar we are so impressed with the quality of its sound. A bargin price for a great product!
I tried it by connect in bluetooth and computer and got very good results.
It is very easy to use. My suggestion is to refer to the user manual and find out what the buttons on the remote do. Even if you do not look at the user manual, you will easily understand and use it.
Now I understand why it got such good reviews.
I will continue my tests and write my positive and negative experiences here again.
So far so good with this sound bar. Using it for TV for programmes and films,happy with the sound. Haven’t used for music yet. Easy for me to set up,no problems as of yet. Happy with purchase.
I use it with my PC set up. It keeps it clean looking and the sound is perfectly matched for the price and my location since I don’t want to get too comfortable because: “neighbors”. But even not getting to the max potential it feels more than alright for me. The bass does not break or overpower, and I get all the feels while watching or listening to whatever.
I can’t talk too much, I’m just a music lover that wanted some feeling to the sound and this soundbar delivers it. The Bluetooth is also perfect to connect to my projector and it gives the perfect cinematic feel for my movie sessions! I’m super happy!
First soundbar I have had so nothing to compare it to.
Cant really complain for the price, its pretty good.
Only negative is volume can’t be turned up full, sound goes to crap.
Easy to set up. Looks good.
I like that the buttons are on the side.
Unfortunately it didn’t meet my expectations in terms of sound quality because the bass & treble options + –
didn’t alter the sound at all.
Volume was good nice & loud.
I returned this item just because I couldn’t adjust the sound to my liking. I use sound bars for music only not tv. I think for TV use it would be grea
I’ve always been focused on high quality audio till recently. I sold my full hi-fi and home cinema setup, took up too much room. So downgraded. Recently missed the banging tunes haha. Bought this sound bar for my work/play PC. For the price I can’t really fault it. And trying to base my review on it being a sound bar and not on my last setup. So I’ve given it a 4. It’s built well, does the job to a decent level. Louder than the pc speaker I was replacing. Easy to set up and figure out. And up to about half volume, sounds pretty decent. It does start to get tinny and distorted bass, past the halfway mark. But medium volume still fills a 14ft square sitting room. So to that is good enough. So, if you’re on a budget, I 100% would tell you get stuck in. If you want highest quality in a compact form, I’d go for a more expensive Bar and sub.
Delivered on time. Very pleased as it has enhanced our TV viewing massively. Have one small problem at the moment and hope will soon be resolved by someone as not very tech minded.
At the 50 mark I was not expecting an amazing sound bar but I was so wrong. Excellent sound quality with ease of functionality, my own music from my phone sounds great (not that my son agrees).
I’m really pleased with the Snowdon sound bar that I bought. Very good sound, with depth and good treble and also very easy to connect to my tv and Bluetooth devices. Excellent value for money and a beautifully made piece of tech. Very happy indeed.
Good build quality, impressive sound, looks good and it is easy to setup. I use the optical connection to my Samsung TV (pcm) and the soundbar response is excellent. The sub-woofer does bring some depth to the sound and the built-in control buttons are a good thing to have. The remote is ok, however I wish I could change the volume using my Samsung remote instead. This is why I can’t give it five stars but it is a very good product at that price range.
Fantastic sound bar for the price, I use an optical lead ( not supplied ) and quality of sound output is as good as many sound bars at twice the price
Highly recommended
Bought this to go with a new LCD flatscreen which as usual has poor sound quality.
Delivery was prompt and arrived on time.
Only issue was it did not come with an optical connection cable only a basic jack type plugs. This was not clear when ordering.
Once I purchased an optical lead works great. The only problem is when I turn it on the sound comes out very loud so have to turn it down quickly. Havn’t found a way to set the start up volume on it to a more suitable level.
Technology doesn’t last anymore which is sad because it was a pretty good speaker. Got it so I could hear the TV, but also good for playing tunes fairly loud. Sadly doesn’t work now it’s 2 years old
This is a very good sound for a bargain cost. The company is easily accessible and a very good positive response. I went on their website ( just Google ‘Majority Audio’) and filled in a short online form. After accidentally dropping the remote into a cup of tea I had to contact the company. The remotes are on sale on Amazon too.
Don’t forget to get on your TV settings and set the speaker to be external to the TV, not the TV speaker.
And use the remote to adjust to music if you are playing a concert DVD or CD. And use the remote to adjust the bass and the treble.
So yeah. Warning to all new users but this things default volume was loud. Obviously you can turn it down. But it’s a bit of a shocker when you first turn it on connected to something.
Other than that it’s great. I knocked a star of Bluetooth because it seems to only work one way. You can send TO it.m, but not FROM it. That would have been nice.
Only other thing I’d say to buyers. Measure where you want it and where the aux cable is going. AUX is in left(facing out from where you place it) and cable is about 1m. I had to buy new cable- but that was my fault.
I love this thing.
Easy to set up. Just plug in the power, connect between TV and bar and good to go. It accepts stereo inputs via standard phono plugs, optical cable or bluetooth. Everything is controlled from the remote, unless you want to use the tiny black buttons on the end of the sound bar, which would be a pain. There are three basic sound presets: MUSIC, DIALOG, MOVIE. You can change the treble and bass on MUSIC, but not with the other two presets. Good bass response, adds depth without being obvious that the sound is coming from the bar. At each turn on from standby it reverts to standard settings and loses any bass/treble tweaks. Rather annoyingly if you pause or skip scenes whilst playing a DVD through the TV, the bar interprets that as a loss of connection and promptly switches to seek mode on Bluetooth, thus muting the audio, so you have to click the remote to select the correct input. Maybe it’s my particular setup, but not something I have come across before with other home audio setups. So overall good sound 5* but poor software 3*.
For the price the sound quality of this soundbar is brilliant, crisp and loud with great bass but my TV struggles to connect to it, sometimes it will connect via bluetooth or aux and cause an error for whatever streaming service I’m using.
It also sometimes has a high pitch squeal that persists after turning off and unplugging forba few minutes which can be annoying but is ignorable after watching for a while.
Overall great for the price with only a few issues which I’m sure will resolve eventually
Well I returned it. However I will stress that it is a very good soundbar. However in the end it didn’t fit with my set up. I am using a Denon AV Receiver. I decided I really had no need for a soundbar. I gave it four stars. If it had some visual means of telling what levels the volume, tone and bass were I would have given it 5.
Brilliant piece of kit, playing my guitar with my loop machine through.Makes the drums sound as they should. I would have gigged with one of these if they had existed in the eighties.
I got a real surprise when I 1st received this Soundbar. I was not expecting it to be so long or wide but the best surprise for me is how it sounds.
I know this is only my opinion but for natural sound, this Soundbar is Perfecto. For the price, I cannot see another product on the market here in the UK that can beat this Soundbar.
The Sound range volume is just stunning. even at the tiniest sound volume I am still getting all ranges, I am not suffering any sound loss at all.
Everybody is different when it comes to music sound but this ‘Snowdon’ soundbar IS going to appeal to a Huge number of you who enjoy that simple plug in & play for fantastic sound. I am not even going over the top, but I am very excited to be the 1 explaining to you why You should own 1 of these ‘Snowdon’ Soundbars from Majority.
120W of Power, True Power & not cheap sounding Power but Real Strong Mighty 120Watts of POWER.
Some other great news is that the annoying “CONNECTED” has gone & replaced with 3 bleeps to tell you your soundbar is connected to Bluetooth.
Right, I am off to write a magazine Review for this AWESome product.
3 years warranty.
Fibre Optic connection.
Line in.
Auxiliary out.
Recognized by a certain Capture Card for creators sold here on Amazon.
I love this Product.
The only bad thing about this product is a lot of you will just bypass this amazing Soundbar because it is from the UK, Cambridge. I did, at 1st but now, I have 2 Majority Soundbars.
You will fall in love with this product as well.
It is Truly Amazing for the Price.
The sound coming out of our tv was awful. In some films you could barely make out the dialogue sound. Adding the sound bar fixes this. Great sound makes watching a film more fun.
Recommend!
I brought a Sony sound bar which I wasn’t very happy with as it was not loud enough. So I brought this item which I am very happy with as the sound quality and loudness is perfect!
Brilliant bit of kit,sits nicely in front of my Hisense TV which was my concern when buying.
Easy to connect and sound quality is great.
Great price too
Have tried a few budget Sound Bars. I just want basic clear sound. This item is amazing. It just does it. Good sound options for bass and treble on music mode. Optical cable connection best result. Highly commendable.
Great bass. Clear sound nice design. Cables slightly loose so occasionally you get a little buzzing but if you move the cable a little it sorts it out just fine. And does only happen very occasionally. Really happy with this
I needed a sound bar for my tv in the dining room but didn’t like the 200 plus price tag of some of them ! Then I saw this and its great! just the right sound level and rich bass !
Dont expect the windows to rattle but at this price it beats the tv speakers every time
Was a bit sceptical as I’d not heard of the make before. The reviews were great so took a leap. Needn’t have worried it sounds fantastic. Really enhances my lg TV. Made movies that much better. I’m certainly very pleased
I’ve got a decent TV, but this soundbar makes all the difference. Sound can be adjusted for bass/treble and there are different settings for speech, music etc. The remote is excellent and bluetooth connection was very easy. It comes with all the cables and batteries you need, so can be used straight away. An ipod or similar can be connected to play your music collection through it. Very pleased with this purchase, and great value for the money.
Brought as a replacement for an old soundbar that stopped working. I was amazed at the quality of the sound compared to my old one. My only disappointment, it doesn’t have a USB port, I have a memory stick with my favorite track playlist on and used to play it when I just wanted some good music to listen to. I thought the description stated a USB port when I ordered it but it doesn’t now.
The snowdon 2 is easy to install, changing between modes is easy peasy.
The unit is light and balanced with a central point of gravity.
I’m using the soundbar with an optical cable for my hannspree tv and for my nintendo switch, the sound quality is really good with music and games, you can hear your lows mids and highs, dialogue isnt too crystal nor is the bass too deep or distorted.
I’m no audiophile but for the price this is a very good item if you need an affordable sound solution that is portable and has bluetooth.
I usually play games and listen to music/watch movies on my computer with a expensive soundcard and headphones, but this soundbar is a fraction of the price of them items combined.
Pros:
Lightweight
Easy to install and use
No mess connectivity with devices
Very good sound quality
Works flawlessly with very old hardware like my Hannspree SE40LMNB which i purchased in 2010.
Cons:
There are none.
The unit does not come with a instruction manual, the manuals for majority are all on their website, the only instructions you need to know are the different colours of the led meaning what mode the unit is in. (yellow is spdif/optical and blue is bluetooth, that’s all i need to know, i don’t use or care for aux or rca)
5/5, you won’t regret it for the price and quality!
My telly sounded tinny. I went to a high street retailer to ask about soundbars.
They were only interested in selling me a new TV.
More or less said I was wasting my money getting a soundbar.
So, I came home and came to Amazon. After looking at loads of them, I was torn between this Snowdon II and the Bowfell made by the same company.
I emailed them for info about connectors because I wasn’t sure my telly had the required one.
I sent them a picture of the back of it and they replied with all the info I needed.
I chose this Snowdon II.
I tried connecting it with the mini jack cable supplied – no difference in sound.
I tried the red and white cables supplied – no difference in sound.
So I came to amazon again and ordered the optical cable they mention in the online setup guide.
That arrived today and it has done the trick.
My tv no longer sounds as tinny. I know I can’t get a good sound out of crap speakers but this makes them sound better than they did.
There are controls on the end of the bar and also on the remote control.
You do need the online manual to know what colour light to select for each cable.
You press the ‘input’ button repeatedly until the correct colour for your cable is selected.
I knew when I’d selected the correct light fir the optical cable because the sound on the telly suddenly got better.
There are buttons for bass and treble but they don’t seem to be very effective.
You can also choose between flat, movie, music and dialog buttons, but I can’t hear much difference when listening to the tv.
I don’t know if those buttons make a difference when listening to music etc.
Nor can I comment on Bluetooth.
I just wanted this to make my telly sound less tinny until I have saved up enough money to buy a Sony with good speakers.
This soundbar will do the job until then.
And at 50 quid I think it’s OK.
This is a tricky review to write – because the core of this product is it’s price – it’s amazingly cheap – so you have to take that into account when rating it.
The good:
How does this compare to a 100+ Bose soundbar or similar? Exactly like you would think – the sound quality is simply not in the same ballpark – not even close. However, does it do what it says on the tin for 40 quid – Absolutely it does. It provides a punchy sound experience, in a simple to use device. I’m using it in a small home office instead of small blue-tooth speaker or laptop speaker setup.
So as long as you set your expectations for 40 quid you are unlikely to be disappointed. However, do not expect to replace a high-quality device with this. My Sony TV speakers are better – but that is a high-end device – but this would probably complement a low-end flat-screen just fine.
There are plenty of input options, including optical and blue-tooth connectivity worked fine for me – I know some people have had issues with that but I have not – using Android+Windows no issues.
The remote is simple to use but basic as are the functions.
Easily and quickly wall-mounted – which I did.
The bad:
I am on my second unit – the first that was shipped had a blown/dodgy speaker and was sent back. The second one was fine.
There is a light electronic whine when switched on and not actually being used, but not noticeable at all during use.
When switched on, it ALWAYS starts back up at a VERY high volume, that is annoying, but manageable with the remote.
Sound quality is average as mentioned above, not audiophile quality.
I bought this soundbar on a whim to be honest. I’ve got an old, flatscreen non-“smart TV” that I use for retro gaming and watching movies when I’m having a lazy time in bed and one of my biggest gripes was that the sound quality coming from the built in drivers were extremely lacking. So I thought ‘heck with it’ and looked to Amazon to find a cheap and cheerful soundbar that would hopefully deliver what I wanted. And boy does it!
Now obviously for 35 you’re not ever going to get the kind of sound quality that a 300 alternative from Bose will offer, but that being said I was astonished at just how good this unit actually sounds. At reasonable volumes there is a dramatic improvement in audio quality over my TV’s built in drivers. At higher volumes things tend to get a little distorted, but this is common for most speakers anyway so I won’t hold that against it. If my arm was twisted for one gripe about the sound quality it would be that while the built in subwoofer is indeed a well welcomed feature, it just doesn’t pack enough punch for me personally. But, as I won’t really be using this unit for listening to music this isn’t a massive deal breaker anyway. The highs and lows it delivers at any common listening volume for movies and such is more than adequate and I’m perfectly happy with how it sounds overall.
My main issue with this unit is that while there is indeed bass and treble controls (along with pre-sets for music, dialogue and movie modes, more on these later), there is no indication of what levels these are set to when you adjust them. Obviously you can use your ear to tune these to your liking, but some kind of visual or audible cue would have been nice to have. However, once again not a deal breaker. I’m sure once you’ve got it dialled in to your liking you’ll probably not tamper with these settings again anyway.
Now, the pre-sets mentioned earlier. Personally I find the music and dialogue presets useless as the movie preset delivers better sound. However looking at other reviews I can see that other people have benefited from the dialogue pre-set, so I guess this point is entirely subject to your own opinion.
The included remote is simple and easy to use (Shocker, I know) and even has play/pause and skip buttons which I have had much success with when connected to bluetooth devices.
As far as the aesthetics of the unit goes, it’s about what you’d expect. Constructed from a hardy black plastic (aside from the front grill which appears to be some kind of painted metal) it won’t look out of place in any home environment.
One last thing I’ll note, as it doesn’t seem to be very clear in the product description. This unit has 2 woofers and 1 subwoofer, making for a 2.1 stereo setup. Should be commonplace anyway I know, but I just thought I’d mention it in case anyone was looking for that information.
I’d definitely give this unit a recommendation, and urge anyone looking for a cheap and cheerful solution to poor sound quality from cheaper or older TV’s to consider this product.
I am a keen audiophile and bought this soundbar to improve the sound from my midrange tv’s speakers as I live in a flat and therefore cannot have a sound system that sounds like a home cinema anymore.
For the price I am very impressed with the quality and it does punch above its weight for the price.
For music its not as good as a 100+ bluetooth speaker in terms of sound and the power and definition on the bass more to the point, but it still sounds good and delivers a clear sound that sounds fuller and better then tv speakers. People have noted however that it does not sound better then their tv’s speakers, but if you have spent decently on your tv it will come with good to outstanding speakers and bass tweeters and therefore you should not expect a 30 soundbar to compete, stop being a cheap skate and spend more. (music tested was various albums/ songs/ compositions by : metallica, pantera, arch enemy, slayer, queen, 80’s compilation, classic rock, motown and 70’s disco, bach, vivadi, wagner).
The sound is much better for films and tv as they do not require the wide dynamic range of of music and are encoded differently, but film themes do sound enlivened and fuller with richer, open sound and things like gunfire/ explosions sound beefed up and have weight to them. The dialog and higher frequencies are still audible and it really does do its job to enhance the television experience. (films tested were a mixture of blu ray and dvd and include: die hard 1-4, most of the star wars films, indiana jones and back to the future trilogys).
Other soundbars I have tried have had either overpowering bass or only start to ‘come alive’ when the volume is turned up loud enough that the neighbours will complain which renders them useless if you have pets and/ or children and can’t have a massively loud or bassy soundbar on, especially in the evening.
I have not tested the bluetooth or the (frankly aweful looking) component and 3.5 jack cables that came with it. For people wanting the best audio experience should only consider buying a good quality optical cable which can be bought from many places including amazon for 5. This should be the ONLY way you connect your soundbar for the best audio experience, as the bluetooth module you can expect in a 30 soundbar will be pretty pathetic and the supplied cables are garbage so please discount all the reviews that use these methods as I am not surprised they are getting playback noise/ interference, cut outs and generally sub standard audio.
The bar does have a couple of quirks which are not deal breakers but I feel just things to bare in mind. The first is that sometimes when the soundbar is turned on after the tv it does occasionally make a moderately loud static noise for about 1 second. It doesn’t always do this and it has no effect on the sound whatsoever after using the soundbar daily for 3 months. The second is that when you turn it on it always reverts to full volume so you MUST remember to turn it down as it does go what most people would say is quite loud and is obviously jarring when your not expecting it. These points are really minor and it does become very easy to remember these things.
This soundbar would be great for people looking to improve their audio quality on a budget and for people living in flats, with kids, pets etc… who want more bass and audio response and richness but can’t have it sounding like Metallica are playing live in their living room. Do not expect miracles and if you have a tv costing 1000+ then you cannot reasonably expect a 30 soundbar (which is 3% and upwards of the price you paid for the tv) to blow you away or be better. I do think if you are looking for a soundbar mostly for music and can tell the difference between high and low quality sound then you may want to spend more, unless you listen to modern chart music which has a very low frequency range because its awful in which case this product will be fine for you. But for an improved audio experience on a budget especially for tv and films that you can have on all night and really improve your your audio/ visual experience then this is quite frankly a bit of a bargin.
First impressions… SUPERB.
I will write another when I’ve had this sound bar for a while.
Out of the box, plug the power lead in, plug in the 3.5mm jack, plug the other end into my projector (it’s the reason I’m using it for now), use the remote to pair it etc. Amazing.
It works so well, bass, treble, whatever I want. Brilliant clear sound.
I’ll write a more detailed one soon.
However, as things stand, I would highly recommend this product.
added to a very old tv with poor sound quality – sound is clear and it looks ‘neat’ – I thought there might be a bit more ‘bass’ when using it with spotify/playing music – but perhaps I was being a bit optimistic and should have paid a bit more and gone with a sub woofer included item.
A good soundbar for a decent price. Sound is exceptional. Only flaw is that there is no HDMI output so when connected to a TV you can’t sync it to one remote only. Wish Majority could sort this issue out and include for an HDMI. Everything else works perfectly.
Bought this sound bar for my Dad’s tv in his room in his nursing home. It is absolutely brilliant, sound is amazing and very clear and excellent value for money. Would definitely recommend this produc
delivered quickly and on time. completely undamaged. well packed and easy to install and start up. even without the bluetooth. used the included wire connections and am very impressed with ease of use and sound quality. excellent and good solid build quality too.
Amazon dealt with my return of the unsatisfactory sound bar in their usual superb manner, Thanks Amazon.
I love dialogue mode, which reduce volume on action and shooting scenes and increases on dialogues to hear better what people are saying…
You can use it via bluetooth as well…
Good investment!
Surprisingly good sound for the money: the bass is decent, but the rest of the frequency spectrum is excellent, quite well balanced and very clear. I boosted the bass and cut the treble a bit to get a sound that is more balanced to my ears. I’m using it for a bedroom stereo and can’t fault it, given its meagre dimensions. The remote is fine and BT pairing was painless.
I was wary of buying an unknown make at a “bargain” price, but this was a genuine bargain. If you are looking for something that produces a clearer, richer tone that most flat screen TVs, this is excellent. Thoroughly recommended.
The soundbar was very easy to setup, to my media system and sound us a massive improvement over what I previously had. A very happy custome
Fabulous bit of kit. Really fast delivery excellent all round service. Thank you
This has helped the sound of the tv, especially when watching films as we often found the music was too loud and the dialog too quiet. Music sounds better and it has helped the dialog be easier to hear too. A good purchase.
Easy to setup, great sound quality for the price.
Will look to buy from Majority again.
I got this to use for my tv, but I’m loving playing my music from it. Great quality and sound. Very impressed considering the price point. Would highly recommend.
Great sound for the money .. Would not connect via Bluetooth to the TV but the TV is a cheap one given to me and the sound was tinny so maybe the Bluetooth on the TV as would connect via Bluetooth to my Sony phone.. Had to buy an optical cable then worked a treat .. Would recommend buying this.
Pretty good sound for the money, and being able to connect my phone by bluetooth was a bonus.
Only had for a week but we’re very happy with the soundbar which delivers good sound.
We haven’t got the hugest tv so I wasn’t going to spend a couple of hundred on a soundbar, but after doing some research before buying I’m now not convinced I’d have needed to anyway! the Majority Snowdon II is perfect for our needs and has way more volume than we can use! it’s a sleek and simple design, wall mountable and really easy to hook up, even to a slightly older model tv! I can play my phone through it via Bluetooth and my slightly deaf partner can irritate the neighbours at 75% volume quite easily! lol
I tried it by connect in bluetooth and computer and got very good results.
It is very easy to use. My suggestion is to refer to the user manual and find out what the buttons on the remote do. Even if you do not look at the user manual, you will easily understand and use it.
Now I understand why it got such good reviews.
I will continue my tests and write my positive and negative experiences here again.
So far so good with this sound bar. Using it for TV for programmes and films,happy with the sound. Haven’t used for music yet. Easy for me to set up,no problems as of yet. Happy with purchase.
I use it with my PC set up. It keeps it clean looking and the sound is perfectly matched for the price and my location since I don’t want to get too comfortable because: “neighbors”. But even not getting to the max potential it feels more than alright for me. The bass does not break or overpower, and I get all the feels while watching or listening to whatever.
I can’t talk too much, I’m just a music lover that wanted some feeling to the sound and this soundbar delivers it. The Bluetooth is also perfect to connect to my projector and it gives the perfect cinematic feel for my movie sessions! I’m super happy!
First soundbar I have had so nothing to compare it to.
Cant really complain for the price, its pretty good.
Only negative is volume can’t be turned up full, sound goes to crap.
I like that the buttons are on the side.
Unfortunately it didn’t meet my expectations in terms of sound quality because the bass & treble options + –
didn’t alter the sound at all.
Volume was good nice & loud.
I returned this item just because I couldn’t adjust the sound to my liking. I use sound bars for music only not tv. I think for TV use it would be grea
Delivered on time. Very pleased as it has enhanced our TV viewing massively. Have one small problem at the moment and hope will soon be resolved by someone as not very tech minded.
Brought for a bedroom to go with wall mounted TV. At this price point I can’t complain it’s perfect for the job.
Very good sound and easy to set up and use
was easy to connect and sound quality is great, great value for money
At the 50 mark I was not expecting an amazing sound bar but I was so wrong. Excellent sound quality with ease of functionality, my own music from my phone sounds great (not that my son agrees).
I’m really pleased with the Snowdon sound bar that I bought. Very good sound, with depth and good treble and also very easy to connect to my tv and Bluetooth devices. Excellent value for money and a beautifully made piece of tech. Very happy indeed.
Good build quality, impressive sound, looks good and it is easy to setup. I use the optical connection to my Samsung TV (pcm) and the soundbar response is excellent. The sub-woofer does bring some depth to the sound and the built-in control buttons are a good thing to have. The remote is ok, however I wish I could change the volume using my Samsung remote instead. This is why I can’t give it five stars but it is a very good product at that price range.
Fantastic sound bar for the price, I use an optical lead ( not supplied ) and quality of sound output is as good as many sound bars at twice the price
Highly recommended
Delivery was prompt and arrived on time.
Only issue was it did not come with an optical connection cable only a basic jack type plugs. This was not clear when ordering.
Once I purchased an optical lead works great. The only problem is when I turn it on the sound comes out very loud so have to turn it down quickly. Havn’t found a way to set the start up volume on it to a more suitable level.
Bought this sound bar as a present to myself for a new TV, great piece of kit with decent sound.
easy to set up, good sound quality, easy to use remote, looks good as well
Quite a nice sound bar ,unfortunately I had to go out and buy an optical lead as the sound bar doesn’t come with 1
Technology doesn’t last anymore which is sad because it was a pretty good speaker. Got it so I could hear the TV, but also good for playing tunes fairly loud. Sadly doesn’t work now it’s 2 years old
This is a very good sound for a bargain cost. The company is easily accessible and a very good positive response. I went on their website ( just Google ‘Majority Audio’) and filled in a short online form. After accidentally dropping the remote into a cup of tea I had to contact the company. The remotes are on sale on Amazon too.
Don’t forget to get on your TV settings and set the speaker to be external to the TV, not the TV speaker.
And use the remote to adjust to music if you are playing a concert DVD or CD. And use the remote to adjust the bass and the treble.
So yeah. Warning to all new users but this things default volume was loud. Obviously you can turn it down. But it’s a bit of a shocker when you first turn it on connected to something.
Other than that it’s great. I knocked a star of Bluetooth because it seems to only work one way. You can send TO it.m, but not FROM it. That would have been nice.
Only other thing I’d say to buyers. Measure where you want it and where the aux cable is going. AUX is in left(facing out from where you place it) and cable is about 1m. I had to buy new cable- but that was my fault.
I love this thing.
It also sometimes has a high pitch squeal that persists after turning off and unplugging forba few minutes which can be annoying but is ignorable after watching for a while.
Overall great for the price with only a few issues which I’m sure will resolve eventually
Well I returned it. However I will stress that it is a very good soundbar. However in the end it didn’t fit with my set up. I am using a Denon AV Receiver. I decided I really had no need for a soundbar. I gave it four stars. If it had some visual means of telling what levels the volume, tone and bass were I would have given it 5.
Easy to set up, paired with my Google tv remote and sound is good (for the price).
Enhanced my tv sound considerably and was very easy to connec
WORKS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX MOUNTED BELOW A 70INCH TV IN MY PUB SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE TV EXCELLENT PRODUCT
Brilliant piece of kit, playing my guitar with my loop machine through.Makes the drums sound as they should. I would have gigged with one of these if they had existed in the eighties.
For the money I cannot fault this! Really well built, very good sound and easy to use!
What a difference to the sound quality & volume on our TV.
I know this is only my opinion but for natural sound, this Soundbar is Perfecto. For the price, I cannot see another product on the market here in the UK that can beat this Soundbar.
The Sound range volume is just stunning. even at the tiniest sound volume I am still getting all ranges, I am not suffering any sound loss at all.
Everybody is different when it comes to music sound but this ‘Snowdon’ soundbar IS going to appeal to a Huge number of you who enjoy that simple plug in & play for fantastic sound. I am not even going over the top, but I am very excited to be the 1 explaining to you why You should own 1 of these ‘Snowdon’ Soundbars from Majority.
120W of Power, True Power & not cheap sounding Power but Real Strong Mighty 120Watts of POWER.
Some other great news is that the annoying “CONNECTED” has gone & replaced with 3 bleeps to tell you your soundbar is connected to Bluetooth.
Right, I am off to write a magazine Review for this AWESome product.
3 years warranty.
Fibre Optic connection.
Line in.
Auxiliary out.
Recognized by a certain Capture Card for creators sold here on Amazon.
I love this Product.
The only bad thing about this product is a lot of you will just bypass this amazing Soundbar because it is from the UK, Cambridge. I did, at 1st but now, I have 2 Majority Soundbars.
You will fall in love with this product as well.
It is Truly Amazing for the Price.
Sound bar was easy to set up, took less than 5 mins!! Great sound quality for the price, highly recommend this produc
The sound coming out of our tv was awful. In some films you could barely make out the dialogue sound. Adding the sound bar fixes this. Great sound makes watching a film more fun.
Recommend!
I am delighted with my purchase. Great price, delivery time and communication. Many thanks.
I brought a Sony sound bar which I wasn’t very happy with as it was not loud enough. So I brought this item which I am very happy with as the sound quality and loudness is perfect!
Brilliant bit of kit,sits nicely in front of my Hisense TV which was my concern when buying.
Easy to connect and sound quality is great.
Great price too
Have tried a few budget Sound Bars. I just want basic clear sound. This item is amazing. It just does it. Good sound options for bass and treble on music mode. Optical cable connection best result. Highly commendable.
Great bass. Clear sound nice design. Cables slightly loose so occasionally you get a little buzzing but if you move the cable a little it sorts it out just fine. And does only happen very occasionally. Really happy with this
I needed a sound bar for my tv in the dining room but didn’t like the 200 plus price tag of some of them ! Then I saw this and its great! just the right sound level and rich bass !
Dont expect the windows to rattle but at this price it beats the tv speakers every time
Was a bit sceptical as I’d not heard of the make before. The reviews were great so took a leap. Needn’t have worried it sounds fantastic. Really enhances my lg TV. Made movies that much better. I’m certainly very pleased
Brought as a replacement for an old soundbar that stopped working. I was amazed at the quality of the sound compared to my old one. My only disappointment, it doesn’t have a USB port, I have a memory stick with my favorite track playlist on and used to play it when I just wanted some good music to listen to. I thought the description stated a USB port when I ordered it but it doesn’t now.
User guide not very explanatory also needed downloading should be with item
Loud rather than refined, but great for the family TV. Makes movies sound like movies.
Excellent price easy to use you get what you pay fo
The snowdon 2 is easy to install, changing between modes is easy peasy.
The unit is light and balanced with a central point of gravity.
I’m using the soundbar with an optical cable for my hannspree tv and for my nintendo switch, the sound quality is really good with music and games, you can hear your lows mids and highs, dialogue isnt too crystal nor is the bass too deep or distorted.
I’m no audiophile but for the price this is a very good item if you need an affordable sound solution that is portable and has bluetooth.
I usually play games and listen to music/watch movies on my computer with a expensive soundcard and headphones, but this soundbar is a fraction of the price of them items combined.
Pros:
Lightweight
Easy to install and use
No mess connectivity with devices
Very good sound quality
Works flawlessly with very old hardware like my Hannspree SE40LMNB which i purchased in 2010.
Cons:
There are none.
The unit does not come with a instruction manual, the manuals for majority are all on their website, the only instructions you need to know are the different colours of the led meaning what mode the unit is in. (yellow is spdif/optical and blue is bluetooth, that’s all i need to know, i don’t use or care for aux or rca)
5/5, you won’t regret it for the price and quality!
They were only interested in selling me a new TV.
More or less said I was wasting my money getting a soundbar.
So, I came home and came to Amazon. After looking at loads of them, I was torn between this Snowdon II and the Bowfell made by the same company.
I emailed them for info about connectors because I wasn’t sure my telly had the required one.
I sent them a picture of the back of it and they replied with all the info I needed.
I chose this Snowdon II.
I tried connecting it with the mini jack cable supplied – no difference in sound.
I tried the red and white cables supplied – no difference in sound.
So I came to amazon again and ordered the optical cable they mention in the online setup guide.
That arrived today and it has done the trick.
My tv no longer sounds as tinny. I know I can’t get a good sound out of crap speakers but this makes them sound better than they did.
There are controls on the end of the bar and also on the remote control.
You do need the online manual to know what colour light to select for each cable.
You press the ‘input’ button repeatedly until the correct colour for your cable is selected.
I knew when I’d selected the correct light fir the optical cable because the sound on the telly suddenly got better.
There are buttons for bass and treble but they don’t seem to be very effective.
You can also choose between flat, movie, music and dialog buttons, but I can’t hear much difference when listening to the tv.
I don’t know if those buttons make a difference when listening to music etc.
Nor can I comment on Bluetooth.
I just wanted this to make my telly sound less tinny until I have saved up enough money to buy a Sony with good speakers.
This soundbar will do the job until then.
And at 50 quid I think it’s OK.
The good:
How does this compare to a 100+ Bose soundbar or similar? Exactly like you would think – the sound quality is simply not in the same ballpark – not even close. However, does it do what it says on the tin for 40 quid – Absolutely it does. It provides a punchy sound experience, in a simple to use device. I’m using it in a small home office instead of small blue-tooth speaker or laptop speaker setup.
So as long as you set your expectations for 40 quid you are unlikely to be disappointed. However, do not expect to replace a high-quality device with this. My Sony TV speakers are better – but that is a high-end device – but this would probably complement a low-end flat-screen just fine.
There are plenty of input options, including optical and blue-tooth connectivity worked fine for me – I know some people have had issues with that but I have not – using Android+Windows no issues.
The remote is simple to use but basic as are the functions.
Easily and quickly wall-mounted – which I did.
The bad:
I am on my second unit – the first that was shipped had a blown/dodgy speaker and was sent back. The second one was fine.
There is a light electronic whine when switched on and not actually being used, but not noticeable at all during use.
When switched on, it ALWAYS starts back up at a VERY high volume, that is annoying, but manageable with the remote.
Sound quality is average as mentioned above, not audiophile quality.
You get what you pay for!
Now obviously for 35 you’re not ever going to get the kind of sound quality that a 300 alternative from Bose will offer, but that being said I was astonished at just how good this unit actually sounds. At reasonable volumes there is a dramatic improvement in audio quality over my TV’s built in drivers. At higher volumes things tend to get a little distorted, but this is common for most speakers anyway so I won’t hold that against it. If my arm was twisted for one gripe about the sound quality it would be that while the built in subwoofer is indeed a well welcomed feature, it just doesn’t pack enough punch for me personally. But, as I won’t really be using this unit for listening to music this isn’t a massive deal breaker anyway. The highs and lows it delivers at any common listening volume for movies and such is more than adequate and I’m perfectly happy with how it sounds overall.
My main issue with this unit is that while there is indeed bass and treble controls (along with pre-sets for music, dialogue and movie modes, more on these later), there is no indication of what levels these are set to when you adjust them. Obviously you can use your ear to tune these to your liking, but some kind of visual or audible cue would have been nice to have. However, once again not a deal breaker. I’m sure once you’ve got it dialled in to your liking you’ll probably not tamper with these settings again anyway.
Now, the pre-sets mentioned earlier. Personally I find the music and dialogue presets useless as the movie preset delivers better sound. However looking at other reviews I can see that other people have benefited from the dialogue pre-set, so I guess this point is entirely subject to your own opinion.
The included remote is simple and easy to use (Shocker, I know) and even has play/pause and skip buttons which I have had much success with when connected to bluetooth devices.
As far as the aesthetics of the unit goes, it’s about what you’d expect. Constructed from a hardy black plastic (aside from the front grill which appears to be some kind of painted metal) it won’t look out of place in any home environment.
One last thing I’ll note, as it doesn’t seem to be very clear in the product description. This unit has 2 woofers and 1 subwoofer, making for a 2.1 stereo setup. Should be commonplace anyway I know, but I just thought I’d mention it in case anyone was looking for that information.
I’d definitely give this unit a recommendation, and urge anyone looking for a cheap and cheerful solution to poor sound quality from cheaper or older TV’s to consider this product.
For the price I am very impressed with the quality and it does punch above its weight for the price.
For music its not as good as a 100+ bluetooth speaker in terms of sound and the power and definition on the bass more to the point, but it still sounds good and delivers a clear sound that sounds fuller and better then tv speakers. People have noted however that it does not sound better then their tv’s speakers, but if you have spent decently on your tv it will come with good to outstanding speakers and bass tweeters and therefore you should not expect a 30 soundbar to compete, stop being a cheap skate and spend more. (music tested was various albums/ songs/ compositions by : metallica, pantera, arch enemy, slayer, queen, 80’s compilation, classic rock, motown and 70’s disco, bach, vivadi, wagner).
The sound is much better for films and tv as they do not require the wide dynamic range of of music and are encoded differently, but film themes do sound enlivened and fuller with richer, open sound and things like gunfire/ explosions sound beefed up and have weight to them. The dialog and higher frequencies are still audible and it really does do its job to enhance the television experience. (films tested were a mixture of blu ray and dvd and include: die hard 1-4, most of the star wars films, indiana jones and back to the future trilogys).
Other soundbars I have tried have had either overpowering bass or only start to ‘come alive’ when the volume is turned up loud enough that the neighbours will complain which renders them useless if you have pets and/ or children and can’t have a massively loud or bassy soundbar on, especially in the evening.
I have not tested the bluetooth or the (frankly aweful looking) component and 3.5 jack cables that came with it. For people wanting the best audio experience should only consider buying a good quality optical cable which can be bought from many places including amazon for 5. This should be the ONLY way you connect your soundbar for the best audio experience, as the bluetooth module you can expect in a 30 soundbar will be pretty pathetic and the supplied cables are garbage so please discount all the reviews that use these methods as I am not surprised they are getting playback noise/ interference, cut outs and generally sub standard audio.
The bar does have a couple of quirks which are not deal breakers but I feel just things to bare in mind. The first is that sometimes when the soundbar is turned on after the tv it does occasionally make a moderately loud static noise for about 1 second. It doesn’t always do this and it has no effect on the sound whatsoever after using the soundbar daily for 3 months. The second is that when you turn it on it always reverts to full volume so you MUST remember to turn it down as it does go what most people would say is quite loud and is obviously jarring when your not expecting it. These points are really minor and it does become very easy to remember these things.
This soundbar would be great for people looking to improve their audio quality on a budget and for people living in flats, with kids, pets etc… who want more bass and audio response and richness but can’t have it sounding like Metallica are playing live in their living room. Do not expect miracles and if you have a tv costing 1000+ then you cannot reasonably expect a 30 soundbar (which is 3% and upwards of the price you paid for the tv) to blow you away or be better. I do think if you are looking for a soundbar mostly for music and can tell the difference between high and low quality sound then you may want to spend more, unless you listen to modern chart music which has a very low frequency range because its awful in which case this product will be fine for you. But for an improved audio experience on a budget especially for tv and films that you can have on all night and really improve your your audio/ visual experience then this is quite frankly a bit of a bargin.